Sentences with phrase «hit country by»

Brazil has been the hardest hit country by the mosquito - borne virus, with 1.5 million cases of active Zika transmission.

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The country has been hit particularly hard by fund outflows as it's seen as vulnerable to an expected U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate increase.
For a country whose electricity is 40 percent powered by solar, it was hit hard.
Amar Abrol, CEO & MD, AirAsia India, says by October next year AirAsia India should have 20 planes operating in the country and hit a threshold that could open the way for international routes.
A new generation of consumers is embracing western - style snap shirts, cowboy hats, boots and accessories, a trend inspired by the crossover success of bestselling country and Americana performers such as Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton, Mumford & Sons and The Lumineers, as well as prime - time TV hits like Nashville and Justified.
Not only would there be a huge human factor to consider in sending them back to countries with which most aren't familiar, but the cost to our economy could be staggering: According to a Center for American Progress study earlier this year, the estimated loss of DACA workers would reduce U.S. GDP by $ 433 billion over the next 10 years, with California, Texas and Illinois being hit hardest.
But it needn't be terminal China «doesn't want a trade war» with US, as sides agree to more talks in Beijing soon Never mind China, could Trump country be hardest hit by tariffs?
And in October or November, according to the latest estimates by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the government will once again hit its self - imposed debt ceiling, a legislated limit on how much the country can borrow.
The country's official Twitter account also put out a statement: «Some of our gov agencies, private firms were hit by a virus.
The number of babies born with microcephaly in northeast Brazil, the country hardest hit by the Zika outbreak, has increased about 40-fold from baseline levels in the last six months, according to reports from Brazil's Ministry of Health.
One of the countries hit hardest by the 2008 financial crisis, Iceland has lately enjoyed an economic rebound fueled by a tourism boom.
For what it's worth, GM beat the Tesla Model 3 to market by a country mile with the Chevy Bolt, a $ 37,500 all - electric vehicle that hit the streets in October 2016 and sold almost 25,000 units in 2017.
According to Immigration Canada, the number of American temporary residents in this country grew by almost 15 % in 2009, and applications for work visas doubled between 2008 and 2010, hitting a record in 2010.
About 300 people have been killed by the disease, which is spread by mosquitoes and kills about 8 % of people who contract it since July 2017, causing concerns about an epidemic if the virus hits the country's densely populated cities.
«Malware created by intelligence agencies can backfire on its creators,» noted Russian President Vladimir Putin, who blamed the U.S. government after his own country was badly hit by the WannaCry ransomware attacks.
After being hit by several headwinds over the past year, India is now set for growth of up to 8 percent per year, the country's former central bank governor, Raghuram Rajan, said.
In just seven days on sale, «25», the first album in four years by the Grammy - winning singer, easily outsold the entire year's figures for country - pop superstar Taylor Swift's hit album «1989», according to official figures released by Nielsen on Saturday.
In the past few weeks, though, the focus of the worry has quickly turned from domestic to international, with countries from India and Indonesia to Brazil hit by massive capital outflows and rapid currency depreciation.
California, for instance, plans to be fully renewable by 2045, and several countries are hitting 100 % renewable for individual days or weeks.
China has already hit peak coal, but the fossil fuel does still account for 65 % of the country's power generated by source.
And despite America's spending habits, the greenback is still seen as a safe haven whenever financial crises — including ones caused by Americans — hit because most major countries want to maintain the value of their national reserves, which include dollar - denominated assets.
The right resources: Sleep Country motivates front - line staff by arming them with knowledge (each one spends three weeks training before hitting the sales floor) and autonomy, leading to happier people — and higher sales.
Countries experiencing the biggest reductions in expected growth include Brazil and India, whose economies have cooled this year; newly industrialized Asian economies, like Korea and Singapore, hit by a broader global slowdown; and Britain, struck by austerity budgeting.
In European countries hit hardest by recent financial crises, such as Greece and Portugal, incomes have of course fallen sharply in recent years.
Missile strikes on Syrian government bases overnight killed dozens of pro-regime forces, raising the risks of a wider regional war just weeks after Israel was blamed for hitting an air station in the country used by Iranian elite forces.
