Sentences with phrase «major global deals»

With a connection to a global network of high - quality firms it is able to boast of working on major global deals, but it is also very strong domestically with impressive mandates across the board.

Not exact matches

Why He Matters: The desire to expand Tim's globally is driving Burger King deal, with Caira hoping that being owned by a major global corporate player will help accelerate the company's growth plan.

That means it outstrips the size of the then - major (and perhaps still pretty major) global media deal the confectionery company formed with Facebook in March.

In October, a month before BA and Iberia enacted a distribution surcharge on global distribution system bookings, several major travel management companies revealed they'd reached a deal, facilitated by Amadeus, in which the airlines would shield their corporate customers from the airlines» GDS - booking surcharge.

DAVOS, Switzerland — Hours after the Trump administration announced its first major tariffs on imported washing machines and solar panels, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a global audience that his country had just reached a historic trade deal with 10 Asia - Pacific countries.

Deals also take place between Chinese majors and independent domestic refiners, and between foreign oil majors and global trading houses.

It is Lenovo's second major deal on U.S. soil in a week as the Chinese electronics company angles to get a foothold in major global computing markets.

They acknowledge, of course, the global horizon of their ultimate concern, but this does not relate directly to their major task which is to deal with the actuality of a particular social situation.

They also raised issues including divestiture, exclusive dealing (s47), powers to obtain information, documents and evidence (s155) and the unconscionable conduct provisions of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (CCA), and whether there are barriers to the emergence of major Australian agribusiness companies («national champions») of global scale for exporting to international markets.

They also raised other issues including divestiture, exclusive dealing (s47), powers to obtain information, documents and evidence (s155), the unconscionable conduct provisions of the Competition and Consumer Act (CCA), and whether there are barriers to the emergence of major Australian agribusiness companies («national champions») of global scale for exporting to international markets.

We covered a number of major cultures (including baking from South America that I honestly never knew existed) and learned a great deal about global baking.

If the deal is completed Girona would join Major League Soccer franchise New York City FC, Australian A-League side Melbourne City FC, Japan's Yokohama F. Marinos and Club Atletico Torque in Uruguay, in CFG's increasingly global club network.

The new sponsorship deal is for an initial period of five years and is a major achievement for Christian Purslow, the former Liverpool managing director who is now in charge of global commercial activities at Stamford Bridge.

Also, major global policy initiatives now hang in the equilibrium as a result of the recent uproar: for example, the EU - Canada (CETA) and EU - US trade deals (TTIP may soon fall victim to extensive campaigning by transnational anti-globalization movements, which has resulted in mass urban demonstrations in numerous countries participating in the deal.

The big global bodies that supposedly mediate and shape policy on our planet have largely failed to deal with any of the major problems currently facing us.

Will all this add up to enough incentives to bring China and India — two major polluters that have so far resisted calls to regulate their emissions — on board a global deal?

A deal that sees all major emitters cutting greenhouse gases will be key to driving the needed global investment in low - carbon growth, the commission argues, calling it a «powerful macroeconomic policy instrument» that will send clear signals to businesses and investors.

But he is convinced that we are not thinking the problem through correctly and are, in fact, lost in a kind of green fog about how best to deal with global warming and other major environmental threats.

Business analysts welcomed «Copenhagen Accord» — a climate deal involving all the major economies for the first time in making commitments to curb emissions, cementing a global shift to a low - carbon world.

Major broadcast deal will reignite boxing in US for fans May 10, 2018, New York: Matchroom Boxing, a world leading boxing promoter, and Perform Group, the digital leader in global...

Amazon's move comes as the first major acquisition of the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival, where the likes of Sarah Jessica Parker's Blue Night, Tessa Thompson's Little Woods, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead's All About Nina are also slated for world premiere screenings ahead of securing global distribution deals.

As I mentioned earlier, designing, developing, and implementing global learning across multiple countries is a major challenge that can not be fully dealt with in a single post.

To be staged annually in the economic powerhouse of Sao Paulo, World Travel Market Latin America is the event where Latin American travel companies will negotiate and conclude major deals, highlighting the area's importance in the global travel and tourism industry.

They deal with major global, sociological, cultural, economic, ecological and environmental issues from the past ten years.

