Sentences with phrase «international financial power»

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Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

For years, the International Monetary Fund and various other experts have pleaded with Canada's federal government to invest in an independent body with the power to respond to financial threats.

Those assets were eventually consolidated under Power Corp., an international financial services conglomerate that includes Great - West Lifeco and IGM Ffinancial services conglomerate that includes Great - West Lifeco and IGM FinancialFinancial.

Sons Paul Jr. and André marked the start of a new era this year — overseeing Power Corp., the international financial services conglomerate, without the man who founded it: Paul Sr., who died late last year.

The developing countries depended on advice, investments, loans, and grants more from former colonial powers than on the international financial institutions.

Boosted Fuel Efficiency Standards Coordinated International Response to Financial Crisis Passed Mini Stimuli Began Asia «Pivot Increased Support for Veterans Tightened Sanctions on Iran Created Conditions to Begin Closing Dirtiest Power Plants Passed Credit Card Reforms Eliminated Catch - 22 in Pay Equality Laws Improved Food Safety System Expanded National Service Expanded Wilderness and Watershed Protection Gave the FDA Power to Regulate Tobacco Pushed Federal Agencies to Be Green Leaders Let Space Shuttle Die and Killed Planned Moon Mission Improved School Nutrition Expanded Hate Crimes Protections Brokered Agreement for Speedy Compensation to Victims of Gulf Oil Spill Pushed Broadband Coverage Expanded Health Coverage for Children Helped South Sudan Declare Independence Killed the F - 22

It is the competition in which participants aren't equal and the winner and the loser are predetermined, because TNCs and international financial institutions in the North have such power as the weaker nations in the South can hardly compete.

Their second stint in power has disappointed international business periodicals such as The Economist and the Financial Times as well as much of the English - language press in India, which complains periodically that economic reform in India has more or less stalled since 2004.

Parlour feels the Gunners have the financial power to bring players such as Benzema to the club, having added star international players Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez in previous transfer windows.

Clearly, industry's unequivocal financial and political power to influence markets, governments, and health care systems, as well as international organizations, is a force to be reckoned with.

But so did the pledge by the US and 18 other countries to double funding for similar research, India's International Solar Alliance aiming to boost the use of solar power, and the announcement of an international Financial Stability Board, chaired by Michael Bloomberg, to manage threats from cInternational Solar Alliance aiming to boost the use of solar power, and the announcement of an international Financial Stability Board, chaired by Michael Bloomberg, to manage threats from cinternational Financial Stability Board, chaired by Michael Bloomberg, to manage threats from climate risks.

Above all, Labour must be ready with a much more compelling prospectus for progressive government that covers our plans both for overcoming the current financial crisis and for using the power of the state and international co-operation to build a better society.

(tie) HSBC North America Buffalo, NY Banking & Financial Services 300 million green kWh, 93 % of total power used The international institution set itself apart from the rest of the finance crowd in October 2005 when it became the first bank to assert that it was carbon - neutral.

Shifting Ontologies, Increased Acceptance & Entrenchment The decade of Western liberal hegemony following the end of the Cold War was a time when even historically antagonistic global powers such as Russia were at the mercy of international financial institutions and Western policy makers.

Alain's TFSA currently holds 24 stocks, including Canadian Tire, CGI Group, Nemaska Lithium Inc., Gilden Activewear, Power Financial Inc., Old Republic International Corp., MTY Food Group Inc., Richelieu Hardware Ltd., New Look Vision Group, Enghouse Systems Ltd., and several more.

India's Tata Power group just gained important financial backing from the International Finance Corporation, a branch of the World Bank, for its planned $ 4 billion, 4 - billion watt «Ultra Mega» coal - burning power plant complex in Gujarat sPower group just gained important financial backing from the International Finance Corporation, a branch of the World Bank, for its planned $ 4 billion, 4 - billion watt «Ultra Mega» coal - burning power plant complex in Gujarat spower plant complex in Gujarat state.

But crucially this scandal also shows how the state looting that keeps poor countries poor and dictatorships in power is made possible by the international financial system.

Lowering these costs is necessary and can be done through policy frameworks, such as attractive financial / loan schemes for USC power plants or through strong political institutions that can provide public financing for CCTs to emerging Asia, and international cooperation frameworks to ensure the deployment of CCTs, as they are crucially important for abating greenhouse gas emissions.

As part of those international efforts, the United States has agreed to end financial support for construction of new coal - fired power plants overseas, except for those in the «world's poorest countries» and those that employ carbon capturing technologies.

