Sentences with phrase «in the developed world at»

In 2016, tax revenues in Denmark were the highest in the developed world at nearly 47 % of gross domestic product, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

The UK is the worst in the developed world at this, as shown by our Fairness in Families Index (2016): men do 24 minutes» childcare for every 60 mins done by women.

This makes UK parents officially the worst in the developed world at sharing their childcare responsibilities, according to the Fatherhood Institute's Fairness In Families Index (FIFI), published today.

In the 21st century, in the developed world at least, infectious disease is more of a threat than a reality.

The most common quadrivalent vaccine in the developed world at the moment covers grippotyphosa, pomona, canicola and icterohemorrhagiae.

Weak or expensive connectivity is a huge barrier to Facebook deepening its popularity in the developing world at a time when it's reaching saturation or even shrinking in some developed world nations.

Not exact matches

A year ago, the London - based multinational undertook a study entitled «The World in 2050,» which projected Canada would be the only major developed economy to hold its position in the world — at the No. 10 spot — at mid-century, largely because of the demand for its resources and its ties through immigration to emerging markets (which by that time will no longer be labelled as sWorld in 2050,» which projected Canada would be the only major developed economy to hold its position in the world — at the No. 10 spot — at mid-century, largely because of the demand for its resources and its ties through immigration to emerging markets (which by that time will no longer be labelled as sworld — at the No. 10 spot — at mid-century, largely because of the demand for its resources and its ties through immigration to emerging markets (which by that time will no longer be labelled as such).

Canada's satisfaction with having easy access to the U.S. has caused it to miss out on at least of couple of decades of rapid growth in Asia and other parts of the developing world.

The event, which is only for amateur players, is hosted at the Casino de Monte - Carlo in Monaco and supports Laliberté's One Drop Foundation, the charity he founded in 2007 that's focused on water security in the developing world.

Get her talking about the philanthropic impact of her work — with every sale, each of her brands contributes to a related cause in the developing world — and it's apparent there's nothing at all flippant about her audacity.

Meanwhile, the central bank's own forecast pegs GDP growth at 2.6 per cent this year, which makes Canada one of the fastest growing economies in the developed world.

Many land at Haxlr8r, an accelerator that has graduated more than 50 companies using a now - familiar model: Learn the basics of manufacturing and develop a prototype; raise funds (and build buzz) in the United States through Kickstarter; manufacture the product; and drop - ship it anywhere in the world through the Pearl River Delta's unparalleled logistics networks.

As the U.S. economy slogs along at a tepid pace, household incomes in much of the developing world are leaping ahead.

Two of the world's most popular sports game franchises are largely developed using plenty of Canadian talent at EA Sports» studio in Burnaby, BC.

Blocked from buying Potash Corp. by Canadian government decree in 2010, the company has instead sunk billions into developing its own Saskatchewan site at the Jansen Mine, which, if fully operational, could become the largest potash - producing site in the world.

Estimates have pegged its licensing fee at $ 23 to $ 30 per phone, which in the developing world is enough to make the devices unaffordable.

The company is launching Vice Studios, a «global multi-platform scripted studio» aimed at developing original content that Vice can market around the world after the company signed content deals earlier this year to make its programming available in more than 80 territories by the end of the year.

Unsurprisingly, the U.S., Australia and Germany ranked at the top of the list, while India, one of the fastest developing economies in the world, ranked at No. 16.

Entrepreneurs at Fortune's Brainstorm Health conference in San Diego on Wednesday showed off what they believe is the solution to lowering medical costs and bringing better care to the developing world.

UCLA has made an impact in the business world as well, with more than 140 companies originating from technology developed at the school.

Under the Republican plan making its way through Congress, the corporate tax rate will get slashed from a highest - in - the - developed - world 35 percent to 20 percent and companies will be able to bring back the $ 2.5 trillion they have stashed overseas at sharply lower rates.

«When I joined the company in 1992, we used to talk about our mission as putting a PC in every home, and by the end of the decade we have done that, at least in the developed world,» said Nadella.

«Jim is developing specialized AI hardware that we think will be the best in the world,» Musk said somewhat cryptically at the party, according to the tech news site.

Online tools like Udemy and Kahn Academy are also developing in the world of training and continuing education which are geared toward specialization and they're doing so at a significantly lower cost than traditional classes.

While New Zealand's official cash rate is already at a record - low 2 % after the latest cut in August, it is still the highest in the developed world — a major draw for yield - hungry investors and a complication for the central bank as a higher kiwi further dampens imported - led inflation.

The company has particularly targeted this campaign at developing countries like India where, according to the World Health Organization, more than 1,000 children under five die from diarrhea every day — the highest rate in the wWorld Health Organization, more than 1,000 children under five die from diarrhea every day — the highest rate in the worldworld.

We can also look at our own world to see how organisms can have striking similarities, even if they have developed in very different ways and in contrasting environments.

«While we've been focused at Waymo on building the world's most experienced driver, the team at Jaguar Land Rover has developed an all - new battery - electric platform that looks to set a new standard in safety, design and capability,» Waymo CEO John Krafcik, who was on hand in New York to reveal the initiative, added.

