Sentences with phrase «of concern to governments»

While the illicit financial risk for real estate agents is often mitigated by the involvement of financial institutions already subject to strict anti-money laundering / counter-terrorist financing laws, the use of real estate in money laundering schemes continues to be an area of concern to the government.

Not exact matches

Officials from the government shared their concerns about higher interest rates with a Bloomberg reporter, violating the convention of keeping politics out of the day - to - day handling of monetary policy.

However, the bigger concern is that this is one more threat to your retirement nest egg, on top of low interest rates, a low - growth economic outlook, uncertain stock markets and potential government cuts to other programs, such as health care and nursing - home subsidies.

Bitcoin slumped as South Korea's justice minister reiterated his proposal to ban local cryptocurrency exchanges, fueling concern that a government crackdown will erode one of the world's biggest sources of demand for digital currencies.

Experts both inside and outside the government say concerns over naled are overblown, especially since it's one of the few options left to prevent the spread of Zika.

Certain matters discussed in this news release are forward - looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, doubts about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, the need to obtain additional funding, risks in product development plans and schedules, rapid technological change, changes and delays in product approval and introduction, customer acceptance of new products, the impact of competitive products and pricing, market acceptance, the lengthy sales cycle, proprietary rights of the Company and its competitors, risk of operations in Israel, government regulations, dependence on third parties to manufacture products, general economic conditions and other risk factors detailed in the Company's filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

The U.K. government published a few position papers, but according to Guy Verhofstadt, «most of them were in fact papers concerning the future relationship between U.K. and the European Union»

Amid growing concerns about government scrutiny of encrypted email in the United States, Silent Circle decided to give up on that part of its business.

The data underlined concerns that, after a long period of growth through globalization and reliance on global trade, governments are increasingly seeking to protect their own industries and promote domestic producers at the expense of foreign competitors.

The federal government approved the expansion in 2016 but the project faces significant opposition in B.C. Thousands of people have been rallying to protest the project and Horgan has raised concerns about the pipeline's possible environmental and economic impact.

The Federal government has sought to allay community concerns about tree farms - which have jumped 20 per cent in five years in Western Australia to reach almost 400,000 hectares - releasing a report on the impact of timber plantation.

The ACLU's suit seeks to address each of Trump's stated concerns, using government - backed studies, an analysis of transgender - related costs and the apparent readiness of several U.S. allies that allow transgender soldiers to serve openly.

Soon after, concerns about liquidity and asset quality put many other institutions at risk, including Bank of America and Citigroup, which took billions in loans from the government to weather the chaos.

Chief among these concerns right now is the U.S. government's ongoing abuse of surveillance technology, and its requirements of technology companies to supply information on their customers.

However, the Financial Times reported that the government has fresh concerns caused by Fox being named in a U.S. lawsuit filed last week that alleges it disseminated «fake news» on the murder of Seth Rich, an aide to the Democratic Party.

Reform of metropolitan councils is set to be derailed unless there is a quick response by the state government to concerns over funding implementation costs, according to the WA Local Governgovernment to concerns over funding implementation costs, according to the WA Local GovernmentGovernment Assoc

The 12 - year old scandal over the Australian Wheat Board's payments to the government of Iraq has moved closer to final resolution, with its former chairman Trevor Flugge convicted today of breaching his duties as a director but cleared of more serious charges concerning his knowledge of the payments.

«Although the Government points to the fact that Congress and the Executive identified the seven countries named in the Executive Order as countries of concern in 2015 and 2016, the Government has not offered any evidence or even an explanation of how the national security concerns that justified those designations, which triggered visa requirements, can be extrapolated to justify an urgent need for the Executive Order to be immediately reinstated,» the judges wrote.

Canadian chief executives and corporate leaders are concerned about the possible sale of Potash Corp. to a foreign buyer, and they want the federal government to take action to stop the sale.

There's been mounting concern from some Canadians over «too much chumminess» between the bank and the government, Yalnizyan noted, particularly with the recent passing of Bill C - 60, which potentially allows for the federal government to oversee some aspects of hiring for crown corporations.

The proposal is aimed at allaying the Japanese government's concerns over any transfer of sensitive technology to investors it deems a risk to national security, it said.

Obama's proposed legislation tries to balance security needs with concerns by offering liability protection to companies that provide information in near real - time to the government, while requiring them to strip it of personal data.

The polluted bay has raised concerns for years among athletes and residents and the Rio government promised to have most of it cleaned in time for the games.

But the filing claims that Flynn's work was on behalf of Inovo, not the Turkish government, and that it concerned merely «the political climate in Turkey» and «doing business in Turkey,» related to the export of natural gas.