Nota Bene — Financial Post — August 29, 2012 From «Germany's new «renewable» energy policy,» a commentary by Kelvin Kemm, member of the international board of advisors of the Washington - based Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow: In mid-August, Germany opened a new 2,200 megawatt coal - fired power station near Cologne, and virtually not a word has been -LSB-...]

In a notable development, the G20 powers recently launched a joint probe into the global financial risks posed by the potential for fossil fuel companies» so - called «stranded assets» — investments in costly ventures that may never be viable in light of emerging international climate agreements.

Lazard, an international financial advisory and asset management firm conducted a study calculating and comparing «costs of financing, building, operating, and maintaining a power plan.»

Fossil fuel giant PetroVietnam is in the process of building the Long Phu 1 coal power plant in southern Vietnam and asked for international financial support from the U.S. Export - Import Bank (Ex-Im).

He represents clients in international arbitrations under the rules of all major arbitral institutions, with a particular focus on disputes in the oil and gas, power, construction, financial services and telecommunications sectors.

He has over 17 years» experience in international financial transactions, such as non-recourse and recourse financing, acquisition financing, mezzanine financing, etc. with specific focus on the following sectors: power and infrastructure, energy and natural resources.

The team has also recently won Asian - MENA Counsel Firm of the Year for Islamic Finance and the International Financial Law Review's (IFLR) Project Finance Deal of the Year for the UAE legal aspects of the financing of Shuweihat 3 Independent Power Project.

Antitrust: Cartel Heather Tewksbury Molly Boast Perry Lange Steven Cherry Thomas Mueller Antitrust: Civil Litigation / Class Actions Daniel Volchok Leon Greenfield Mark Ford Seth Waxman Thomas Mueller Timothy Syrett Antitrust: Merger Control Hartmut Schneider Heather Tewksbury James Lowe Leon Greenfield Molly Boast Perry Lange Thomas Mueller Dispute Resolution: Appellate Catherine Carroll Danielle Spinelli Mark Fleming Paul Wolfson Seth Waxman Thomas Saunders William Lee Dispute Resolution: Corporate Investigations and White - Collar Criminal Defense Anjan Sahni Boyd Johnson Erin Sloane Howard Shapiro Jay Holtmeier Kimberly Parker Randall Lee Stephen Jonas Dispute Resolution: Financial Services: Litigation David Lesser Fraser Hunter Michael Gordon Peter Macdonald William McLucas Dispute Resolution: General Commercial Disputes David Ogden Howard Shapiro Joel Green John Butts Robert Cultice Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration James Carter John Pierce John Trenor Rachael Kent Dispute Resolution: International Trade Benjamin Powell Charlene Barshefsky David Ross Naboth van den Broek Patrick McLain Ronald Meltzer Robert Novick Sharon Cohen Levin Dispute Resolution: Securities Litigation: Defense Andrea Robinson Christopher Davies Fraser Hunter John Batter Lori Martin Matthew Martens Michael Bongiorno Peter Kolovos Timothy Perla William McLucas Finance: Capital Markets: Debt Offerings Brian Johnson Erika Robinson Finance: Capital Markets: Equity Offerings Brian Johnson David Westenberg Erika Robinson Rosemary Reilly Stuart Falber Finance: Financial Services Regulation Daniel Kearney Franca Harris Gutierrez Reginald Brown Sharon Cohen Levin Government: Government Relations Jamie Gorelick Jonathan Yarowsky Ken Salazar Thomas Strickland Industry Focus: Energy: Regulatory: Conventional Power Andrew Spielman Mark Kalpin Rachel Jacobson Industry Focus: Healthcare: Life Sciences Amy Wigmore Belinda Juran Bruce Manheim Lia Der Marderosian Lisa Pirozzolo Robert Gunther Steven Singer Stuart Falber William Lee Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation: International Trade Commission Natalie Hanlon Leh William Lee Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation: Full Coverage Donald Steinberg Joseph Haag Lisa Pirozzolo Mark Selwyn Michael Summersgill William Lee Intellectual Property: Patents: Prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings) Amy Wigmore Colleen Superko David Cavanaugh Donald Steinberg Jason Kipnis Monica Grewal Intellectual Property: Patents: Licensing David Cavanaugh Michael Bevilacqua Labor and Employment: Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Amy Null Kimberly Wethly Scott Kilgore M&A / Corporate and Commercial: Commercial Deals and Contracts Belinda Juran Jeffrey Johnson Michael Bevilacqua Robert Finkel Steven Barrett Steven Singer M&A / Corporate and Commercial: Corporate Governance Erika Robinson Hal Leibowitz Jennifer Zepralka Jonathan Wolfman Knute Salhus Lillian Brown Meredith Cross Thomas White M&A / Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Middle - Market ($ 500m - 999m) Christopher Rose Eric Hwang Hal Leibowitz Jay Bothwick Joseph Wyatt Mark Borden Mick Bain Stephanie Evans M&A / Corporate and Commercial: Venture Capital and Emerging Companies Christopher Rose David Gammell Eric Hwang Mick Bain Peter Buckland Media, Technology and Telecoms: Cyber law Alejandro Mayorkas Benjamin Powell Reed Freeman Heather Zachary Media, Technology and Telecoms: Technology: Outsourcing Belinda Juran Michael Bevilacqua Robert Finkel Steven Barrett Media, Technology and Telecoms: Technology: Transactions Ashwin Gokhale Belinda Juran Michael Bevilacqua Jeffrey Johnson Steven Barrett Media, Technology and Telecoms: Telecoms and Broadcast: Regulatory Benjamin Powell Heather Zachary Jonathan Yarowsky Kelly Dunbar Reed Freeman Real Estate and Construction: Real Estate Doug Burton Keith Barnett Paul Jakubowski Sean Boulger William O'Reilly Tax: US Taxes: Non-Contentious Julie Hogan Rodgers Kimberly Wethly Richard Andersen Robert Burke William Caporizzo

