Sentences with phrase «greater than the country»

The damage can be greater than the country's entire gross domestic product and set the nation back decades in development, he said.

In late June 2008, President Mwai Kibaki announced a plan to install some 1,700 megawatts of new geothermal capacity within 10 years — 13 times greater than the current capacity and one - and - a-half times greater than the country's total electricity generating capacity from all sources.

Not exact matches

Women - owned businesses account for a greater share of this country's employment and payrolls than they did in 2007, but the numbers remain small.

The TPP is highly contentious, as it would foster greater trade with countries such as Malaysia and Vietnam, which can pay workers an hourly wage of less than 50 cents.

In a study of 16 countries, Americans had the greatest disconnect on the income gap, believing that top executives make about 30 times more than average workers.

«I can imagine no greater disservice to the country than to establish a system of censorship that would deny to the people of a free republic like our own their indisputable right to criticize their own public officials.»

On device censorship is much different than having your server blocked by the Great Firewall or not enabling a feature for customers with certain country iTunes account.

The bureaucracy in Brussels is largely made up of officials from the smaller countries, who saw the EU as a method of enabling themselves to exercise far greater influence than they could as leaders in their own governments.

«In the U.S., the value of real estate in the great cities will continue to grow much faster than in the rest of the country.

Live Nation Entertainment, which merged with Ticketmaster in 2010, is in a great position to capitalize on this trend as it owns or controls more than 100 of the most popular music venues in the country and gets a cut of ticketing fees to boot.

European countries generally have greater respect for privacy than the U.S., says Bart Willemsen, a research director at Gartner and a former chief privacy officer based in the Netherlands.

He started Stratos in 2008 on his own during the Great Recession, and it now has more than 180 financial advisors in 22 states across the country.

And one oddly secretive company wasn't pleased to see its bills detailing the fact that 90 % of its calls went to Iran and Nicaragua, two countries that had little in common other than that they were of great interest to the American intelligence community.

If the country succeeds it will have greater control over that platform than the present options (Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc.).

That amount is literally greater than the annual gross domestic product of these 10 countries, according to the 2014 figures from the World Bank:

As a result, food banks, soup kitchens, churches and other emergency food providers across the country say they're seeing greater demand than ever.

The country's currency slid below 70 U.S. cents last week, causing some to recall early 2002, when Canadian officials were forced to beg international investors to recognize that the inherent value of Canada's currency was greater than 63 US cents, the record low to which it had fallen at the time.

To create this list and others like it, each year, we at Great Place to Work survey millions of employees in more than 50 countries to glean their insights on what makes them love the work they do, and to learn how their employers have created an exemplary work environment.

Indeed, it is poised to become the next great brand export from a country not known for its global brands — even if its shares are as overpriced as a hundred - dollar hoodie, leaving investors vulnerable to anything less than peak performance.

Such a result is puzzling, given the country spends a greater proportion of its GDP on education than the OECD average.

I hope Mr. Trump treats this situation with the seriousness it deserves and works to demonstrate to the country that he has greater respect for women than this clip suggests.»

His power and ability to influence is greater than any President subject to political reality and check - and - balances, and besides, as Zuckerberg made clear last week, his concern is not a mere country but rather the entire world.

First, although it should be clear that neither GDP is «correct» as a true measure of wealth creation, I think there are good reasons to argue that the difference in real wealth creation might be greater than the difference in GDP — in other words that U.S. wealth creation is higher relative to U.S. GDP than China's wealth creation is relative to China's GDP — and it is this adjusted GDP, representing real wealth creation, whose value must be discounted to determine the economic «wealth» of each country.

Australians pay more for their healthcare than most other developed countries, and only the US had a greater proportion of patients with excessive out - of - pocket costs.

It could be that other countries» productivity gains in steel production have been greater than ours, or their labor costs are lower, i.e., our unit labor costs are not so competitive.

Those countries with less - developed institutions and financial systems, limited policy credibility, greater foreign currency debt and / or more precarious economic situations are certainly more exposed than others to external shocks.

