Sentences with phrase «official said on»

India is planning steps to ensure cryptocurrencies are illegal within its payments system, while at the same time appointing a regulator to oversee unregulated exchanges that trade in «crypto assets,» a finance ministry official said on Monday.

Example: A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission OFFICIAL SAID ON TUESDAY, «If you want this industry to flourish, protection of investors should be at the forefront... At the SEC, we like to facilitate capital - raising, but at the same time, we want to ensure a fair market»

Policymakers around the world may debate ways to deal with the volatility of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies but imposing global, across - the - board regulations on their trading won't be easy, a senior Bank of Japan official said on Thursday.

The Canadian Armed Forces will act decisively to clamp down on sexual harassment and misconduct after an investigation revealed an underlying sexualized culture that is hostile to women and gays in the armed forces, a top official said on Thursday.

Indonesia will revoke existing forestry licenses held by palm oil and timber firms to save natural forests under a $ 1 billion climate change deal signed with Norway last week, a government official said on Monday.

NEW DELHI, Nov 28 (Reuters)- Indian auto - parts exports will leap by 25 to 30 percent this financial year, rebounding from their worst annual performance in nearly a decade, as the global economy improves, an industry official said on Thursday.

MIAMI — The largest operator of online schools in the United States is being investigated by the Florida Department of Education over allegations the company may employ teachers who are not properly certified, a state official said on Tuesday.

A senior administration official said on a conference call that this process must consider test scores.

Bangladesh mobile dating for Bangladesh singles on iPhone, A Bangladeshi official said on Friday there.

One of the most powerful storms ever recorded killed at least 10,000 people in the central Philippines, a senior police official said on Sunday, with huge waves sweeping away coastal villages and devastating one of the main cities in the region.

Tap water in Charleston, West Virginia, and nearby communities will remain unsafe in the coming days, an official said on Saturday as residents spent a third day unable to bathe, shower or drink from the faucet due to a chemical spill tainting the Elk River.

China's battle against a persistent air pollution crisis, which all but shut down a city of 11 million this week, is being hampered by tough weather conditions, an environmental official said on Tuesday.

China will be «flexible» in U.N. talks for a new global climate change deal, but the key to progress is getting rich nations to keep pledges to fund mitigation steps by poorer countries, the country's top climate change official said on Tuesday.

«We're getting a lot of good ideas and there are a lot of ways this could be constructed,» the official said on condition of anonymity because the plan continues to be crafted.

-- BREAKING — «Clinton to meet Libya opposition» — AFP: «Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet members of Libya's opposition national council in Paris ahead of G8 talks on the Libyan conflict, a US official said on Monday.

The Ogun Bureau of Local Government Pensions says it has paid about N2.7 billion as pensions from January to September, an official said on Thursday.

A government official said on Monday that the timing was purely coincidental.

No fewer than 47 people have been reportedly killed in the last three weeks as a result of severe cold and heavy snowfall in northern Afghanistan's Jowzjan province, an official said on Tuesday.

The White House expects Iran to finish work needed to trigger implementation of an international nuclear deal in the coming weeks, but Washington needs more time to prepare sanctions over its ballistic missile programme, a U.S. official said on Saturday.

«China will continue to promote the development of Christian theology and establish a Chinese Christian theology, a top religious affairs official said on Tuesday.»

As the Federal Reserve lays the ground to raise U.S. interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade, it should weigh the effects of its decisions on global economies and expect some bouts of volatility in financial markets, a top Fed official said on Tuesday.

China would welcome a successful outcome from trade talks with the U.S., but is fully prepared for all outcomes and will not negotiate on core interests, a Chinese government official said on Wednesday.

MANILA (Reuters)- The Philippines will allow 10 blockchain and virtual currency companies to operate in an economic zone to take advantage of tax perks while generating employment, a government official said on Wednesday.

BEIJING The Chinese industry body which recommended targeting scrap aluminium in retaliatory trade action against the United States is already exploring what other measures could be taken, an official said on Monday.

The Philippines will allow 10 blockchain and virtual currency companies to operate in an economic zone to take advantage of tax perks while generating employment, a government official said on Wednesday.

There are many ways to resolve concerns about the deal, a Justice official said on Wednesday, adding that no decision had been made and that conversations with AT&T were continuing.