Antitrust: Cartel Antitrust: Civil Litigation / Class Actions Antitrust: Merger Control Dispute Resolution: Corporate Investigations and White - Collar Criminal Defense Dispute Resolution: Financial Services: Litigation Dispute Resolution: General Commercial Disputes Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration Dispute Resolution: International Trade Dispute Resolution: Securities Litigation: Defense Finance: Capital Markets: Debt Offerings: Capital Markets: Debt Offerings: Advice to Issuers Finance: Capital Markets: Equity Offerings: Capital Markets: Equity Offerings: Advice to Underwriters Finance: Financial Services Regulation Government: Government Relations Industry Focus: Energy Regulatory: Conventional Power Industry Focus: Healthcare: Life Sciences Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation: International Trade Commission Intellectual Property: Patent: Prosecution (including reexamination and post-grant proceedings) Intellectual Property: Patents: Licensing Labor and Employment: Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation (Transactions) M&A / Corporate and Commercial: Corporate Governance M&A / Corporate and Commercial: Venture Capital and Emerging Companies Media, Technology and Telecoms: Cyber Law (including Data Protection and Privacy) Media, Technology and Telecoms: Cyber Law (including Data Protection and Privacy), Data Breach Response Media, Technology and Telecoms: Outsourcing Media, Technology and Telecoms: Technology: Transactions Media, Technology and Telecoms: Telecoms and Broadcast: Regulatory Real Estate Tax: US taxes: Non-contentious

Companies represented at this year's Legal Week Corporate Counsel Forum Africa include: ABSA Capital / Barclays, Accenture (South Africa), ADvTECH, AECOM, AFGRI Group, Altron, Anglo American, AngloGoldAshanti, Ashburton Investments, Associated Motor Holdings, Baker & McKenzie, Baker Hughes, BankservAfrica, Barclays Africa Group, Barloworld Automotive, Barloworld Equipment, Barloworld Power, a division of Barloworld South Africa, BATSA, BMW, British American Tobacco, BT Global Services, Business Partners, Centriq Insurance, City of Johannesburg Development Planning Legal Administration, City of Johannesburg Legislature, City Property Administration, Colgate - Palmolive South Africa, CSIR, DBT Technologies, Deutsche Bank, JHB, Development Bank of Southern Africa, Eskom Holdings SOC, Financial Services Board, FirstRand Bank, Gauteng Partnership Fund, Google, GroCapital Financial Services (member of AFGRI Group), Heineken SA, HMS Bergbau Africa, Huawei Technologies Africa, Imperial Logistics, Intercape, JD FS, a division of Pepkor Trading, Kimberly - Clark of South Africa, Kumba Iron Ore, Leonie Ellis Placements, Makro Division of Massmart, Masscash, Mondelez, Munich Reinsurance Company of Africa, Mutual & Federal Insurance Company, National School of Government, Nedbank, Netcare, Nigerian Bottling Company, PepsiCo Inc. / Simba, PIC SOC, Premier FMCG, Procter & Gamble (P&G), Rand Merchant Bank, RH Managers, Rio Tinto, Road Accident Fund, SA Bankers Services Company (BankservAfrica), SABC, Sage International, Samsung Electronics South Africa, Sasol, Scaw, SEFA, Shell SA, Siemens Healthcare, South African Broadcasting Corporation, South32 SA, Spur Group, Standard Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Steinmuller, Sun International, Takeda, Telkom Business Connexion, Tetra Pak, The Pivotal Fund Limited, The South African Breweries, The Standard Bank of South Africa, Tiger Brands, Transnet Freight Rail, Unilever, Vedanta Resources - Zinc International, Viacom International Media Networks, Virgin Active SA, WesBank, Willis Towers Watson, World Bank.

