Sentences with phrase «of leading businessmen»

Local news agency The Irrrawaddy cites «informed sources» who claim that Schmidt «will soon visit» the country in a trip that will see him meet with senior government officials, opposition leader (and Nobel Peace Prize winner) Aung San Suu Kyi and a number of leading businessmen.

Shadow transport secretary Theresa Villiers certainly believes the answer to the above question is «yes», based on this letter to yesterday's Sunday Times signed by a number of leading businessmen.

The final report of the Small Business Taskforce — a group of leading businessmen, entrepreneurs and academics commissioned by Labour to examine how to support small businesses to thrive — highlighted widespread dissatisfaction with the ability of the big banks to meet the financing needs of small businesses.

A prestigious chess challenge for UK schools has won the support of a leading businessman and author.

Not exact matches

A shrewd and opportunistic Scottish immigrant, he launched a series of successful steel, wool and dry goods businesses and ran the Bank of Montreal before leading the syndicate of businessmen who formed the Canadian Pacific Railway Corp..

Perth businessman John Langoulant has been appointed to lead the state government's commission of inquiry into the Barnett government's spending on 26 projects over the past eight years.

Leading Democratic governor candidate J.B. Pritzker was called a «liar» and a «fraud» by two rivals as the billionaire businessman's ties to secret offshore shell companies became the focus of the final forum of the campaign Wednesday night.

Leading political and business figures have paid tribute to Sir Eric McClintock, a prominent businessman and public servant, who died in Sydney on Tuesday at the age of 99.

The recently retired head of Cox Communications in San Diego, Geppert has joined with businessman and civic benefactor Malin Burnham, who has led an effort to buy the U-T and form a community nonprofit to run it.

One dream concerns Mahound, a businessman turned prophet (styled after the Prophet Muhammad, who was formerly in the caravan trade), and another features Ayesha, beloved spouse of the Prophet, leading her people on a hazard - strewn pilgrimage.

While it may come as a surprise to many, this difference in emphasis actually has the effect of leading our economists and businessmen to preach a message for the world's poor that is charged with greater hope than what is typically taught by many of our leading theologians and preachers.

As a result, certain intangibles — such as values based on our more noble human impulses — are gradually entering the scope of leading thinkers, including historians, social scientists, businessmen and bankers — and even economists.

Retail giant Woolworths has re-emphasised its support for same - sex marriage and dissociated itself from businessman Roger Corbett after comments by the former chief executive led to a flood of boycott threats from shoppers.

Leading political and business figures have paid tribute to Sir Eric McClintock, a prominent businessman and public servant, who died in Sydney on Tuesday at the age of 99.

Kerry Foods, which claims to be the leading UK producer of authentic, convenient Indian cuisine, has close ties to the region through the late Lord Gulam Noon — Indian - born, British businessman and founder of Noon Products, a Kerry Group business.

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He has led a normal, respectable life as a teacher, an education administrator and able businessman, but in his attachment to the wreck in the blue hole he is one of the giddiest.

The original Tampa Bay ownership group, led by Esposito; Mel Lowell, a former vice president of finance and business affairs with the New York Knicks and Rangers; and Tampa businessman Henry Paul, was plagued by cash shortages even before it was awarded the franchise in December 1990.

SI's least - lonely long - distance runner, Hal Higdon, noted that «it is harder to explain a marathon than to run one,» but he has done both with unflinching verve, and Ron Delany, now a businessman in his native Dublin, recently recalled the years of effort that led to his glory at Melbourne.

A traveling British businessman loved the cup and brought Tommee Tippee back to the UK where we're one of the leading baby feeding accessories brands awarded consumer UK Superbrands status in the recent 2016 survey.

The Deputy Youth and Sports Minister, Pius Hadzide has confirmed that he led a delegation on behalf of government to donate to businessman Alfred Woyome when he lost his mother.

Lead counsel for beleaguered businessman Alfred Agbesi, has revealed that his client under oral examination by former Attorney General and Minister of Justice Martin Amidu will not divulge the alleged beneficiaries of the 51.2 million cedis he wrongfully received.

Lead counsel for the Businessman Ken Anku argued today that the examination be put on hold since they had filed for a review of the sole Judge's decision allowing the oral examination.

The statement disclosed that «in reciprocity to the Ghanaian mission to Mexico, during the month of June, PROMEXICO (counterpart of GIPC) will lead the First Mexican Business Mission to Ghana, composed by an equivalent number of prominent Mexican businessmen and investors».

