Sentences with phrase «in vulnerable sectors»

The report emphasizes that small businesses are well positioned to build climate resilience because they are embedded in communities and work in vulnerable sectors, such as agriculture.

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And a version of that is playing out in the stock market as the once invincible tech sector suddenly looks vulnerable.

However, industry insiders and market participants warn of risks in the sector, saying that many biotechs are reliant on a handful of early - stage new drugs, making them vulnerable if one fails.

In all likelihood, Chinese leaders will respond to the actions taken by Trump by targeting vulnerable American firms and sectors and following a strategy that minimizes costs to China while maximizing pain to the U.S.

The concentration in New York City and focus on the healthcare segment in their commercial loan portfolio leaves it vulnerable to geographic and sector downturns.

As we turn toward 2018, select stocks and sectors could prove vulnerable in the New Year, while market volatility seems poised to increase.

China's tech sector, which is key part of Beijing's longer - term «Made in China 2025» strategy to move from cheap goods to higher - value manufacturing, may be particularly vulnerable.

Antipodes was also wary of the US telecom towers sector, which it said was excessively priced and vulnerable to consolidation in the industry and rising interest rates.

But even if rates remain relatively low, the bond market proxy sectors look extremely vulnerable, as their valuations are highly sensitive to increases in interest rates.

As such, traditionally defensive sectors, like utilities and telecommunications, typically become increasingly vulnerable in a rising rate environment due to their existing large debt positions.

Consequently, in the unlikely event that the current bull market in US equities continues for one more year and gold - mining stocks trend upward during that year, the gold - mining sector will then be vulnerable to the downward pull of a general equity decline.

Patrick Colford concludes by saying: «The New Brunswick Federation of Labour will be looking for political party's platforms to include commitments for improving labour laws so that all workers are entitled to paid sick leave, investing in public services to protect society's most vulnerable citizens and adopting pay equity legislation that covers the private sector.»

Eroding pension plans by shifting risk onto vulnerable employees and retirees with limited ability to absorb income cuts is quite in keeping with the Harper government's determination to lower the boom on public sector workers and improve the profitability of their corporate friends in the private sector.

So in large part, we've avoided the vulnerable and opaque banking sector, state - owned enterprises and the oversupplied industrial complex.

Based on 20 years of global data and nearly 90 years of US data, the energy sector has never been cheaper on price - to - book multiples than it was at the end of 2015.1 The skeptics» response to these compelling headline valuations tends to be suspicion of book values, which indeed are likely overstated in some instances and vulnerable to further impairment.

In countries in the South, faced with the alliance between international capital, the comprador bourgeoisie and part of the middle class, the alternative consisted in using joint programmes and actions to bring together the different grass - roots groups such as workers, peasants, the informal sector, movements of the urban poor, co-operatives, minority ethnic groups, and also the vulnerable middle classes, students, etcIn countries in the South, faced with the alliance between international capital, the comprador bourgeoisie and part of the middle class, the alternative consisted in using joint programmes and actions to bring together the different grass - roots groups such as workers, peasants, the informal sector, movements of the urban poor, co-operatives, minority ethnic groups, and also the vulnerable middle classes, students, etcin the South, faced with the alliance between international capital, the comprador bourgeoisie and part of the middle class, the alternative consisted in using joint programmes and actions to bring together the different grass - roots groups such as workers, peasants, the informal sector, movements of the urban poor, co-operatives, minority ethnic groups, and also the vulnerable middle classes, students, etcin using joint programmes and actions to bring together the different grass - roots groups such as workers, peasants, the informal sector, movements of the urban poor, co-operatives, minority ethnic groups, and also the vulnerable middle classes, students, etc..

Such intense mass agitations in India have helped magnify the growing contradictions of economic globalization: how by fostering rapid growth in some sectors of the economy it raises expectations everywhere, but by distributing its benefits narrowly, it expands the population of the disenchanted and the frustrated, often making them vulnerable to populist politicians.

However, cotton, like almonds, is highly reliant on irrigated water, making the sector vulnerable to drought and rising water prices as well as political stoushes, as is occurring currently in the Federal parliament over the next stage of the Murray Darling Basin irrigation plan.

«The National Government and Fonterra's preoccupation with growth at all costs is making the dairy sector more vulnerable and less resilient to swings in world commodity prices as well as drought and extreme weather events,» Sage said.

IRRI Director General Dr. Matthew Morell said that the institute will continue to work with the Bangladesh government to ensure collaborative and responsive programs for the rice sector are in place to meet the current and future needs of the country's rice industry, particularly for the vulnerable farmers and consumers.

But in a sign of how vulnerable the live export sector feels right now, the Australian Live Exporters Council (ALEC) chairman Simon Crean has sent a letter to Agriculture Minister David Littleproud, telling him the industry would discuss the proposal.

But instead of attacking the government on this, some have argued that in order to be electable we need to help them deflect the blame onto a sector of the British population which includes some of the most marginalised and vulnerable members of society.

