Sentences with phrase «low economic base»

These economies are «starting from an extremely low economic base and have the ability to embrace technology and tap into an increasingly urbanized work force, which can lead to a relatively long period of rapid growth,» Mordy says.

Not exact matches

It will be staying in the low - for - longer club — likely into 2017, based on current economic forecasts.

Low oil prices in the United States are a strong economic stimulant; the massive consumer base has more cash in their pockets, and they spend it.

What that means is that you are in an environment that is going to have further trouble in terms of investment returns that are in areas that are based on economic growth and areas that do relatively well like bonds... Broadly speaking, I think that investors should be looking for lower prices on most risk assets in these developed countries with the exception of Japan.»

In contrast, we are acquiring Treasury securities on the open market and only on a temporary basis, with the goal of supporting the economic recovery through lower interest rates.

Last year, median household income in the United States was $ 59,039 — lower than the $ 59,992 median in 2007 or the $ 60,399 median income in 2000 — based on calculations by the Economic Policy Institute using Census data.

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.

Obviously, besides immediately abandoning its propaganda campaign, the Chinese government should reassure the global business community with concrete, honest, realistic, and market - based solutions that address the underlying pathologies of China's poor economic performance: massive debt, endemic overcapacity, and an economic system that channels low - cost capital into inefficient state - owned enterprises at the expense of private entrepreneurs and consumers.

Revenues are lower than projected in the 2013 Budget due to slower economic growth, a lower tax base and lower Government of Canada transfers.

Based on projections, we think the United States is likely to see solid growth, low inflation and limited wage growth, while in Europe the economic expansion can become further entrenched.

Increased internet speeds, smartphone uptake, cheap data costs, and digital innovation also lower the barriers to entry into unregulated economic transactions, where consumer products and services are traded on interest - based groups like WhatsApp and Facebook.

You may disagree with Krugman's analysis, but it's a little disingenuous to try to denigrate and dismiss Thomas Mulcair's economic ideas when they're based on Nobel prize winning work in economics (the intellectual case, that is; the factual case that this phenomenon is occurring today, in Canada, is purely a question of whether the appreciation of our currency is based on the oil and gas boom and whether a high dollar results in lower exports in other sectors, both of which you seem to have admitted are accurate.)

Official interest rates were raised by 150 basis points between November 1999 and August 2000, starting from a low point established during the Asian economic crisis.

Low and stable inflation reduces uncertainty in the economy, helps people make saving and investment decisions, and is the basis for strong and sustainable economic growth.

Based on Budget 2013 and the Office of the Parliamentary Officer's economic and fiscal update, the seven - year moving - average rate for 2017 is projected to be significantly lower than that for 2016, representing a drop in EI revenues of between $ 4 - $ 6 billion.

Based on these and other serious risks to the economic benefits of the Fraser River, every chamber of commerce in the Lower Mainland — from the mouth of the river around Richmond, to the entrance to the Fraser canyon at Hope, are calling on senior levels of government to act now to commit funding to head off potential disaster.

There are reputable economists who believe the business of raising and lowering official interest rates should be automatic, based on economic conditions and little else.

Oil prices at a five - year low should be a wake - up call for Canada to abandon an economic strategy based strictly on tar sands / oil sands...

A major catalyst, especially in emerging markets, was the conviction that the Fed was not going to hike base rates in the immediate future against a backdrop of low inflation, weakening job gains and global economic uncertainties.

Sergei Guriev, a former advisor to the Russian government, told CNBC that, should oil prices stay at their near - record lows of around $ 82 a barrel, Russia, which is basing its economic forecasts on a much higher oil price, would face a «serious problem.»

Oman, the poorest Gulf Arab country on the basis of economic output per person, was cut for the first time by Moody's Investors Service, which cited the negative impact of lower oil prices on government finances, economic performance and balance - of - payments.

So on the face of it, you can see the rating agencies downgrade the UK on the basis of greater economic uncertainty, lower growth prospects.

on Alberta's chance to reinvent itself as low - carbon resource - based economic powerhouse will require significant infrastructure investments

«In light of this recent [economic] activity... we have lowered our 30 - year fixed - rate mortgage forecast for both 2016 (by 30 basis points) and 2017 (by 50 basis points) to 3.6 percent and 4.0 percent, respectively.»

A comment piece by Toby Heaps in the Edmonton Journal and captures a synthesis of the fiscal and infrastructure components to help Alberta become a low - carbon resource - based economic powerhouse.

We do think that the new form of «discovery» in the current economic environment going forward won't be based on high grade resources, but will be based on technologies that lower production costs.

The biggest problem with Honolulu is that there isnt much of a solid economic base, you have nearly LA level prices, perhaps higher with much lower average earning power.

Angela Glover Blackwell, Appointee for Member, President's Advisory Council on Faith - Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Angela Glover Blackwell is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Policy Link, a nonprofit organization that strives to advance economic and social equity, improving access and opportunity for all low - income people and communities of color, particularly in the areas of health, housing, transportation, education and infrastructure.