It is a hard concept to explain precisely and to quantify, but the idea of differing levels of social capital helps explain why, for example, French entrepreneurs (not to mention Indian, Chinese, Mexican and Nigerian) are more likely to create successful tech startups in the US or the UK than at home, or why it is easier to start a business in Sidney than in Beijing, or why technological innovation is not evenly spread out among countries, even among countries at similar development levels, but rather tends to cluster in a few areas in a few countries where tech entrepreneurs seem to believe that their work is made easier and the rewards greater.

For a few years during the heyday of the 1920s bubble, Germany was able to do just this, borrowing more than half of its reparation payments from the US markets, but much of this borrowing occurred because the great hyperinflation of the early 1920s had wiped out the country's debt burden.

Because the fund invests its assets primarily in companies in a specific country or region the fund may also experience greater volatility than a fund that is more broadly diversified geographically.

Financial writer Alex Green, the Oxford Club's chief strategist, told me during my recent interview with him that he thought out - of - control spending posed a greater threat to our country than even North Korea.

Revenues would have been worse but GM joined the rest of the country and extended financing to future deadbeats who took out loans greater than their annual pre-tax income in order to buy a pick - up truck.

The risk varies by country and is generally greater within the banking system than with a private vaulting facility.

Emerging Markets — Investing in emerging markets may involve greater risk and volatility than investing in more developed countries.

To what extent should a country impose austerity and even depression on itself — more than a great recession, an entire lost decade on itself — simply to pay interest to bondholders who've been financing a fiscal system that hasn't really taxed the rich in Greece?

Over the last decade, the government R&D spend has been roughly equal to 4 % of GDP (Source: World Bank)-- significantly greater than other countries.

This is the next great challenge for Beijing, and when the regulators finally do start to repair overextended balance sheet, with a much higher debt - to - GDP ratio than any other country at China's stage of economic development, according to a presentation Monday night by my very smart former student, Chen Long, I expect annual GDP growth rates will continue dropping steadily, by 1 - 2 percentage points a year through the rest of this decade (and there has been increasing talk in the past month or two that GDP growth rates are already 1 - 2 points below the printed rates).

Mr. Trump's promises about Mexico — deporting millions back to the country, building a border wall, rewriting or tearing up NAFTA — are far greater cause for anxiety in Mexico City than Ottawa.

Traditional manufacturing companies based in the Midwest — automakers, for example — who shoulder a greater portion of the costs of benefits have been slower than companies headquartered in other parts of the country to offer HDHPs.

Ministers must table in Parliament stating the reasons for which these fees are being changed, including why the proposed increase is greater than that comparable rates in other countries.

«The Canadian Chamber of Commerce AGM brings together more than 300 chambers of commerce from across the country to discuss and debate the most pressing issues facing Canadian businesses and our economy,» said Iain Black, President and CEO of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade.

First, they should declare that their countries are not enemies; their common interests are far greater than their differences.

Weighted by a country's GDP, the index ensures countries such as China and the US have a greater influence than much smaller economies such as Jersey and Malta.

It is also a great resource to just keep yourself informed on what is going on in a small business world that is much bigger than just one country.

The First Amendment gives American media organizations greater latitude than they enjoy in most other developed countries.

However, the country level components of this growth vary meaningfully, with some countries expanding at greater rates than others.

To the extent a portfolio focuses on particular countries, regions, industries, sectors or types of investment from time to time, it may be subject to greater risks of adverse developments in such areas of focus than a portfolio that invests in a wider variety of countries, regions, industries, sectors or investments.

«We've been the leading investor in this country for more than five years running, and our Time Warner transaction is all about innovation and economic development, consumer choice, and investment in infrastructure with regard to providing a great 5G mobile broadband experience.

The cost of gifts, meals, and entertainment should always remain at or below that permitted by local law and in no event should the amount be greater than the legitimate and customary expenditure for such activities by private businesspersons in the country.

Some of American Tower's greatest opportunities lie in countries where wireless penetration is high (better than 90 %), but broadband penetration is less than 70 %.

We urge the greater community, whether you live in Houston or anywhere else in our country, to join us in helping one of America's great cities and its besieged population emerge from this unfortunate disaster stronger than ever before.