Sentences with phrase «many economic challenges»

Reversing these trends is the central economic challenge of our time.

THE OFFICIAL REACTION: Jay Carney, press secretary to U.S. President Barack Obama, conceded that America «must do better to make clear our nation's will, capacity and commitment to work together to tackle our major fiscal and economic challenges.»

Newspapers already face severe economic challenges as they lose readers - and thus advertising - to digital platforms.

There's a growing sense that inflation targeting is no longer adequate to tackle contemporary economic challenges.

Every time I visit the continent, I am impressed by what daring African businessmen and women are accomplishing in the face of tough social and economic challenges.

After years of strong German leadership in the EU, Chancellor Angela Merkel now faces various political and economic challenges including ongoing domestic dissatisfaction with the refugee crisis, corporate crises such as Deutsche Bank, and the rise of populism.

That's not to say there aren't cultural and economic challenges.

Over the past few years we have faced some unprecedented economic challenges and we surmounted.»

The city of Detroit has faced serious economic challenges in the past decade, with a shrinking population and tax base while trying to maintain essential services.

Despite its flaws, however, the program has paid off — at least according to a 2010 study by Queen's University economics professor Roger Ware, which concluded it contributed roughly $ 2 billion a year to Canada's economy and helped ease economic challenges.

In my time as Finance Minister, I am proud of the work I have done to help manage the deepest economic challenge to face Canada since the depression of the 1930s and ensure Canada emerged stronger and as a recognized economic leader on the international stage.

Exxon has argued against all the other shareholder proposals as well, including a «policy to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity»; a policy articulating Exxon's «respect for and commitment to the human right to water»; «a report discussing possible long term risks to the company's finances and operations posed by the environmental, social and economic challenges associated with the oil sands»; a report of «known and potential environmental impacts» and «policy options» to address the impacts of the company's «fracturing operations»; a report of recommendations on how Exxon can become an «environmentally sustainable energy company»; and adoption of «quantitative goals... for reducing total greenhouse gas emissions.»

«I am honored to have the opportunity to lead the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and to represent the diverse needs and economic challenges of all people living and working in the Federal Reserve's Second District and as a member of the Federal Open Market Committee,» Williams said in a statement.

«While the overall effect of the 1MDB saga is hard to pin down, suffice to say that it is not something that Malaysia needs at this point, given that it already faces a number of substantial economic challenges ahead,» echoed OCBC economist Wellian Wiranto said in a note on Wednesday.

Finland's crippling financial collapse in the early»90s brought fresh economic challenges to this «confident and assertive Eurostate,» as David Kirby calls it in A Concise History of Finland.

Our patient investment approach and highly regarded turnaround capabilities have helped dozens of portfolio companies fix ailing balance sheets, address competitive and economic challenges and focus on implementing effective, value - driven business plans.

Trump and Macron also share many similar views when it comes to how to address economic challenges posed by the rise of China.

Canada faces many economic challenges in today's increasingly competitive world and it is hard to argue that our relative performance is not slipping.

She also contributes to the New Approaches to Economic Challenges (NAEC) and Inclusive Growth (IG) initiatives, and serves as the OECD Representative at the Deputies» meetings of the G20 Finance Track.

Recognized as a «SBA Lender of the Year» in 2015 by the Small Business Administration, BBVA Compass is proud to do our part to help small businesses overcome their current economic challenges and position themselves for future growth.

Better and more regular uptake of vaccines could improve health outcomes of Canadian adults and offset some of the economic challenges of an aging society.

Confronting economic challenges from abroad will require a sound fiscal framework, economic policies that promote growth, and measures to create opportunities for Canadians, according to the C.D....

In talking about monetary policy's contribution to the management of the economic challenges, the speech notes the recent increases in mortgage rates of the commercial banks, outside of the cycle of changes in the cash rate.

Edward Jones analyst Bobby Hagedorn said he is confident that Tim Hortons has a strong enough reputation in Canada to overcome any short - term economic challenges or attempts by other companies to trample its market share.

As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lays out his economic agenda, he's been confronting some major domestic economic challenges.

Regional Disparities: The Economic Challenge for Canada, Observation 17, by Judith Maxwell.

Making Ends Meet shines a light on the economic challenges faced by many Californians by showing the cost of supporting a family or a single individual in different parts of the state.

Its mission is to nurture, collect and propel an ambitious community of entrepreneurs and citizens to tackle social, environmental and economic challenges.

Beyond her role at George Brown, she also sits on the boards of numerous organizations, which give her a 360 - degree perspective on the social and economic challenges facing the GTA.

Kenya's central bank is partially to blame for the country's new economic challenges: Its 2016 Banking Act caps lending rates at a maximum of four percentage points above the central bank benchmark rate of 10.5 %, resulting in limited lending and corporate growth.

Fundamentally, Putin's Russia is facing the biggest set of economic challenges it has yet encountered.

So it is not surprising that, despite the economic challenges enterprises are facing, Splunk's user - base and revenues are growing significantly quarter over quarter.

«Mr. Speaker, Canada is not immune to global economic challenges from beyond our borders.

The elections will take place against the backdrop of rising economic challenges facing Africa's economy.

In 2013, the federal government continued, as in the past, to show its ideological arrogance; its unwillingness to confront major economic challenges; its disdain for Parliament; its aversion to openness and transparency; its rejection of a federal role in working with the provinces to strengthen the Federation; and its inability to adopt evidence based policy.

The proposition of gambling by New York's most high profile progressives as a solution to economic challenges would be vexing to an earlier generation of progressives who, rather than seeing it as a solution to economic woes, perceived gambling as a primary cause of them.

Washington (CNN)-- With the world facing «perilous times» and «anxiety stemming from economic challenges,» evangelical leader Franklin Graham is asking congregations to pray for President Barack Obama, even though Graham endorsed the president's opponent in the 2012 election.

Such has been the method by which modern Catholic social teaching has urged Catholics to approach the political and economic challenges of our time.

In a Guardian article on November 3rd the prominent Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan wrote concerning the «debate between faith and reason, and over the virtues of rationalism»: «The Pope's remarks at Regensburg have opened up new areas of inquiry that must be explored and exploited in a positive way, with a view to building bridges and, working hand in hand, to seeking a common response to the social, cultural and economic challenges of our day.»

«They wanted to destroy the innocent lives of people praying, at a time we are facing great economic challenges,» he said.

Facing unprecedented economic challenges, emotional baggage from seeing so many of their parents divorced and having core values tested by a shifting cultural climate has given many millennials pause when it comes to «settling down.»

«I believe the government can do more, especially at a time when the country is undergoing some economic challenges,» he told AP.

Asking what might enable community to flourish, Archbishop Sentamu said: «We must learn from our present political and economic challenges to think less about the price of things and more about the value of things.

They are both passionate optimists about Tasmania's future, despite its economic challenges, and believe agriculture is the key.

«All Australians will be looking to the budget to lay out the policy foundations needed to respond to this increasing economic challenge,» Mr Morrison said.

Hershey's chief procurement officer Susanna Zhu said: «A sustainable cocoa supply depends on a multi-stakeholder collaborative approach to find solutions to the social, environmental and economic challenges facing cocoa - growing communities.

The Club through the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation has a long established, productive and valued partnership with the council and the local community in an area with significant socio - economic challenges such as high unemployment and high levels of crime.

Widows in particular are at risk for specific economic challenges that may not fully understood.

Recognizing the high cost of travel and the economic challenges some members face, we are proud to offer a donation option that is specifically designated for travel expenses for international members.

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