Sentences with phrase «lack of infrastructure in»

The lack of infrastructure in remote locations of Australia must not be underestimated in any discussion about economic development.

He told Utility Dive that the lack of infrastructure in the region could hurt its ability to meet clean energy goals while retaining reliable service.

I think partly because there's a lack of infrastructure in Africa so most of these artists didn't necessarily go to art school, although by now they've all been in a learning environment of some sort like residencies or exchanges.

While tourism is a major part of Bali's economy, it was sad to see the blatant disrespect for the environment and lack of infrastructure in place to help preserve...

With regard to the high interest rates; Kiva has justified this by explaining that the lack of infrastructure in some developing world makes interest rates higher.

There are no food testing labs in any of the other states in the Eastern region, indicating a severe lack of infrastructure in this geographic region.

Cambodia stagnated for the latter part of the 20th century partly because of internal conflict and the lack of infrastructure in rural areas.

Not exact matches

Its government has put a stimulus package in place and is continuing its much - vaunted transition from infrastructure to consumer spending, but a lack of trustworthy economic data and corporate reporting continues to scare investors.

They argued transporting crude by pipeline would be safer than alternatives like rail, and charged Obama with hypocrisy for complaining about the lack of investment in U.S. infrastructure while obstructing an $ 8 billion project.

Starting a social business presents its own set of challenges, but couple that with the security risks, poor infrastructure and lack of resources found in a disaster area and you have the perfect recipe for failure.

«The measure will accelerate the arrival of infrastructure and people for mining activities in areas of native forest, reproducing in the region the same lack of governance that permits the advance of deforestation and land grabs (elsewhere) in the Amazon,» Greenpeace said in a report by Reuters.

The startup has installed systems in areas of Ecuador, Jordan, Mexico, and the Philippines that lack the infrastructure for drinking water.

Many institutions still lack the technological infrastructure needed to harness their own researchers» mammoth data sets, let alone those at other academic centers; fixing that alone could present medical science with one of the greatest research opportunities in decades.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

A host of engineers and urban planners have long warned this trait is sorely lacking in America's brittle infrastructure.

Leapfrogging bypasses the lack of existing infrastructure by skipping stages in development, often with the help of smartphones.

If Amazon, which is the leader in public cloud infrastructure — where servers, storage and networking is pooled and shared among customers — has an Achilles Heel it is its lack of a hybrid cloud story.

«The implications tie back to the founding vision that we've had of turning cities into metro stops, changing the meaning of where you live and where you work, unlocking economic opportunity in areas that might be currently locked away by lack of infrastructure or lack of transportation solutions,» Hyperloop One co-founder Shervin Pishevar told the Verge.

Countries and other public and private sponsors have traditionally presented opportunities in an old - fashioned word - of - mouth format, and infrastructure investors lack a point of access into bankable investment opportunities.

Such optimism must somehow reconcile with all the forces conspiring against Canadian oil: the lack of pipeline infrastructure or «takeaway» capacity, the occasionally gaping price discount applied to Western Canada Select, the renaissance in oil production unfolding in the U.S., rising Canadian production costs and the flight of investor money out of commodities.

In the states examined, the report finds that the lack of additional pipeline infrastructure would cost over 78,000 jobs and $ 7.6 billion in GDP by 202In the states examined, the report finds that the lack of additional pipeline infrastructure would cost over 78,000 jobs and $ 7.6 billion in GDP by 202in GDP by 2020.

Inadequate flood protection infrastructure, which right now might not contain high tides in El Nino years; Lack of action on annual sediment removal from spring freshets, which each year move over 30 million m3 of sediment and leave about 3 million m3 of silt in the navigation and secondary channels of the lower reaches; and, By the end of this century sea levels at the mouth of the river could potentially rise more than one meter due to climate change overtopping the diking system.

The lack of standardization for health care software goes a long way to explaining why infrastructure deals dominated private equity investments in digital health in 2015.

However, Cele points out that the lack of infrastructure remains the biggest hindrance to growth in African iron - ore projects.

For example, the G20 has been considering how the lack of financial resources is holding back badly - needed infrastructure development in the emerging and developing worlds.

One thing holding back household spending in smaller cities is the lack of physical retail infrastructure and product availability, in part due to the sheer geographic scope of the market — while UBS determined China has four tier 1 cities (Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen) there are nearly 200 tier 4 cities alone.

Porter also said he is frustrated by the lack of progress on energy infrastructure — particularly on the Energy East project, a pipeline proposed by TransCanada Corp. (TSX: TRP) that would ship 1.1 million barrels of Alberta oil per day to refineries in Eastern Canada.

