Sentences with phrase «leading economies issue»

Indeed, the year saw regulators from many of the world's leading economies issue investor alerts and cautionary statements about financial use cases for the tech.

Not exact matches

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), which is jointly owned by the world's leading central banks, noted in November that bitcoin could disrupt the ability of central banks to exert control over the economy, as well as issue money.

However, with U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew indicating that he's monitoring developments with regard to the yen, the issue may be revisited at the wider G - 20, when the leading industrial economies are joined by developing nations.

Economic growth in the first quarter retreated due to what we feel were transitory issues, including headwinds from a rising dollar, work stoppages at West Coast ports and harsh winter weather, leading to a 0.7 % drop in the US gross domestic product during first - quarter 2015.1 We still maintain, however, that the two main pillars of the US economy — consumer spending and corporate earnings — will continue to be supported by moderate economic growth.

Rather than put up a long (boring) video news release, we broke out the interesting clips (soundbites and graphics) and embedded them in a page interspersed with text that leads people through the issue (automobile fuel economy standards).

«This extensive package would help fix many of the issues that lead to corruption and the misuse of taxpayer funds and will create a system where sound investments will be better able to grow our economy and create more opportunities for all New Yorkers.

Led by Steffen Hertog, the project aims to place MENA - specific political economy issues in a wider comparative perspective.

As a visionary for New York's economy, she has created a leading voice for business on economic growth, corporate governance, tax policy, labor, manufacturing, campaign finance reform, value creation, and education, among other issues.

All of our fringe meetings were very successful, leading discussion in the party on key issues of fairness in the economy: taxes, high pay and our Plan C to put sustainability and fairness at the heart of government policy.

She cited several issues that led her to enter the 24th district race, including the economy, education and environmental concerns.

With the City Council aggressively tackling workforce issues, Council Member Brad Lander, a Democrat who represents part of Brooklyn, has taken the lead in developing legislation to help people in the gig economy.

Business groups see the issue as one that could boost the upstate economy, and the Republican - led State Senate — whose majority caucus includes a number of upstate lawmakers — has been supportive.

He has also worked on housing and regeneration issues, analysing the direct and indirect impacts and drivers of city housing markets across the country, and led research evaluating how cities can foster relations between universities and high growth firms, and capitalise on opportunities in the low carbon economy.

Tim Montgomerie said that the fact that the poll showed the Conservatives with a 2 per cent lead on the economy — «the number one issue for voters» — was «a building block for winning in the seats we need to win».

«On issues such as Europe, the integrity of the United Kingdom, climate change, human rights and the spread of the low - wage economy, he has been content to lead the Tories back towards their nastiest and most Thatcherite comfort zones.

He said the NDC has serious issues with the way the economy is being managed by the NPP, a development he believes defeats promises made to Ghanaians in the lead up to the 2016 general elections.

The NPP and its flagbearer have consistently questioned the competency of the President Mahama - led National Democratic Congress (NDC) government's management of issues like the economy, power sector and health insurance.

Their position on issues is now similar to their position at the end of last summer when they enjoyed a much larger lead in voting intentions (The Conservatives are ahead by 20 on law and order, 24 on immigration, 7 on education, 10 on tax, 4 on unemployment (traditionally a «Labour issue»), 8 on the economy.

The study, published in the September issue of Annals of Surgery online, shows that providing pricing information upfront can influence patient choice of surgical procedures and potentially lead to cost savings in health care, a sector of the economy that accounts for more than 17 percent of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product, says Eric R. Scaife, M.D., senior author, associate professor of surgery and chief of pediatric surgery at the University of Utah (U of U) School of Medicine.

My attention was piqued on February 8 when 86 leading evangelical Christians — the last cohort I expected to get on the environmental bandwagon — issued the Evangelical Climate Initiative calling for «national legislation requiring sufficient economy - wide reductions» in carbon emissions.

As low - wage jobs continue to show strong gains since the recession, findings from the Low - Wage Workers» Health Project led by Upstate Medical University is offering insight into how these jobs affect public health and the economy in Syracuse, N.Y., and reflect national trends in issues related to low - wage workers.

In fact, their economies have grown more quickly than they have issued debt, leading to a substantial drop in their debt - to - GDP ratios.7 Although their budget deficits remain higher than that of the average developed country, they are now well below their rate of GDP growth (something many developed market countries can't claim).

As discussed last month, this is a bit of a too much of a good thing crash all around — tax cuts into a strong economy sending inflation and interest rates high enough to lead the Federal Reserve to (potentially) over react and raise rates too high, causing a recession and growing debt issues as the government refinances debt at higher rates, all while a tax cut reduces federal revenues.

The G7 leaders agreed to jointly take a leading role in international efforts to address pressing issues, such as downside risk for the global economy and challenges to the international order through unilateral actions, as a group guided by common values and principles, including freedom, democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights.

High Risk, Soaring Costs «Some pet parents might not see a problem with their pet's extra pound or two,» Draper points out, «But in a down economy like this one, pet owners will likely take issue with paying higher veterinary bills and that's what having an overweight pet often leads to.»

See e.g. Maxeiner, supra n. 1, at 44 (arguing that a globalized legal education is no longer subject to the cultural barriers that were once dominant in society, allowing students to focus on the legal cultures that they will likely encounter in an increasingly globalized economy); see also James E. Pfander, Book Review, (reviewing Thomas Main, Global Issues in Civil Procedure (Thomson / West 2006)-RRB-(describing the case for globalized Civil Procedure courses by emphasizing how such an approach would lead to a greater understanding of American procedure).

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These issues can be confusing and stressful particularly in cases where incomes fluctuate, are going up or are going down or to zero in cases where the economy leads to job loss or business failures.

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«As the leading advocate for housing and homeownership issues, NAR firmly believes that the mortgage interest deduction is vital to the stability of the American housing market and economy.

This can cause global capital flows to suddenly and significantly reverse, leading to capital flow and currency issues for countries, most notably emerging market economies that are dependent on foreign investment.

In this role, he helps set a leading pace for news coverage spanning the issues driving the U.S. housing economy.

«As the nation's leading advocate for homeownership and housing issues, NAR understands how integral homeownership is to the nation's economy.