Among registered Republicans, of whom 411 were questioned for this poll, Lazio leads Suffolk County Steve Levy and Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino 34, 11, 11, respectively.

McConnell led with 62 percent to 33 percent for Louisville businessman Matt Bevin when The Associated Press called the race with just 7 percent of precincts reporting.

Government led by Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, wants to give the Nyinahini concession to Chinese for US$ 15 billion, but the chiefs, prefer Exton Cubic, and are demanding that government immediately allows the company linked to businessman, Ibrahim Mahama of Engineers and Planners (E&P) to mine bauxite in the area.

New York voters elected their first Democratic mayor for 20 years on Tuesday, picking Bill de Blasio to lead the city out of the three - term reign of billionaire businessman Michael Bloomberg.

Daughter of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Samia Nkrumah; former General Secretary, Ivor Greenstreet; legal practitioner Bight Akwetey; and businessman Joseph Agyapong, are contesting to lead the party into the November polls.

The commission, which will be led by Rochester - area businessman and Kodak CEO Antonio Perez and Cuomo aide Paul Francis, is charged with consolidating and streamlining the state's bureaucracy, which Gov. Andrew Cuomo has likened to the effort of Al Smith to re-organize and modernize government in the 1920s.

The brash businessman and one of Donald Trump's leading supporters in New York, among other things, wished President Obama dead and that First Lady Michelle Obama would «return to being a man and let loose in the outback of Zimbabwe.»

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Harendra Singh, the businessman at the center of the corruption scandal that has led to federal bribery charges against two top Nassau politicians, began his restaurant career modestly.

A group of investors led by New Hyde Park businessman Ravinder Chopra took partial ownership of the Singh companies that ran the Woodlands and Tobay Beach.

A third, Greene County businessman Brian Flynn, leads the money race overall after he pumped a half - million dollars of his own fortune into the campaign.

At the end of Day Four of counting, Bishop took the lead from his GOP challenger, Randy Altschuler, despite what Schneider described as the Republican businessman's «aggressive ballot challenge strategy designed to suppress Bishop's momentum.»

That allegation eventually led to an ongoing investigation over whether there was a pattern of fundraising and possible pay - for - favors schemes involving NYPD officials being wined, dined and flown to various cities by two wealthy businessmen, Jona Rechnitz and Jeremy Reichberg.

The incumbent Southampton Democrat was leading the St. James businessman by fewer than 3,500 votes in New York's 1st District race, according to unofficial results from the Suffolk County Board of Elections, but they did not include a reported 9,500 absentee ballots.

As a businessman, Sutton was credited with leading the revitalization of Harlem, including the restoration of the famous Apollo Theater.

Wiretaps on the two businessmen's phones revealed relationships with several NYPD cops — and the probe soon led the feds to then - NYPD Chief of Department Philip Banks and his close pal, corrections union president Norman Seabrook, sources said.

He is a member of Gordon Brown's business council, yet he seems very much at odds with Labour's economic approach - the latest of many leading businessmen to speak out in this way.

Kalu, a businessman and political party promoter, was welcomed into the ruling party not like some sort of hero, with National Chairman John Odigie - Oyegun leading the honours at the APC headquarters in the federal capital.

Ghana's Supreme Court has rejected the order by the African Court of Human and People's Rights in Tanzania, asking it to halt proceedings leading to the retrieval of the Ghc51 million judgment debt wrongfully paid to businessman Alfred Woyome.

Addressing a charged crowd, she outlined some of the scandals that hit the Mahama - led administration like the Smarttys bus branding scandal and the GHc 51 million judgement debt paid to businessman, Alfred Woyome.

On the Democratic side, two candidates have lined up to lead the state ticket in the coming presidential election year: state Sen. Jeff Kessler, who was replaced by Cole as Senate president when Democrats lost control of the chamber in in 2014, and businessmen Jim Justice.

There have been tensions in the party between the more traditional northeastern Republicans like Cox, and leading state Senate Republicans, and the more right wing activist sector of the party, influenced by 2006 gubernatorial candidate and Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino.

One of the world's leading Ashtanga teachers talks about his experiences as a businessman, Hare Krishna, and finally, a yogi.

The businessman is one of the leading operators and distributors of global luxury brands in the rapidly growing Indonesian market.

When a harried businessman and a hapless crook collide on the biggest day of both their careers, the only road seems to lead straight to comic disaster.

It's the kind of movie that requires a strong lead and Isaac embodies Abel Morales, the savvy businessman who tries to follow the right path but is constantly tested.