Sentences with phrase «improving economic performance»

However, some impediments do exist including slower global economic growth, a recession in Europe, and fiscal and political uncertainty in the U.S. Taking these facts and trends together, we are bullish on the prospect of improving economic performance in 2012 from 2011.

The chapter explains that improved energy efficiency is an essential part of the solution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and meeting global energy demand while also improving economic performance, increasing jobs, and enhancing environmental quality.

Himalayan Times: Promoting an enabling business environment and political stability are key to improving economic performance in Nepal, according to a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) report.

Without that, they said, it would be hard to convince markets and households that things will get better, and encourage the shift in mood many economists feel are needed to improve economic performance worldwide.

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But in amongst this uncertainty, there is one thing that we do know — the only way that the economy of the North of England will fulfil it's potential is if its major urban areas improve their economic performance.

A report authored earlier this year by Peter Spiro of the Mowat Centre, a public policy think - tank located at the University of Toronto, questioned whether a reduced capital gains tax rate really improves economic performance.

Low levels of U.S. coking coal consumption in 2009 and 2010 were also partly attributed to the recent economic downturn; the February 2011 STEO forecasts a slight increase in U.S. coking coal consumption and an increase in coking coal exports in 2011, based on the assumption of improved economic performance and continued strength in international demand, respectively.

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There's not really much evidence that speeds above 2 Mbps or so actually improve productivity or economic performance / growth.

Now, what we have is an incredibly efficient, incredibly progressive industry that is very cost - sensitive, it improves dramatically, looks at scraps, reductions in fuel reductions in water usage, better yeast for the fermentation, better enzymes to convert the starch to sugar... every scrap of economic performance they can get.»

That's why a brightening economic picture in 2013 (U.S. GDP grew by an average of 3.4 % in the second half of 2013 and job growth was the highest since the end of the recession) helped improve TravelCenters» performance and stock last year.

With an energy - related rebound in inflation fading, signs of improving economic conditions need to be put into perspective — despite the strong performance of Germany, the bloc's largest economy — as the output gap across the region as a whole remains large, and so does the slack in its labor market.

Mexico seems to be one of the highest contributors to Scotiabank's improved earnings as its economy is interconnected with the US economy and its performance is bound to US economic health.

The Yen is still disliked but economic performance there has definitely improved so we'll see if that lasts.

We expect good performance over the next few years as economic growth improves, driving strong earnings growth and a decline in risk premia.

Asian Economies» Performance Indicative of Improved Global Economic Growth The relatively strong performance of Japan and China, Asia's two largest economies, underlines the more positive picture in large parts of the global economy so far in 2017, even if the overall level of growth is steady rather thaPerformance Indicative of Improved Global Economic Growth The relatively strong performance of Japan and China, Asia's two largest economies, underlines the more positive picture in large parts of the global economy so far in 2017, even if the overall level of growth is steady rather thaperformance of Japan and China, Asia's two largest economies, underlines the more positive picture in large parts of the global economy so far in 2017, even if the overall level of growth is steady rather than elevated.

Improving financial and business performance is particularly important given the continued climate of declining terms of trade, increasing land prices, tightening credit and rapid national and global economic and policy influences affecting beef enterprises.

the Australian Government has recognised that investment in infrastructure is critical to Australia's economic performance and has spent record amounts to improve Australia's transport infrastructure

Short - sellers place bets that an improved US macro economic environment and weak operating performance will further drag on listed gold plays, CIMB.

An investigation conducted by the Taxpayers» Alliance shows the economic performance of the areas RDAs work in has failed to improve and in some cases even slowed down, despite spending over # 15 billion on the scheme.

Key among the areas for improved performance are infrastructure, social services, economic development as well as environment and sanitation.

Pressing ahead with the big science projects will be crucial if humankind is to further advance the frontiers of science, improve industrial and technological performance, and promote economic and social development.

Advancing Safety As the economic performance of the nuclear power industry has improved over the past 20 years, so too has its safety performance.

They say records are made to be broken, and we have seen improved performance in team and individual sports in recent years due to increased economic incentives and refined training techniques.

Teachers on the cusp of dismissal under the IMPACT evaluation system in the nation's capital improved their performance by statistically significant margins, as did those on the cusp of winning a large financial bonus, according to the study, published as a working paper last week by the Cambridge, Mass. - based National Bureau of Economic Research.

Even modest increases in family economic resources led to improved performance by children as young as 3 on tasks such as identifying colors, letters and shapes.