Samaras, who is based in Los Angeles, recently had a major survey of her work dealing with the future imaginaries of global capital, Tales of Tomorrow, at the Armory in Pasadena.

And yet that is the central issue facing the world at Durban: most non Annex - 1 countries — a category now including such poverty - stricken nations as the United Arab Emirates, South Korea, Singapore and so on — insist that a new round of Kyoto is the be-all and end - all, an absolute precondition for any progress towards a truly global deal encompassing all the major emitters.

These are positive signs, but there is a long way to go - the government has still not published several key contracts, and Global Witness is today publishing the major amendment to a multi-billion dollar Chinese deal.

Internationally, the energy consumption of China, India, Brazil, South Africa and Mexico will lead to a major global demand increase, which is likely to be met in large part from fossil fuels,» warning that the capacity to deal with these very substantial potential emissions «must urgently be developed.»

The nine chapters deal with issues ranging from the global atmosphere and climate to observing, mapping and forecasting weather, as well as chapters on «Explaining the weather», majoring on moist processes and «Hazardous weather», focusing primarily on hurricanes.

Its Center for the Study of Science, directed by the aforementioned Patrick Michaels, does deal with Global Warming as well as other scientific issues, but it's one of 12 centers or major projects that are affiliated with Cato.

The US has a major role to play in achieving a global climate deal in Copenhagen, and has much to gain by coming to the table with a strong message of urgency and commitment to the task at hand.

With countries set to sign a UN global greenhouse gas emission reduction deal next year, Lubber believes the stress test they are calling for will demonstrate why oil majors need to diversify.

Climate legislation has taken a back seat to health care reform in the US Senate, raising concerns that the US will be unable to lead the way to a major global climate deal in Copenhagen.

The GCC position that there is inadequate scientific certainty regarding global warming to warrant decisive action is increasingly controversial in a political season where all of the major presidential candidates have recognized the importance of dealing with the issue.

«There is zip I can do to stop co2 emissions rising and the soaring emissions from China, India» — that's because you're not the executive govt with a chance in a bigger picture of negotiating a global deal or spanning off major research.

While the rest of the world deals with important issues like the fate of the human race and major disruption of the global atmosphere, the U.S. Congress, which is now completely controlled by the Republicans, is still grappling with understanding (or denying) the basic science.

Abuja, Nigeria — A major oil deal struck by ExxonMobil with the Nigerian Government is being investigated by Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, a law enforcement agency that investigates high - level corruption, Global Witness reveals today.

The percentage of Americans expressing a great deal of worry has varied over that period, partly reflecting major global warming news events along the way.

AR5 is also likely to underpin efforts to create a global emissions deal in 2015, making its findings particularly relevant with the next major UN climate summit just four months away.

Such a finding and punitive measures that could follow would represent a major turning point in the way society deals with energy corporations that peddle doubt and disinformation regarding a global threat it regards solely as a threat to annual earnings.

Several papers illustrate methodological advances in dealing with uncertainties with practical applications related to major global and regional challenges such as food security, greenhouse gas emission reductions and moving towards green economy.

Building upon IIASA's scientific foundations and agenda, this special issue has two major themes: Dealing with uncertainty in integrated analyses of human - environment systems; Social, technical and institutional transformatons in response to global sustainability challenges.

Our work with former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair to build support among world leaders for a global climate deal, Breaking the Climate Deadlock, showed how major emission reductions could be achieved.

A major oil deal struck by ExxonMobil with the Nigerian Government is being investigated by Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, a law enforcement agency that investigates high - level corruption, Global Witness reveals today.

The ILO brand encompasses: • A multifaceted online resource for senior international corporate counsel, which provides tailored, quality - assured updates on global legal developments, a database of the world's major deals and the legal advisers involved, and a comprehensive directory of firms and partners.

On the other hand, other firms have preferred to rely for global business on referral deals with major U.S. and U.K. firms.

Software giant IBM has made trade finance and supply chain management major planks of its blockchain strategy, leading it to ink cooperative deals with major shipping corporations like Maersk and global retailers like Walmart.

That potential deal highlights a convergence of trends — notably, that U.S. companies are evolving investment vehicles to make it easier for foreign capital to invest in U.S. real estate, and that Singapore is emerging as a major player in the global REIT market.