Sentences with phrase «involved international credit»

Local payment processing company Allpago (which partners with international companies including PayPal, Symantec, and Intel Security in Latin America) says that in 2015 only about 21 % of the online transactions it handled in the country involved international credit cards.

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Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has published very robust research involving more than 140 countries around the world which demonstrates that countries with extreme levels of inequality (1) tend to experience much slower rates of economic growth; and (2) are far more susceptible to the kind of severe financial / banking / credit crisis that America just went through five years ago.

«The attention of the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has been drawn to a report credited to an official of Amnesty International, which military personnel are involved in gross violation of human rights and torture in the North East» it said.

Along the way, we touch on the abandoned film project that Lee was working on with screenwriter Michael Arndt, how The Book Of Life affected this production, the evolution of the idea from the initial spark to the finished film, how Adrian Molina got involved in the project, how Lee Unkrich went from editor to director and how he edits his own films, how Darla got a credit as «Digital Angel» on the original Toy Story, hiding easter eggs in an international setting, and working with Michael Giacchino.

REIT funds may be subject to other risks including, but not limited to, changes in real estate values or economic conditions, credit risk and interest rate fluctuations and changes in the value of the underlying property owned by the trust and defaults by borrowers.In addition to normal risks associated with equity investing, international investing may involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuations in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles, and from adverse political, social and economic instability in other nations.

There will be curriculum - related panel discussions address topics such as «Logistics of Dual Credit, Articulations and Partnerships,» alongside artist presentations and demonstrations, including a lunchtime lecture from Summer 2014 Artpace International Artist - in - Residence Margaret Meehan, and studio - based workshops involving gunpowder media, digital animation, fiber arts and more.

«It emerged at the international level, through the combination of, among others: (1) the conservationist interests of big environmental NGOs in the North, (2) the interests of national and sub-national governments in the North seeking low - cost alternatives to supposedly «offset» their continued and excessive emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases, (3) the interests of national and sub-national governments in the South seeking to obtain financial resources for the «protection» of forests in their countries, (4) the interests of corporations that could profit from market - tradable «offset» credits, including through speculation on secondary (derivatives) markets, which would allow them to continue destroying the forests for the extraction of timber, minerals or oil, the establishment of monoculture plantations, etc., thus expanding their business opportunities, and (5) the interests of consultants and other actors involved in financial capital markets who want to turn «unexploited» forests into a new market for this type of capital, through the commercialization of «environmental services» such as carbon sequestration, among others.»

Prior to joining Credit Suisse in 2008, Ben worked in environmental consultancy, latterly as Director of the environmental business stream for the East Asia operations of an international consultancy business where he managed or oversaw some 400 projects in support of a broad range of customers primarily involved with manufacturing, waste management, construction and real estate, and private equity.

Transactional advice is the most common aspect, and mainly involves negotiating carbon - related deals (such as carbon credits or projects to reduce carbon emissions, most of which have international dimensions).

Jeffrey Rector is a partner at Sheppard Mullin specializing in sustainability focused project finance for domestic and international transactions involving clean energy, water, and other infrastructure projects and in advising export credit agencies and multilateral development banks on project finance transactions.

An active member of several organizations, our team is heavily involved in International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) groups that are addressing collateral segregation and tax issues, revisions to the Credit Support Annex, and changes to OTC documentation mandated by the Dodd - Frank Act.

Other banks involved were Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, JPMorgan Chase, Bear Stearns (now part of JPMorgan), BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Washington Mutual, Wachovia, and Netbank, among other international institutions.