«I'm really concerned that we're going to have a real collapse in Venezuela in oil production over the course of the next year,» which would in turn affect the government's ability to pay its debt, Rodriguez — who was head of the Venezuelan Congressional Budget Office from 2000 to 2004 — said at the AS / COA event.

American officials have been raising their concerns about China's IP practices since Bill Clinton was president, and Beijing has repeatedly failed to deliver on promises to reform, said the official, adding the administration is still open to discussing the issue with the government of President Xi Jinping.

The government, military, and concerned citizens have turned to this type of software for help.

On the current economic climate and the government's plans to increase the deficit, Munger said, «Of course I'm concerned about the rising level of government debOf course I'm concerned about the rising level of government debof government debt.

At today's prices, industry forecasts of three million barrels per day by 2020 are likely to underestimate production by a bit, but the real kicker will be on the value of that production to all concerned — governments, via taxes and royalties, and shareholders will all suffer much lower returns from this development than they would have expected less than a year ago if prices stay where they are today.

According to the survey, the top concerns of small business owners over the next year are the effectiveness of government leaders, commodities prices, healthcare costs, recovery of consumer spending and the strength of the U.S. dollar.

In an era when the pension liabilities of local governments remain a concern, investors may want to consider the debt offered by established public enterprises — airports and utilities, for example — as an attractive alternative to lease revenue and pension obligation bonds.

The White House has taken the side of traditional retailers in a Supreme Court case concerning the ability of state and local governments to collect sales taxes from online retailers.

Instead, the US government says fallout is a greater concern in the event of a terrorist's nuclear detonation, which would be close to the ground.

The bid for a Canadian technology company by a Chinese company is sure to be a cause for concern and perhaps embarrassment for the government of Stephen Harper.

«The FOP is very concerned that the partial or total elimination of SALT deductions will endanger the ability of our state and local government to fund these (law enforcement) agencies,» said the letter, distributed to reporters.

While tales of old are no substitute for new victories and a lack of focus on the American market is a concern, manufacturers did quite well — especially given that we have a government devoted to balancing the budget.

THE State Government continues to be very concerned about the effect of ongoing petrol price rises and their impact on everyone in the State, from families to businesses.

While the crackdown has drawn concern and criticism from Western capitals, rights groups and some domestic opponents of the government, most Turks have shown unity in their opposition to the coup attempt, with regular rallies of solidarity.

The Small UAV Coalition echoed Johnson's concerns in a November letter to the FAA that said, «State and local governments have no authority to govern or regulate the operation of aircraft, both manned and unmanned, in the National Airspace System.»

In Egypt, the Sisi government will have a chance to discuss the recent U.S. decision to suspend some of Egypt's military aid package because of Washington's concerns over civil liberties.

In an interview with local daily spreadsheet The Star on Wednesday, Najib said the government is «applying rigorous and exhaustive processes of investigation» to address concerns over governance.

Security concerns that caused the U.S. government to propose (then back off from) a laptop ban in the passenger cabin of some flights, which clearly could be a factor.

(The report also targeted Huawei, ZTE's larger Chinese rival, which, because of deeper concerns over its possible ties to the Chinese government, has struggled to make inroads since.)

'' The Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP) sent a letter to Minister of Industry, Hon. Tony Clement expressing its concern and requesting that the Conservative government reverse its decision to eliminate the long - form questionnaire in the 2011 Census.

Rounding up the documents to address USCIS concerns, submitting them, and awaiting an answer can take two to three months, says Diane Rish, associate director of government relations at the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

A government source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Harper intends to raise human rights concerns in a «frank dialogue» with the Chinese leadership — an issue the source described as a «delicate balance.»

The deal hatched by Canadian and US and negotiators this week might do much to ease the concerns of Canadian and US governments and corporations, although many observers agree that they might just as likely hate it once they fall under it.

It is government's job in general to balance the economics with other concerns, and so it should be up to a president and the congress to listen to concerns other than those of economists.

While our own government in Ottawa silently condones the plans for further integration with the U.S., and while our provincial governments continue to be completely sound asleep on this vitally important topic, irony of ironies, at this writing 15 U.S. states have expressed concern that the big business sponsored Security and Prosperity Partnership is a process that, wait for it, is a threat to states» rights and to the sovereignty of the United States.

«We are writing to set out Mr. Whitmarsh's concerns with respect to the manner in which the Public Service Agency's review is being conducted, as well as the damaging public comments that have been made about him recently by the Minister of Health Terry Lake, Premier Christy Clark and others in Government,» wrote Adams.