Sentences with phrase «governments issue government»

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The answer depends on whether you think the federal government can play a catalytic role in forcing local authorities to confront national issues.

Under this hypothetical policy, governments transfer money directly to taxpayers to encourage spending, a handout funded by issuing bonds with a coupon of zero and no maturity date, which central banks buy.

Trained as a petroleum landman — an agent who bids on government - issued leases on producers» behalf — Orman, 67, was consulting in Calgary when the National Energy Program was introduced.

Defence Issues Minister Paul Papalia says Western Australia has been dudded in the federal government's $ 89 billion naval shipbuilding plan, of which WA will receive just over $ 3 billion of work, while the prime minister has lauded it as «unashamedly nationalistic».

Expect nation - by - nation regulation of cryptocurrency, perhaps a requirement that national cryptocurrencies be decoupled from international systems, and maybe even a government issued cryptocurrency in the longer - term future.

«Twitter is the most direct way to engage with the candidates and issues of this election and to participate in the live, public conversation around its key events,» said Adam Sharp, Twitter's head of news, government, and elections, in a statement.

While they applaud the Harper Conservatives» shift toward engaging China after the chilly relations of their first two years in office, experts including Dobson wonder whether the government is sufficiently prepared to tackle thorny issues ranging from intellectual property protection to government procurement.

MOSCOW — Workers and activists around the world marked May Day on Tuesday with rallies and other events to press their governments to address labor issues.

ShapeShift doesn't allow people to exchange cryptocurrencies into government - issued cash, but it does allow a person to change between different digital coins.

But in countries like the United States, China, Russia, Singapore and Switzerland, government groups have talked about using blockchains for myriad tasks, like issuing national currency or tracking identity records for citizens and visitors.

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, a government body responsible for evaluating H - 1B visa applications and granting up to 85,000 annually for specialty labor, has issued new guidance on how immigration officials should vet applicants.

The federal government in Canada doesn't plan to legalize edibles until at least 2019, providing many more months for companies to solve this vexing issue — and more time for alcohol companies to stake a claim.

Issuing bonds is one of the most routine things that happens in today's financial system; governments and companies get a sum of money today and pay interest on it over time, before paying back the principal at some agreed - upon future date, when the bond «matures.»

Both U.S. and U.K. intelligence agencies issued warnings on Monday of Russian cyberattacks that could target government offices, small businesses, and individuals, according to The New York Times.

You also would be raising a crucial economic issue that the winner of the October vote will face within months of forming a government.

More than 240 bills were introduced in 42 states last year covering a range of security issues, from improving government practices to restricting public disclosure of confidential information, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

«We need a pro-growth policy environment from the government that provides a degree of certainty around longstanding issues that have proved frustratingly elusive to solve,» Dimon wrote in the new letter.

After remaining silent on the issue during Stephen Harper's reign, the central bank now is providing intellectual cover for the government as it confronts doubters ahead of its first budget.

The problem is a government that can't seem to get to yes on even the simplest issues.

«It would be a great gesture of goodwill for the prime minister to make ahead of negotiations but equally it's good for our businesses... This is what I hear about day in, day out,» he added, noting that the U.K. government could offer this to EU workers unilaterally despite having been rebuked earlier by the trading bloc in an attempt to agree a deal on this issue ahead of full Brexit negotiations.

Mona Siddiqui, chief data officer at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services commented that in tackling the issue the government was still struggling to get various agencies (mostly their lawyers)-- FDA, CMS, CDC — to unify around definitions of basic terms like «research.»

«Available information indicates that, once issued, the Petro digital currency would appear to be an extension of credit to the Venezuelan government,» the Treasury department said in a statement to Reuters.

The council, formed by the White House Office of American Innovation (which is in turn helmed by White House Senior Adviser and Trump's son - in - law Jared Kushner), has been tasked with modernizing government technology while also tackling the increasingly pertinent issue of cybersecurity.

Wednesday's speech from the throne, which included a promise from the federal government to institute a pick - and - pay system where consumers would be free to choose only the channels they want, has drawn a lot of flak from media commentators for being short on details, silent on major issues and overly populist.