(Another good question, which I won't get into, asks about regional variation in wage growth; outside of states hit by the fall in energy prices, moodys.com reports that wages have picked up in most parts of the country.)
That's because by 10:57 a.m. on the second day of the year, their earnings will have already hit $ 49,738, the equivalent of the country's average -LSB-...]
Billions of euros were withdrawn from accounts in Greece and Spain and banks in stable countries such as Germany put a cap on the amount of money they were willing to lend business partners in countries hit hardest by the euro crisis.
Trump also said that individual countries hit by the tariffs may be able to find some relief from sanctions if they can come up with alternative means by which to ensure that the US's steel and aluminum supplies aren't threatened.
And those are the main countries that would be hit by tariffs or quotas.
New numbers indicate that trust is returning to banks located in countries that have been hit hardest by the euro crisis.
Threats of retaliation by key U.S. allies like Canada and the European Union prompted President Donald Trump to exempt a large group of countries from the steel and aluminum duties it announced last month, which means they will likely hit China hardest.
The Bundesbank, the most hawkish of central banks, has signalled it would accept higher inflation in Germany as part of an economic rebalancing in the eurozone that would boost the international competitiveness of countries worst - hit by the region's debt crisis.
While China still is the dominant force behind the success that bitcoin has had in Asia, India's influence may just help the digital currency hit new heights, especially if adopted by the country's, highly unbanked population.
Oil exporters are likely to be hit the hardest, with the IMF pointing out that, relative to the 2004 - 2008 period, GDP growth in the average oil - exporting country will fall by approximately 6.5 percentage points in 2009, and the decline in their current account and fiscal deficits is expected to be in the double digits.
Mexico could also get hit by changes in the rules of origin, which are designed to prevent countries outside North America from using the treaty as a back door into the U.S. market.
This has particularly been the case in those countries that were worst hit by the Asian crisis, such as Indonesia and Thailand.
The chart above shows that the U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates that commercial crude oil inventories at OECD countries could hit their lowest in two years by the end of 2017, coinciding with a sharp drop in U.S. inventories.
While previously high - flying commodity exporters, like Angola and Zambia, have been hit hardest by China's slowdown, other countries are showing greater resilience.
Like most people in the country, residents of Delaware were hit hard by the nation's most recent economic troubles.
The state took a big hit during the most recent economic troubles, and many Hawaii residents are now carrying a great deal of debt serviced by multiple different lenders, with some of the highest credit utilization in the country.
Wisconsin was hit particularly hard by the country's most recent economic troubles, and many residents are still carrying debt from those lean times.
However, Tennessee, like most states in the country, was badly hit by the nation's most recent economic woes, and residents are carrying far more debt than they would like as a result.
The residents of the state are some of the hardest working people in the world, and they were particularly hard hit by the country's most recent economic turbulence.
In the case of Asia, credit ratings for those countries hardest hit by the financial crisis of the late 1990s still remain below the ratings recorded immediately prior to the crisis (Table 6).
Such exports hit a peak of 874,260 barrels in total in July, before falling back to 346,921 in August... The re-exports have become a relief valve for both countries by reducing some congestion of supplies within the U.S. «We've got so much rail capacity now and pipe capacity is really starting to come on line, especially heading down to the U.S. Gulf,» said Martin King, analyst at FirstEnergy Capital Corp. «One way or another, the market's figured out a way to get Canadian crude to a country other than the U.S.» Tidal Energy Marketing Inc., a unit of Enbridge Inc., is one company that has shipped Canadian crude from the Gulf Coast, sending a cargo to Spain in May.
A hit piece on Herman Cain followed by a PR promo for country club liberal republican Ken - doll Mormon cultist Mitt Romney.
Religion News Service: U.S. mosques hit by shortage of imams The Spokane Islamic Center wants something mosques all across the country are seeking and can't seem to find: an educated, bilingual, experienced imam who understands American culture.
His followers are doing pretty good job of eliminating minorities by forcing them to leave their country or be converted to Islam, but you know what, those days of Koranic abuse are over, people are hitting back at s. a. v. a g e s from air, governments around the world are not hesitant to call them terrorists and killing them any place they find.
Pittsburgh, like the rest of the country, was devastated by the Great Depression, the Strip District dependent as it was on a thriving industry and trade being especially hard - hit.
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