Sentences with phrase «important economies of our country»

So those 5 states still need help though — CA and NY are two of the most important economies of our country and they are suffering

Not exact matches

Tourism is important to the Brazilian economy, accounting for more than 3 % of the country's GDP and 2.5 million jobs in 2016 when the Olympics were held in Rio de Janeiro.

We also recognize that balanced budgets are important to the long - term prosperity of this country, inspiring confidence in investors and consumers, whose dollars grow the economy and create jobs, and ensuring interest rates stay low.

But even if this is all there were to debt — and in fact in my classes at both Peking University and, previously, at Columbia University I propose to my students that one way to think of the lability side of the balance sheet is precisely as a series of formulae that distribute the operating earnings of a company (or the total production of goods and services of a country)-- this would still make it singularly important in understanding the functioning of and prospects for an economy.

Resources are, and will remain, an important part of the Canadian economy, but we do need to get a better balance of economic activity in this country.

Today, more than 10 million Americans call themselves the boss.1 Entrepreneurism is an important piece of this country's economy and has long been viewed as the traditional means to creating wealth.

Punishing Mexican exports would risk destabilizing the economy of an important country whose prosperity adds to U.S. prosperity, would only increase pressure for poor Mexican to emigrate, and in the end would almost certainly make the U.S. trade deficit even larger.

The latter initiative is perhaps the most important, as technological innovation is so central to the country's goal to transition from low - end, labour - intensive manufacturing to a high - tech, productivity - led, consumption - based economy — and such a rich source of opportunities for investors.

Within these regions, it is also important for an investor to understand the dynamics of each country as they are highly uncorrelated markets even though they have the same characteristics in terms of the economy.

Just as important, at a time when fears over China's slowing economy are widespread and there's evidence of retail saturation in the country's major metropolitan areas, nearly half of survey participants said they expect to be better off financially in the next 12 months — and they are eager to spend, contrary to gloomy assumptions about the drag of sluggish economic growth on consumer sentiment.

The three most important are central bank's interest rates, the country's debt levels and the strength of its economy.

Of these, CETA is the most important for Canada because it provides our country with privileged access to the European Union's massive economy, the second largest in the world behind the United States.

While only Italy and Japan here are considered major economies on a global scale, the high debt levels of countries like Greece or Portugal are also important to monitor.

Important too is that the Government not only considers the potential for an individual airport expansion, but also how the surrounding road and rail infrastructure might support it effectively — and how a new runway can benefit the whole of the transport system and the economy of the country.»

An important point to note is that the concept of a country is fairly new; I have read, and agree, that modern states did not become such an important unit of human organization until the Great Depression in the 1930s; at that time the problems facing them - broken economies and socialist movements - the country level government was the only organization existing that could solve these problems while the existing power structure stayed in power.

It is important not to lose sight of the political and economic functions of the system of haggling in African countries and the context that enables the informal economy to thrive.

Other European countries have reduced the rate of VAT for the home improvement market in order to tackle the informal economy and create new jobs and growth in this important economic sector.

We have talked about Transport, Housing, and Aviation links which are extremely important as we look to Lagos to really help to drive the economy of Nigeria and pull the country out of the current economic difficulties and I assure that the United Kingdom will be your partner in this,» Arkwright said.

Last week's local elections decided who will make most of the most important decisions in English cities over the next few years — decisions that will have a big impact on local economic growth across the country, as well as the national economy.

Transportation of people and goods is really, really important for a nation's economy to function, so countries have to put resources towards securing enough oil to keep all their transportation systems functioning.

«Clearly, they are an important part of the national economy and they should be treated as such, moreover, now that it has become inevitable for us to look inwards to become a country that is able to grow what we eat and produce what we consume.

Both of them had visions for the country, I think President Akufo - Addo's vision of private sector - led growth is likely to create more jobs and propel the economy forward faster than the infrastructure investments, but the infrastructure investments were important.»

The novel analysis of FDA's 2002 - 2007 data on food import violations suggests that «the size of a country's economy appears to be a more important determinant of food safety than its wealth,» or GDP per capita, according to the study, «Import Security: Assessing the Risks of Imported Food.»