«The people who are at the vanguard of the investment community in and around San Francisco are starting to come to grips with the fact that there's a gaping hole in the strategy that investors are using today, and are now looking at things that are disruptively world - changing, fundamental technologies that will take five to 15 years to develop and are extremely capital intensive,» he says.

Still, it's easy to understand how these seemingly innocent workplace relationships continue to develop, especially in a working world where people spend, on average, about 45 minutes longer at the office daily than they did 25 years ago.

At the Challenge Festival, startups like as BaseTrace, which «uses DNA - based tracers to track where industrial fluids are going in large, complex environments» and Reliefwatch, a cloud - based system that uses smartphone technology to track inventory and diseases for healthcare organizations in the developing world, battled it out on stage for a grand prize of $ 150,000 in investment.

«I was at a fork in the road, where I could either go do what I planned all along — become a designer and help other companies develop products — or take a product I [had] already started and try to put it out in the world,» says Ching.

In recent years, rich countries have not kept their promises to provide aid to the developing world at a rate of 0.7 per cent of GDP, and although aid has not declined, it has remained flat for some time.

I've worked with founders developing new apps, entrepreneurs at hypergrowth pre-IPO tech startups, and managers at the largest, slowest, most heavily - regulated and bureaucratic organizations in the world.

The Capital Markets Institute at the Rotman School of Management fosters a clear understanding of the challenges facing the Canadian capital markets, and the institutional tools that Canada must develop in order to convert those challenges into opportunities to be a leader among the world's small, open capital markets.

In broad terms, business cycles across various countries have tended to move together, at least among countries in the developed worlIn broad terms, business cycles across various countries have tended to move together, at least among countries in the developed worlin the developed world.

Although Australia avoided the recession that engulfed many developed countries at the start of this decade, it was not totally unaffected by world events, and the Bank found it necessary in 2001 to cut the cash rate to 4.25 per cent in a series of steps.

The world's population, mainly in the developing countries, is growing at a rapid pace, with over nine billion people projected by 2025 - many more mouths to feed.

For example, our Institute for Sustainable Investing helps develop the next generation of long - term - oriented business leaders, in partnership with INSEAD and the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, challenging teams of graduate students from around the world to demonstrate how investing can go hand - in - hand with positive social impact.

Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry (R) World (TM); risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information;

Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry ® World ™; risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information; BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry.

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Folks at Wall Street might be developing a few jitters with the new coming out of Bitmain, the largest crypto mining hardware manufacturer in the world.

Each year, our investment professionals from around the world gather at two global roundtable meetings to present and participate in discussions on investment topics and, also, just as importantly, to develop relationships with colleagues.

Canadian online retail, in short, looks a lot like Canadian retail did 20 years ago: unimpressive, outdated and at threat of being thrashed by American retailers — many of which are already making steady progress in better serving this market.Despite the country's reputation as one of the world's most wired and digitally social people, Canadians only spent $ 18 - billion online in 2010, or 3.4 per cent of total retail sales, according to Boston Consulting Group — well behind other developed countries such as the U.S. at 5 per cent and the United Kingdom at 13.5 per cent.

And second, the propensity under Keynesian Economics to over-consume in the present generation at a cost of creating massive debt or future debt for future generations to essentially somehow deal with, we're sort of seeing that today in all developed parts of the world.

And second of all, the propensity under Keynesian Economics to over-consume in the present generation at a cost of creating massive debt or future debt for future generations to essentially somehow deal with, we're sort of seeing that today in all developed parts of the world.

The joint research undertaken by the two companies will examine how blockchain, the technology at the basis of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, could be used for developing innovative cybersecurity solutions, such as secure transmission of information between services and supply chains, user authentication, critical devices and elements that run with no human intervention and additional solutions for the cyber challenges in a hyper - connected world.

The new world order is basically a social change that is happening right now because of: the advent of networking and networking communications, the degree of inequality that is starting to surface across the developed worlds, the richer getting richer and the poorer getting poorer, and a number of other factors that we'll get into, but it's changing the forms governance, it is going to change the forms of institutions that haven't changed since the Breton Woods at the end of the Second World War which were predominantly US - based institutions if you would: IMF, World Bank in Washington, the United Nations in New world order is basically a social change that is happening right now because of: the advent of networking and networking communications, the degree of inequality that is starting to surface across the developed worlds, the richer getting richer and the poorer getting poorer, and a number of other factors that we'll get into, but it's changing the forms governance, it is going to change the forms of institutions that haven't changed since the Breton Woods at the end of the Second World War which were predominantly US - based institutions if you would: IMF, World Bank in Washington, the United Nations in New World War which were predominantly US - based institutions if you would: IMF, World Bank in Washington, the United Nations in New World Bank in Washington, the United Nations in New York.

This could disrupt the global remittance market, valued at $ 514 billion in 2012, by providing a less expensive method for direct transfers globally.8 Current providers may be forced to lower fees or be replaced by entrants like BitPesa, a mobile payment application for Bitcoin in the developing world.