Warm Front in England provides grants for energy efficiency improvements for vulnerable private sector households.

Nick Clegg acknowledged Northern Ireland's reliance on public sector jobs makes it especially vulnerable to spending cuts in a speech in the province last night.

Elvis Van Lare who bemoaned the recent cases of abuse of workers said workers particularly those in the free zone sector are more vulnerable...

In driving inclusive economic growth, creating decent jobs, increasing access to essential services and developing innovative products that meet social needs, the private sector can help the world's most vulnerable children and their families thrive.

In England, funding for the «flagship» Warm Front programme, which provides heating and insulation grants for vulnerable private sector households, has been cut by 70 % and will terminate completely in 201In England, funding for the «flagship» Warm Front programme, which provides heating and insulation grants for vulnerable private sector households, has been cut by 70 % and will terminate completely in 201in 2013.

The Gender ministry was created to coordinate and better implement social intervention programs aimed as safety nets for the poor and vulnerable in society and to compile a database for the sector.

This is because the good news from the agricultural sector, which is recording a bumper harvest, will bring down the cost of foodstuffs, especially such staple as rice, and our massive Social Investment Programme will ease the pain of the most vulnerable in the society.

Casualties of the Chancellor's budget The battles lines have been drawn in the government's first budget, and public sector workers, the vital services they provide, and the poor, sick and vulnerable people who depend on them, are in the firing line, writes Dave Prentis, general secretary of UNISON, for Channel 4 News.

Governor Ambode, who led a symbolic walk against Domestic and Sexual Violence in Alausa, Ikeja, with top government functionaries including the Deputy Governor, Dr. Oluranti Adebule, Chief Judge of the State, Justice Olufunmilayo Oke, wife of the Governor, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, Attorney General, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, members of the State Executive Council, members of the House of Assembly, stakeholders in the justice sector, celebrities, students, among others, said it was time to walk the talk and ensure that all hands are on deck towards safeguarding the rights of every citizen and the most vulnerable in the society.

This sector of Antarctica has long been identified as the most vulnerable to changes in climate and, according to recent assessments, its glaciers may have passed a point of irreversible retreat.

The consequences of climate change are being felt not only in the environment, but in the entire socio - economic system and, as seen in the findings of numerous reports already available, they will impact first and foremost the poorest and weakest who, even if they are among the least responsible for global warming, are the most vulnerable because they have limited resources or live in areas at greater risk... Many of the most vulnerable societies, already facing energy problems, rely upon agriculture, the very sector most likely to suffer from climatic shifts.»

«Menthol cigarettes are marketed to the most vulnerable sectors of our society, particularly starting in the 1960s,» Gardiner says.

In addition, the report goes on to say that «as mental ill health in young people rises, and more children are subject to interaction with social care services each year, more vulnerable children spill into the alternative provision (AP) sector»In addition, the report goes on to say that «as mental ill health in young people rises, and more children are subject to interaction with social care services each year, more vulnerable children spill into the alternative provision (AP) sector»in young people rises, and more children are subject to interaction with social care services each year, more vulnerable children spill into the alternative provision (AP) sector».

In the United States, the education sector is the third most likely to be vulnerable to cybercrime.

This column focuses on four areas in which the charter sector is driving innovation through progressive practices: committing to college success, rethinking student discipline, increasing teacher diversity, and supporting vulnerable populations.

Once classified as an experiment, Gotham's charter sector is now the largest scaled, high - performing charter district in the country — filled with top, nationally - recognized organizations that support real success for the city's most vulnerable communities.

What's more, with valuations in these sectors at historically high levels, this leaves much of the defensive universe, particularly in the United States, vulnerable.

The long duration of bonds in this sector make it highly vulnerable to when interest rates begin to rise — the prices of these bonds will fall more quickly and by a larger amount when interest rates begin to rise.

While being over diversified can negatively impact returns, not being diversified at all can leave an investor exposed and vulnerable to unexpected events in one sector, industry, country or investment.

Many equity sectors offering high yields (such as utilities) are expensive and the most vulnerable to a rise in rates.

over-exposure to certain potentially vulnerable sectors and companies in both fixed income and equity markets.

There are many names in this sector that look extremely vulnerable from my chart reviews so it is worth your time if you are looking for potential short setups.

Focus too heavily on dividend stocks, on the other hand, and you may end up with shares of companies concentrated in just a few industries, leaving you vulnerable if those sectors falter.

On the other hand, if you work in manufacturing, the media or the financial sector, you may be vulnerable.

The Dow Jones utility average tumbled 28 % in 2008, showing that even this sedate sector can be vulnerable to a market meltdown.

The much - battered energy sector retreated another 0.31 per cent and now is down about 30 per cent year to date in a sell - off that has lumped high - quality, low - cost producers with companies that are more vulnerable to low oil prices because of higher debt and production costs.

Specifically in the field of legal aid or other public service sectors and providing services to other underserved or vulnerable members of the community.

«People in the travel sector are particularly vulnerable to the changing political, economic and health conditions.