The program employs low - cost, evidence - based principles of concussion risk reduction which can be implemented by programs regardless of sport, socio - economic setting, or age.

Kaczynski said he hopes to win a second two - year term to guide the town's economic development, tax base growth, creation of a town center near the new train station, help hire a new town manager and keep taxes as low as possible despite the $ 1.7 billion state deficit and uncertainty about state aid to towns and cities.

The lawmakers said the platforms allow low - cost services that have led to growth in many technology - based businesses «that have created much - needed jobs, tax revenue, and economic development opportunities throughout our state.»

Russia has unfavorable economic factors - the lack of inter-country navigation combined with out of date technological base combined with entrenched culture of corruption means far more relative expenses and greater friction in economic activity and far lower average standards of living (not exactly helped by 70 years of Socialism; but Russia was economically screwed over by the Czars for centuries before that; and by post-Soviet governments after that too).

One could frame the debate in the advantages of using less fossil fuel, which range from lower costs to people (an all electric car has operating costs about 1/4 that of a gasoline vehicle), to balance of payments (less capital flowing out of the country, especially relevant to countries who import most of their oil), to terrorism (not funding it, and western influence leaving the ME, which is the basis of most ME terrorist organizations) to conflict in general (most of the major conflicts in the last 30 years have involved ME oil), to finite supply (when we run out, we'll be facing a global economic meltdown).

The shift would reduce economic output by between 2 - 6 percent by 2050, because of the costs of building a cleaner energy system based on low - carbon energies that are more expensive than abundant coal, the IPCC said.

Based on an economic analysis, the highest CST hybrid was 71 percent more profitable than the lowest hybrid.

Based on other research that examined the economic burden of dengue on low - and middle - income countries elsewhere in the world, the study researchers determined that the direct medical costs of the disease represent only 49 percent of the disease's overall costs.

However, the team has simulated new rankings based on how environmental, political and economic change to improve liveability might alter the order and shown that Singapore could rise to joint # 1 with Geneva while Chicago, Shanghai, Amman and Abu Dhabi could jump from relatively low - ranking positions to much higher up the team's urban league table.

Future emissions estimated based on OECD projections for economic growth and steady progress towards the upper (65 %) or lower (60 %) end of China's carbon intensity target for 2030.

Using nuclear power to generate electricity provides many benefits: it's low carbon, it diversifies our electricity supply, it operates reliably on a constant basis, and it provides substantial economic benefits in communities where plants operate and to U.S. companies who supply the global nuclear industry.

Based on this observation, The Centre for Economic Performance suggest that low - achieving students are more likely to be distracted by mobile phones, and so banning them could be a low cost way for schools to reduce educational inequality.

It demonstrates that effects of socio - economic status on educational outcomes can be mitigated, and this can be done on a whole - school and system - wide basis by the very people and the same schools where low performance was once the norm.

«Effects of socio - economic status on educational outcomes can be mitigated, and this can be done on a whole - school and system - wide basis by the very people and the same schools where low performance was once the norm.

Research based on related international adult surveys like the Programme for International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) demonstrates that, for the vast majority of adults, low levels of literacy and numeracy have a negative impact on their social and economic future.

Over half of all INDCs also include a long - term perspective on the transition toward economic growth based on low - emission, high resilience development.

Money would then be available to bring needy schools up to 95 per cent of the government's schooling resource standard (SRS), which is calculated by taking a base cost for educating each student and adding money for disadvantage (such as coming from a low socio - economic background, being indigenous, or living in a remote area).

And there are direct economic consequences of high and low performing education systems, the study says, particularly in a globalised, skill - based economy.

About 30 percent of Australian students who are in the lowest socio - economic quintile (based on a variety of factors including where they live) enroll in a university, according to the Longitudinal Study of Australian Youth.

Pathways to College Credentials and Careers: In order to increase the economic mobility of low - income and minority students, the Joyce Foundation will support state and federal policy work to: (1) better prepare students for college and career through early college credits, work - based learning, and high school interventions to reduce college remediation; (2) increase the likelihood that low - income and minority students will complete credentials or degrees of economic value at the institutions they attend; and (3) increase access and success for low - income and minority students in the public institutions with the highest economic payoffs.

Solution: Let nationally - mandated curricula be constructed on an as - needed basis not by the privileged elite, but by those oppressed by lower socio - economic inequality.

OECD analysis finds that about 15 percent of variability in the performance of American students is explained by socio - economic factors; the OECD average is 10 percent.13 Research suggests that if the PISA results of U.S. students are adjusted such that the distribution of low - income students is more similar to other countries with comparable post-industrial economies, both math and reading results would look significantly higher.14 This does not mean the United States should not be concerned about international comparisons of educational achievement, but it suggests that the conclusions drawn from rankings based on national averages are limited and that reality is more nuanced.