WASHINGTON (Reuters)- The Federal Reserve could begin reducing the size of its bond - buying stimulus program as early as September but might wait longer if economic growth fails to pick up in the second half of the year, a top Fed official said on Tuesday.

GENEVA Syria's war rages unabated despite a fall in the number of besieged civilians, a senior U.N. official said on Thursday, warning of a potential worsening of the conflict in the rebel - controlled governorate of Idlib.

Confirming the IMF's position on this from two weeks ago, a senior official said on Tuesday that «a concrete and ambitious solution to Greek debt problem» is a prerequisite to the IMF taking a new programme to its board.

«I think the I.M.F. raising the debt sustainability issue as clearly as they did, the United States making clear that sustainability had to be dealt with, was a helpful contribution to the conversation, because without dealing with some form of debt restructuring, this problem will just come right back,» a senior United States Treasury official said on Thursday, as Treasury Secretary Jack Lew traveled through Europe.

Both steps are necessary for the DPRK to send that «clear message» to the Trump administration that it possesses an effective nuclear deterrent, the North Korean official said on Monday.

President Donald Trump plans to offer Canada and Mexico a 30 - day exemption from planned tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, which could be extended based on progress in NAFTA talks, a White House official said on Wednesday night.

Japan's Finance Ministry proposed crafting a cover story with a school operator at the heart of a political scandal to justify a discount in the price of public land sold to the school, a ministry official said on Monday.

Japan's Finance Ministry had proposed a cover story for a land sale scandal involving the sale of state - owned land to school operator Moritomo Gakuen, which had ties to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife, an official said on Monday.

Japan's Finance Ministry had proposed a a cover story for a land sale scandal involving the sale of state - owned land to school operator Moritomo Gakuen, which had ties to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife, an official said on Monday.

The Philippine central bank is bolstering cyber security surveillance to help boost banks» defenses and is looking at regulating bitcoin operators to combat money laundering, a senior official said on Saturday.

While united in opposing Russia's destabilizing behavior, they also agreed to leave the door open for dialogue with Moscow, a senior U.S. official said on Sunday.

The Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center (CTIIC) will be an «intelligence center that will «connect the dots» between various cyber threats to the nation so that relevant departments and agencies are aware of these threats in as close to real time as possible,» the official said on condition of anonymity.

U.S. President Donald Trump has delayed imposing additional sanctions on Russia and is unlikely to approve them unless Moscow carries out a new cyber attack or some other provocation, a senior administration official said on Monday.

The United States government is creating a new agency to monitor cybersecurity threats, pooling and analyzing information on a spectrum of diffuse risks, a senior Obama administration official said on Tuesday.

The government was also working to get state attorneys general to support a lawsuit, but so far none has signed on, the Justice official said on Monday.

Iran has said it will ramp up its nuclear program if the deal collapses and a senior Iranian official said on Tuesday that Tehran might quit a treaty designed to stop the spread of nuclear weapons if Trump scraps the agreement.

A Russian Olympic medallist has left the Pyeongchang Winter Games on suspicion of doping, a team official said on Monday, in a scandal that has shocked his teammates and could imperil Russia's efforts to regain full Olympic status.

controversial 2015 merger of two Samsung affiliates after Elliott lost a proxy battle to block it, a South Korean government official said on Tuesday.

«This builds on previous executive actions that have cleared the way for job - creating pipelines, innovations in energy production, and reduced unnecessary burden on energy producers,» the official said on condition of anonymity.

The Federal Reserve, long hesitant to raise U.S. interest rates, increasingly faces risks if it waits too much longer so a gradual policy tightening is likely appropriate, a top Fed official said on Friday.

White House cybersecurity coordinator Rob Joyce will leave his post and return to the National Security Agency, a White House official said on Monday.

Iran has said it will ramp up its nuclear program if the deal collapses and a senior Iranian official said on Tuesday that Tehran might...

SEOUL, April 29 - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un plans to invite experts and journalists from the United States and South Korea when the country closes its nuclear test site in May, Seoul officials said on Sunday, as U.S. North Korea's state media had said before the summit that Pyongyang would...

(Reuters)- Thousands of abandoned buildings will be demolished in Baltimore, starting in the neighborhood where black detainee Freddie Gray was fatally hurt in police custody, officials said on Tuesday.