Sentences with phrase «major economic investment»

«Method choosing to build their state - of the - art manufacturing facility in Chicago's historic Pullman neighborhood is a major economic investment for the south side of the City.

A skeptic may easily dismiss Nealon's optimism, but she has a proven track record of bringing in major economic investment.

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«Notwithstanding the current position of the new U.S. Administration on (TPP), we will continue to engage with our American colleagues to strengthen our bilateral trade and economic relations, given the U.S.'s importance as our third - largest trading partner and a major source of investment,» Mustapa Mohamed said in a statement.

«When it comes to the corporate tax code, there are two major changes that will stimulate investment and lead to greater economic growth,» says Scott Hodge, president of the Washington, D.C. - based research group the Tax Foundation, in a statement.

While Wang's speech is not a blueprint for intense geostrategic rivalry with Washington, its emphasis on reform of global economic governance in the four major areas of finance, trade and investment, energy, and development could put Beijing on a collision course with the Trump presidency.

However growth has been volatile and accompanied by recurrent sizeable economic imbalances and tensions, only partly reflecting major aluminium - related investment projects.

Despite all of the hope for an economic recovery, and the willingness to equate such hope with a positive investment outlook, I continue to view the major indices as steeply overvalued.

Ian Russell, president and CEO of the Investment Industry Association of Canada, said Mr. Morneau's repeated statements about stimulating economic growth leaves him optimistic that the government won't introduce major hikes on investment income in tInvestment Industry Association of Canada, said Mr. Morneau's repeated statements about stimulating economic growth leaves him optimistic that the government won't introduce major hikes on investment income in tinvestment income in the budget.

The worst historical periods for investment returns have tended to cluster around major economic events such as the Great Depression, the highly inflationary environment of the 1970s and more recently the Great Recession.

The robust growth in the Philippines is widely attributed to President Benigno Aquino III's economic reforms, favourable fiscal management and strict anti-corruption campaign which earned the country several rating upgrades by major credit rating agencies to investment grade last year and kicked off a remarkable inflow of foreign direct investment.

Investment, which accounts for about half of China's economic output, was a major drag on growth in the fourth quarter, a result of monetary authorities making credit more expensive.

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.

Legal & General Investment Management's Emiel van den Heiligenberg recently warned that investors should «check their brakes» as major economic indicators are starting to flash yellow warning signals — or in some cases, bright red alarms.

«Thanks to our community investments in the Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland, the Global Center for Health Innovation and now Hilton Cleveland Downtown, we are attracting major events to downtown Cleveland and visitors from across the globe, increasing the economic impact for our residents and region.»

The answers to this key question will shape the future structure of Britain's trade relations and investment opportunities with major economic powers such as China.

A balanced long - term investment programme that focuses on transport infrastructure will retain and create jobs and provide a major catalyst for sustained economic recovery and growth of the nation.»

Economic relations between Nigeria and the United States are anchored on three major instruments, namely: the Bi-National Commission, Trade and Investment Framework Agreement and the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act.

These investments are a major step in helping complete these projects, provide high - speed internet to residents across the state, and strengthen the overall economic climate of New York.»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, in announcing the plan earlier this year said it was a major investment in upstate New York, parts of which have been in a long economic funk.

Seth Tekper cited major economic policy decisions including specific investments in the power sector which he said prevented the country from sliding into a recession.

A balanced long - term investment programme that focuses on transport infrastructure will retain and create jobs and provide a major catalyst to the economic recovery and growth of the nation.»

The government has announced a special initiative called the «Akufo - Addo Program for Economic Transformation (AAPET)», as a major intervention for job creation, infrastructure development and accelerated investment in Agriculture.

Finally be careful not to wreck retirement saving: a major long term cause of Britain's economic problems is that savings and investment have been too low and the economy over dependent on consumption.

SYDNEY (Reuters)- Australia faces a A$ 17 billion ($ 13.3 billion) exodus of investment from its windfarm industry because of a political deadlock, threatening to deal the country a major economic blow and kill hopes of meeting a self - imposed clean energy target.

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Economic data suggest that although the global economy has strengthened, uncertainty continues and is damaging business confidence and dampening investment in Canada's major trading partners.

