Sentences with phrase «in the middle east»

In a fascinating article about education in the Middle East, Amanda Ripley writes at the Atlantic:

Such a development, should it come to fruition, could have a larger impact of minimizing the threat of a nuclear arms race in the Middle East, Katz said.

In some respects, there are important differences between these markets: variable climates, advertising nuances in the Middle East, and the power of pop and film stars in South Korea.

From 2010 to 2011, DeAngelis covered market activity in the Middle East for CNBC's international broadcast, interviewing influential business leaders and government officials.

The only drones anyone had heard of were the type that dropped bombs in the Middle East.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

Yet it seems to do so with the underlying intent of softening up the public for another «intervention» in the Middle East.

Seznec spent years working in banking in the Middle East and still travels to Saudi Arabia regularly.

Data from hedge fund analytical tool Kensho that examined patterns coinciding with U.S. military actions in the Middle East dating back to the 1990s show that in the day, week and month after a Mideast strike, oil has underperformed other assets, and the energy sector has been one of the worst in the S&P 500.

April 30 - Strong compliance with OPEC - led production cuts, robust demand and supply disruptions in the Middle East are likely to lift oil's average price this year to above $ 67 a barrel, a Reuters poll showed on Monday.

«One Belt, One Road» is a sprawling and ambitious foreign - investment project designed to boost China's trade and diplomatic ties with more than 60 countries in the Middle East, Europe, and Africa.

Or in the Middle East, where some women can't (yet) legally drive and are the property of their closest male relative?

But six miles inland, something just as unusual, if far less gaudy, is taking shape — the first coal - fired power plant in the Middle East.

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) and Virgin Hyperloop One are duking it out in the Middle East.

Oil hit a multiyear high as President Trump threatened to strike Syria with missiles, but actual attacks in the Middle East have been bad for the energy sector.

He's credited with major discoveries in the Middle East, Africa and South America.

During his time as a war correspondent for the Associated Press, Steve Hindy's interest in home brewing was sparked by a group of American diplomats he met while he was working in the Middle East.

«We need to have a presence in the Middle East.

They see its orientation and its location in the Middle East as very valuable to that, and one of those things is bringing in data centers.

«Saudi Arabia is among the largest political, diplomatic and economic powers in the Middle East, and the visit will usher in a new era in our bilateral relations with one of our oldest friends in the region,» the U.K. government said in a press release Tuesday.

The current refugee crisis in the Middle East is the worst since World War II.

Oil - importing countries in the Middle East and Central Asia region are to beat their oil - exporting counterparts in the growth stakes in coming years, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its latest regional outlook.

He announced this great new city called NEOM that they would like to open on the Red Sea, to be really an innovation center in the Middle East.

Stingray projects the compound annual growth rate for pay television adoption will be 6.3 % in Latin America and 8.5 % in the Middle East and Africa between 2013 and 2018, for example.

The Bayt.com Hiring Management in the MENA poll (August 2012) showed that senior executives and management in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are easier to retain than junior employees.

During the Arab Spring of 2011, it enabled citizens in the middle east to organize and enact real political change, and in 2012, U.S. President Barack Obama marked his re-election with a tweet that at the time was the most retweeted yet.

«Russia is stepping into the vacuum left by the U.S. in the Middle East, and it makes sense for Qatar to build stronger relationships as a result.»

Aydin added that the company prioritizes user experience over all else: It switched over to Arabic as it expanded in the Middle East, for instance, and hired local team members to offer regional customer support.

But the question for Trump will then become: How deeply does the US want to get involved in the most complex situation in the Middle East?

Speaking to deployed Marines at a base in the Middle East while on a Christmas tour of deployed units, Gen. Robert Neller sought to temper their enthusiasm at the potential of a future ground fight.

This year's edition of the Dubai International Motor Show (DIMS) saw iconic automotive brand Cadillac showcase its Escala concept car for the first time in the Middle East.

It was the first time I'd heard the pro-democracy movements in the Middle East connected to the video streaming company, but Kundra argued the case effectively.

Mouchawar has since grown the online marketplace — now valued at more than $ 1 billion, according to Souq — into one of the most successful e-commerce companies in the Middle East.

While a third of professionals in the Middle East say that they do not feel communication channels in their company are open, one way for you to create open communication between employees and management would be by holding regular meetings with employees and adopting an open door policy that encourages them to speak frankly without fear of repercussion.

Saudi Arabia's oil - rich monarchy is one of America's most important strategic partners in the Middle East and a significant patron of U.S. defense companies.

When Assad used chemical weapons a year later to kill 1,500 people outside Damascus, however, Obama wavered, saying he wanted to get approval from Congress before getting mired in another Middle East war.

The EU has seen an unprecedented influx of migrants, some of them escaping conflicts in the Middle East.

Despite the instability in the Middle East, the biggest risk for the oil industry is Venezuela, the CEO of BP told CNBC Monday.

Schroeder is the author of Startup Rising, a book that documents entrepreneurship in the Middle East.

Oil prices dipped during afternoon trade on Monday, erasing gains supported by a political rift in the Middle East, before investor concerns over a global supply overhang returned.

Saudi Arabia is one of America's key strategic partners in the Middle East and a significant patron of U.S. defense companies.

G4S's World Cash Report, which chimes with central bank data, found three quarters of online purchases in the Middle East and Asia are paid for in cash on delivery.

• Britain runs a secret internet - monitoring station in the Middle East to intercept emails, phone calls, and web traffic, The Independent reports, citing Snowden documents.

«That would only be if there were losses of significant size in any major oil - producing countries, particularly in the Middle East.»

Etihad Airways flights continue to operate as per normal but the situation in the Middle East is being closely assessed, says its CEO Peter Baumgartner.

«This is the fourth general election in a row to be held while Britain is at war and our armed forces are in action in the Middle East and beyond.

While U.S. exports are soaring, its imports are falling - reducing its economic and political dependence on oil - producing nations in the Middle East and elsewhere.

Back in Toronto, Nuinsco officials remain optimistic about conducting a spinoff in the Middle East and North Africa, even with ongoing conflicts in both Egypt and Sudan, not to mention a soft market for initial public offerings.

The two leaders were also expected to discuss tensions with Iran, Riyadh's regional arch-rival and a country Trump has repeatedly criticized for its expansionist policies in the Middle East.

A rare female business executive in the Middle East, she is a pioneering figure in her native Saudi Arabia.