Companies represented in previous forums included: ABSA Capital / Barclays Accenture (South Africa) ADvTECH AECOM AFGRI Group Altron Anglo American AngloGoldAshanti Ashburton Investments Associated Motor Holdings Baker & McKenzie Baker Hughes BankservAfrica Barclays Africa Group Barloworld Automotive Barloworld Equipment Barloworld Power, a division of Barloworld South Africa BATSA BMW British American Tobacco BT Global Services Business Partners Centriq Insurance City of Johannesburg Development Planning Legal Administration City of Johannesburg Legislature City Property Administration Colgate - Palmolive South Africa CSIR DBT Technologies Deutsche Bank, JHB Development Bank of Southern Africa Eskom Holdings SOC Financial Services Board FirstRand Bank Gauteng Partnership Fund Google GroCapital Financial Services (member of AFGRI Group) Heineken SA HMS Bergbau Africa Huawei Technologies Africa Imperial Logistics Intercape JD FS, a division of Pepkor Trading Kimberly - Clark of South Africa Kumba Iron Ore Leonie Ellis Placements Makro Division of Massmart Masscash Mondelez Munich Reinsurance Company of Africa Mutual & Federal Insurance Company National School of Government Nedbank Netcare Nigerian Bottling Company P&G PepsiCo Inc. / Simba PIC SOC Premier FMCG Procter & Gamble (P&G) Rand Merchant Bank RH Managers Pty Rio Tinto Road Accident Fund SA Bankers Services Company (BankservAfrica) SABC Sage International Samsung Electronics South Africa Sasol Scaw SEFA Shell SA Siemens Healthcare South African Broadcasting Corporation South32 SA Spur Group Standard Bank Standard Chartered Bank Steinmuller Sun International Takeda Telkom Business Connexion Tetra Pak The Pivotal Fund Limited The South African Breweries The Standard Bank of South Africa Tiger Brands Transnet Freight Rail Unilever Vedanta Resources - Zinc International Viacom International Media Networks Virgin Active SA WesBank Willis Towers Watson World Bank

The Global Projects group includes our energy projects practice (representing sponsors in the development of upstream oil and gas, LNG, pipeline, petrochemical, refinery and electric power projects, as well as in the acquisition and divestiture of interests in such projects), our project finance practice (representing both sponsors and lenders on energy and infrastructure projects), our energy regulatory practice (representing regulated entities; investors and customers / ratepayers of regulated entities, including electric generation, transmission and distribution; and LNG and natural gas production, gathering, transportation and distribution companies on U.S. federal and state regulatory and permitting issues), our real estate practice (representing developers and lenders on real estate projects, and acquisitions and divestitures of interests in such projects) and our international trade practice (representing clients in matters involving U.S. federal regulation of exports, imports, overseas investment and financial transactions).

This accounting on my work through the University of Minnesota provides an illustration of my employment of the Transformative Voice in a strategic engagement at the international level, to engage the legislative and financial power structural arrangements at the international level to support the operationalization of mediation processes to address socioeconomic conflict at the level of intra-state power structural arrangements.

Stepping back, the comments echo those made in a Bank for International Settlements (BIS) report yesterday, which highlighted perceived issues with CBDCs, specifically noting that they could give customers the power to fuel faster runs, thus draining banks» digital coffers during periods of financial instability.

Nexuslab is a Swiss Blockchain startup programme powered by Startupbootcamp and the Dutch bank's collaboration adds leading financial industry expertise to the programme and further strengthens its international footprint.

As a highly qualified and experienced financial services regulatory attorney specializing in the insurance and reinsurance field, both life and property / casualty, and as a practice team leader in my two most recent law firms, I demonstrate exceptional knowledge of federal, state and international regulatory and compliance issues, transactional acumen, client and employer loyalty, reliability, power of endurance and leaders...

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