Economic Impact of Student Performance Improvement Summer 2016 • Accompanies It Pays to Improve School Quality States that boost student achievement could reap large economic gains By Eric A. Hanushek, Jens Ruhose and Ludger WEconomic Impact of Student Performance Improvement Summer 2016 • Accompanies It Pays to Improve School Quality States that boost student achievement could reap large economic gains By Eric A. Hanushek, Jens Ruhose and Ludger Weconomic gains By Eric A. Hanushek, Jens Ruhose and Ludger Woessmann

His research focuses primarily on (1) strengthening economic evaluations of preventive interventions, (2) facilitating evidence - based policy - making through strategic investments in preventive services, and (3) evaluating the utility of performance - based financing to access new resources for improving health.

The fact that the achievement level of a state's workers is a key driver of its economic performance suggests that the gains from improved school quality could be substantial.

«Since 2000, however, academic performance has declined when compared to other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries, suggesting that Australian students and schools are not improving at the same rate and are falling short of achieving the full learning potential of which they are capable,» he wrote.

A 2017 multi-state review of voucher programs by Carnoy with the Economic Policy Institute found that students in voucher programs scored significantly lower than traditional public school students on reading and math tests and found no significant effect of vouchers leading to improved public school performance.

Somewhere along the line, an expectation may have arisen that computers by themselves would improve learner performance — the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's education director Andreas Schleicher infers as much to Sean Coughlan of the BBC, based on a recent OECD report.

ESEA's goal is to improve the academic performance of all public school students regardless of economic status, race, ethnicity, proficiency in English, or disability.

Test scores improved dramatically for all Algebra Nation users, regardless of their economic status, level of English proficiency, race, or previous mathematics performance.

Relatively small improvements in students» educational performance can have large impacts on a nation's future economic well - being, according to The High Cost of Low Educational Performance: The Long - Run Economic Impact of Improving PISperformance can have large impacts on a nation's future economic well - being, according to The High Cost of Low Educational Performance: The Long - Run Economic Impact of Improving PISA Oeconomic well - being, according to The High Cost of Low Educational Performance: The Long - Run Economic Impact of Improving PISPerformance: The Long - Run Economic Impact of Improving PISA OEconomic Impact of Improving PISA Outcomes.

In an Economic Policy Institute report published on the last day of February 2017, the author found that vouchers have not only failed to improve student performance, but are succeeding in undermining public education programs and methods that have been successful.

The closely - watched effort in the Legislature to revise the process for evaluating the performance of California teachers appears to have coalesced behind a measure that would require the state's economic conditions to improve greatly before any new mandates kick in.

The underlying trend with digital innovation shows we are set fair to perform well, and if the wider economic performance improves in the coming year, that will help.»

, Michael Brandt, Federico Nucera and Giorgio Valente evaluate whether all or some equity hedge funds vary equity market exposure in response to real - time economic data, and (if so) whether doing so improves their performance.

Economic policy designed to improve the performance of the economy by regulating money supply and credit.

It argues that by improving their finances when economic performance is strong, governments will have more scope to use tax cuts or increases in public spending to combat a future downturn.

Credit card delinquencies improve despite economic chill — U.S. consumers improved their on - time payment performance on credit card bills during the first quarter, despite shrinkage in the economy... (See Delinquency statistics)

Both biomass and biogas projects have financial benefits for businesses, since the costs associated with waste processing and disposal are reduced, thus improving economic sustainability as well as environmental performance.

(03/16/2009) The global economic crisis has slowed demand for timber products and may undermine efforts to improve the environmental performance of forestry, reports the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in its biannual «State of the World's Forests 2009», released today.

The emissions and economic forecasts done in conjunction with the Klimastrategie showed that emission - cutting measures would help to improve macroeconomic performance for Austria.

The creator of The Smarter Legal Model, Trevor uses world - class behavioral and economic transformation techniques to help organizations improve their business performance and make their operations more effective and efficient.

In the meantime, however, those willing to invest and address the productivity in their own business have a real opportunity to positively impact the working lives of their staff and improve overall financial performance, in turn helping to secure future economic growth and a long term competitive position for the UK.

Bringing more people into the workforce is an integral part of improving economic and labour market performance.

Bringing more people into the workforce is a powerful way to improve economic and labour market performance.

Developed and maintained long and short - term strategic planning to facilitate the achievement of the Agency's mission and to improve performance consistent with key organizational policies and priorities and economic, political and social trends affecting the organization.