«PREPA's fundamental infrastructure is in jeopardy due to a lack of funding and significant workforce reductions,» according to the report.

While it saddles the countries with debt, these countries have underinvested in infrastructure for years, mainly because of lack of capital.

«In the past, the lack of infrastructure designed to promote female voices would have held them back; but today, women who are gifted to teach, lead, or encourage have opportunity to actualize these gifts in a public way.&raquIn the past, the lack of infrastructure designed to promote female voices would have held them back; but today, women who are gifted to teach, lead, or encourage have opportunity to actualize these gifts in a public way.&raquin a public way.»

International organizations are growing concerned that there will be a rise in disease (especially with lack of sanitation infrastructure) and child trafficking and are doing their best to combat both atrocities...

Food charities in the past have reported that efforts to redistribute surplus food have been held back due to a number of obstacles, such as the lack of infrastructure and storage facilities like refrigeration units required to safely transport and store meat and dairy, or confusing «best before» dates on food packaging that lead retailers to throw out food when it is still safely edible instead of marking it for redistribution.

Amidst the devastation caused by this increase in the amount and nature of natural disasters, artificial feeding is even more risky, as an increased lack of clean water and infrastructure make it difficult to ensure the safe preparation of baby food.

A lack of commitment from the Government for the entire route of the HS2 line means that this vital infrastructure project risks being developed in isolation, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has warned.

But Kolb and his fellow Republicans have been largely disappointed by the ongoing lack of parity they have experienced in the chamber under Heastie, though the minority leader did admit the speaker this year allocated capital infrastructure cash to his GOP conference — something Silver «never did.»

But in places such as Somalia or Afghanistan, poor security, poverty and a lack of infrastructure persist long after the acute crisis has eased, so it's often hard for refugees to feed and support their families after they return.

Trump's already shown his disdain for most of the tools of modern political organizing and campaigning, and not always to his advantage: his lack of campaign infrastructure and data likely handed Iowa to Cruz, keeping the Texas senator in the race (and attacking Trump) for months.

Many - not all - believe aid provided earlier can sometimes prevent larger and longer term damage to a national economy by preventing long term unemployment and loss of job skills and prevent a lack of investment in infrastructure, health, and education.

As The New York Times wrote earlier this year, the transit problems date back multiple elected administrations on the city and state level and a lack of investment in existing infrastructure.

Among the question topics are transportation infrastructure, Governor Cuomo's lack of appearances in Rockaway, what he would do differently concerning the state's Sandy recovery efforts and whether he views Governor Cuomo's heavy use of official events as «abusing the power of his office.»

In his state of the state address last year, Cuomo described LaGuardia, with its delays, crowded conditions, lack of amenities and dismal infrastructure, as «a disgrace.»

«The poor performance of industry and the business sector in general, could also be attributed to other challenges they faced, including, but not limited to, lack of access to finance, high interest rates, an unstable exchange rate, high import duties on raw materials and machinery, poor facilitation of import and export trade, particularly at our ports, inadequate and poor quality of raw materials for industrial processing, a poorly developed domestic trade infrastructure, lack of effective collaboration between research institutions and industry, limited access to serviced land for industrial production activities and poor standards of regulation and certification.»

«Unless we apply the break and uphold the rule of law and democratic conventions and practices in all ramifications, our greatest losses, moving forward, will not be economic recession, lack of critical infrastructure, among others, but an irredeemably deteriorated civilian rule where the decisions of the courts, letters and spirit of the law, resolutions of the legislature, electoral choices of Nigerians as expressed through the ballot no longer count.»

A Long Island builders» group is criticizing the lack of details in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's splashy plans for New York's infrastructure and accusing Island lawmakers of abandoning the issue so far in the 2016 legislative session.

Amputee football has been faced with lots of challenges ranging from the lack of equipment, poor infrastructure, social stigmatization, low self - esteem, in - fighting among stakeholders and exploitation of the athletes involved in the sport.

Higgins says the United States's lack of investments in scientific research, infrastructure and education puts the nation behind.

The OECD also says that the main issues hampering economic growth in the UK are poor educational attainment at secondary level, lack of public infrastructure and rigid planning laws, rather than regulatory obligations, none of which would be directly improved by leaving the EU.

But Biden was also critical of the lack of progress being made when it comes to Congress approving infrastructure upgrades, decrying how the most modern airports in the world are overseas.

Biden, whose comparison of LaGuardia to a Third World country is often evoked by Cuomo, repeatedly praised the governor during Tuesday's press conference and bemoaned the lack of funding dedicated to infrastructure in other areas of the country.

«The county's infrastructure was in need of much work and the County Executive's 2014 Road Project plan was lacking, especially in my district where major issues were being ignored.