The study identifies new components of consumer ethnocentrism, establishing, in consultation with other research on the topic, five distinct dimensions in the process: prosociality, in which the interest of one's country is more important than one's own; cognition, or interpreting the world from the point of view of one's own ethnic group; insecurity, or regarding foreign products as a threat to the domestic economy; reflexiveness, meaning that one's ethnocentrism is automatically activated; and habituation, in which ethnocentrism becomes a habit.

The more open the economy, the more important it is that a country's students are acquiring high levels of cognitive skills.

For cities across the country, no other issue could be more important to their economy's future success, or the well - being of their residents.

17 percent of respondents said «education» was the most important issue facing the country right now, trailing only «economy and jobs» (31 percent) as a first priority.

The Alliance for Excellent Education presented sessions on the most recent results from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)-- a test of reading literacy, mathematics, and science given every three years to fifteen - year - olds in the United States and more than seventy countries and economies worldwide — as well as a series of panel discussions on important lessons to learn from PISA 2015 and PISA's impact on the education systems of various countries, including the United States.

Taking the Plunge: Immersion Programs Help Children Learn Other Languages In an increasingly diverse country and expanding global economy, it's more important than ever that children be able to communicate in the languages of their peers.

Even though the economy is presenting challenges to businesses across the country, it is important to develop a business and marketing plan to ensure your business stays ahead of the curve, prepare for the upswing and achieve success in 2010.

Tourism is a central component of both countries» economies and, as tourists begin to return, can play an important role in overall economic recovery.

«This strategic development agreement is important not only for building the investment profile of our company, but also for Greek national tourism, as it will serve as a benchmark for development prospects within the country by boosting the domestic economy and labour market.»

The economy is still adjusting post-secession; nevertheless GDP is expected to rise by 2.2 % in 2013.1 Sudan has long enjoyed close business links with Saudi Arabia — one of GTA's most important and strongest markets — and it continues to be the most popular source of inbound visitors for the country.2

The year 1966 witnessed two important developments that would forever change the face of the country's economy.

«The UK is one of the most important international markets for Indonesia and these pleasing statistics follow the opening of the destination's first UK office, and further demonstrate Indonesia's commitment to the market and recognition of its contribution to the country's tourism economy.»

Although the country's demographers projected major future gains in population, Gasana said that he did not see how Rwanda would reach 10 million inhabitants without social disorder «unless important progress in agriculture, as well as other sectors of the economy, were achieved.»

According to Lewis it could make up nearly one third of the CDM market, making it all the more important to ensure that the credits Australia will purchase are real, long - term and contribute quickly to a low carbon economy in developing countries.

As we work in the Senate to meet the enormous challenges facing this country, including efforts to strengthen our economy, create new private sector jobs, reduce the federal deficit and establish energy independence, your views and those of your fellow Virginians are very important to me.

It is important that we have a system that is orderly and recognises the need for certain types of workers and keep our economy moving; it is equally important that as citizens of our communities that we expect those that want to come to our country to respect our laws and policies.

The American Dream is alive and well in all of us, and while entrepreneurship has taken many shapes and forms, there's no cornerstone more important to our country and our economy than that of small business.

Taxes are the most important instrument for the collection of revenues in the Bosnian and Herzegovinian economy and represent the largest portion of revenues for the country.

As our country becomes more and more dependant on an intellectual property economy (as opposed to manufacturing or agriculture), it's becoming increasingly important to reduce the amount of money wasted on frivolous litigation and patent claims.

Some of the most important jobs that bolster our economy and continue our growth here in Massachusetts and across the country also happen to be the most dangerous.

Drivers of large trucks have an important job and a serious responsibility to deliver their payloads to warehouses and businesses across the country and keep the economy running.

With the country's high unemployment rate of approximately 8 %, and an economy that is still shaky, it's important to know which industries will provide job security and which industries are dying out.

«We have an unprecedented situation today, because so many members of Congress are new and really don't always know how important home ownership incentives are to the economy and to the country,» NAR Chief Lobbyist Jerry Giovaniello told thousands of REALTORS ® packed into a 7 a.m. session Wednesday as a kick - off to their visits to Capitol Hill.

«We have an unprecedented situation today, because so many members of Congress are new and really don't always know how important home ownership incentives are to the economy and to the country, NAR Chief Lobbyist Jerry Giovaniello told thousands of REALTORS ® packed into a session that served as a kick - off to visits to Capitol Hill.