This should be a top of mind issue for any government, particularly one that campaigned on helping the middle - class and those working hard to join the middle class.

There has been a common consensus that world governments have slightly taken a back seat on the issue of sustainability and the environment (the sustainable development commission was axed in 2010 as part of Uk government spending cuts for example).

The U.K. government said that the meeting «will help to enhance our co-operation in tackling international challenges such as terrorism, extremism, the conflict and humanitarian crisis in Yemen and other regional issues such as Iraq and Syria.»

International Editor Clay Chandler explains in the Dec. 1 issue of Fortune, is due to a big, concentrated push by the Chinese government to invest in developing home - grown tech industries, from robotics to A.I. (Please subscribe here, if you don't already — and give a subscription to a loved one for the holidays!)

«Their activities are harming American jobs and the U.S. aviation industry, and we appreciate that the administration is acting to resolve these issues with the governments of the UAE and Qatar.»

The federal and Ontario governments issued a joint press statement on Monday declaring that approval from provinces must occur by July 15th — less than a month from now.

• Facebook acquired Confirm.io, a Boston, Mass. - based startup that allows companies to verify government - issued identification cards.

Changes to the tax code are genuinely needed, but the Trudeau government badly misread the public mood on the issue.

«They're looking at environmental social government issues, because they believe the companies that manage those risks and opportunities appropriately will generate better returns down the road.»

On the second substantial issue facing the airline, the pension shortfall, Air Canada almost certainly needs to broker a compromise, likely involving contributions from both sides, and perhaps the federal government, to cover the gap.

The African nation of Zambia, for instance, has only enough food available to provide its population with 1,870 calories on average, per day, according to a striking global map in the October issue of National Geographic — and in truth, in much of the world, such calorie counts offer an inflated view of what's actually accessible to most citizens, due to widespread poverty, civil unrest, natural disasters, corruption, government mismanagement, food - distribution failures, and other issues.

It may seem whimsical to field a platoon of government - issued (G.I.) Josephs, but it tells co-workers that you are a stunted juvenile.

The Department of Justice said in a news release that «these bonds were issued by the former Republic of China prior to losing power to the communist government in 1949.

On Thursday, the Ninth Circuit denied the government's emergency appeal to lift the Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) on Trump's immigration order issued last week by a federal judge in Seattle, indicating in its opinion that Trump's past comments about a «Muslim ban» can be used as evidence for discrimination.

With revenues from the band's winery, golf course, luxury hotel and other ventures as collateral, it can now issue bonds just like municipal, provincial or federal governments — a first in Canada for a native band.

«We also see many governments failing to prepare for the future, on issues ranging from retirement and infrastructure to automation and worker retraining.

The initial government investment did not solve the structural unemployment issue so much as transfer it from one generation to the next.

Since then, Google has been shoveling increasing amounts of money into government lobbying, but has been notably quieter in the public domain on such issues.

WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters)- Supreme Court justices on Tuesday wrestled with Microsoft Corp's dispute with the U.S. Justice Department over whether prosecutors can force technology companies to hand over data stored overseas, with some signaling support for the government and others urging Congress to pass a law to resolve the issue.

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«By making it known that they are using these technologies they are fundamentally undermining confidence among civilian populaces that our technologically - superior governments can effectively manage threats posed by this terrorist group,» Michael S. Smith, the founder of security firm Kronos Advisory who has advised Congress on terror - related issues, told Business Insider via email.

Many in corporate America are still trying to work out how to deal with a new government that takes a more conservative stance on some social issues and has an anti-globalisation platform.

On the issue of European citizens» rights in the U.K., and the reciprocal rights of British passport holders on the continent, Verhofstadt believes the British government's proposal to create entirely new classifications simply adds unnecessary complication.

On Monday, the yen slid towards 99 per dollar, its lowest in nearly four years, as markets prepared for the BOJ to start buying about 70 percent of debt issued by the government.

The Indian government has issued warnings but does not currently regulate exchanges.

Theoretically, he says, the government could issue an online order to send troops into battle.