However, an upside may be brewing: The city's economy has grown a bit in recent years, if not terribly quickly, and there are big investments underway by major brands like FedEx and Nike, according to economic growth organization Edge.

(04/22/2013) The world could be heading for a major economic crisis as stock markets inflate an investment bubble in fossil fuels to the tune of trillions of dollars, according to leading economists.

For its part, Saudi Arabia has gone through considerable effort to pitch its economic restructuring (and the investment opportunities that come with major privatizations) to partners in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Greenpeace commissioned economic analysts to look at the investments of Australia's major banks and found that while many were making sound investments in clean energy and winning sustainability and climate leadership awards, they were doing something else too — investing in coal mining and coal - fired power generation in volumes which massively eclipse their clean energy portfolios.

The world could be heading for a major economic crisis as stock markets inflate an investment bubble in fossil fuels to the tune of trillions of dollars, according to leading economists.

But the dollar investment in renewables fell by 14 percent from 2012, matching a decline in investment for all types of new electricity generating plants, perhaps as a result of slowing economic growth in some major economies.

Environmental, economic, and social factors have always been among the main considerations of the Santa Margherita Wine Group: we have established land management policies, implemented from Alto Adige down to Sicily; we've made major investments in energy - saving and renewable photovoltaic systems that have revolutionized our largest winery; and we have recently completed a biomass plant.

«We can not come close to stabilizing temperatures» unless humans, by the end of the century, stop adding more CO2 to the atmosphere than it can absorb, said W. David Montgomery of Charles River Associates, a consulting group, «and that will be an economic impossibility without a major R. & D. investment.»

And that investment is a major reason why electricity demand in this country has been flat for nearly a decade, decoupling from economic growth.

«Savings and investment boost economic growth, but when it comes to energy, global warming threatens as a major problem and our dependence on Middle Eastern oil damages our foreign policy.

He says stabilizing temperatures by the end of the century «will be an economic impossibility without a major R. & D. investment.»

Update (10/19/2010): South Korea Reaches for «Green Growth» The South Korean government recently announced a five - year plan to invest $ 36 billion (40 trillion S. Korean won) in clean energy technologies, anticipating these investments to be major sources of economic growth for the country.

Investment arbitration is predicted to be a major factor in the development of the global economic system.

The publishing of the guidelines used to examine investments under national security provisions in Canada's Fall Economic Statement 2016 marks a major change from the previous process which was «criticized for its lack of transparency.»

Founded in 2001, the IAC reports directly to China's National Development and Reform Commission, the major government agency in charge of economic and investment reform in the country.

In Australia, the job market remains tough with major projects reaching completion and unfavourable economic conditions which may cause operators to not sanction further investment in the region.

Economists are employed by local and central government, economic consultancies, major companies, banks, financial institutions, higher education establishments and investment organisations.

(i) recognising Indigenous peoples» cultural connections to homelands (whether on a visiting or permanent basis) but avoiding expectations of major investment in service provision where there are few economic or educational opportunities; and

a socio - economic study to identify and enumerate the difference in health spending between major cities and regional and remote Australia and from that study identify priorities for action that provide, or are likely to provide, the best return on investment for governments and communities

Poor nutrition is a major determinant of excess morbidity and mortality among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, 1 contributing to over 16 % of the burden of disease.2 In this issue of the Journal (page 549), consistent with the «economics of food choice» theory, 3 Brimblecombe and O'Dea report that the diet of a remote Aboriginal community was high in energy - dense, nutrient - poor foods — the cheapest options to satisfy hunger.4 This energy — cost differential restricts access to healthy food, and helps explain the persistently poor dietary patterns and deplorable health status of remote Indigenous communities.4 Placing nutrition issues in an economic framework highlights the investment required to improve Indigenous nutrition.4 But what has been learned to date about where resources should be directed?

I believe the attraction of global foreign investment in a time of social, economic and environmental instability has a major impact on our market, and I think liveability taps the psyche of wealthy people the world over.

What's needed is a major investment in education and housing assistance to bring these hidden Asians into the economic mainstream, the report says.

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