Sentences with phrase «on economic boost»

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However, this cost would be offset by savings from the welfare budget, tax receipts from newly - employed workers, and the knock - on economic boost from such a significant increase in production.

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The key to boost growth in African countries is more private investment and responsible policy - making, a panel at the World Economic Forum heard on Wednesday.

Economists at Macroeconomic Advisers boosted their forecast for fourth - quarter economic growth by three - tenths of a percentage point to an annualized rate of 2.4 percent, on the «unexpected strength» in consumer spending.

Alec Phillips and Blake Taylor, analysts on Goldman's US economic - analysis team, say that the Senate version of the tax bill, called the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, would slightly boost growth in the short term — but that the boost would quickly fade.

According to Aguero, business travelers and conventiongoers, who tend to spend more on their stays, have helped boost economic activity of late.

With oil prices now above the long - term average, oil consumption is no longer getting a boost from low prices and is increasingly reliant on strong economic growth around the world.

Global banking giant J.P. Morgan has forecast an average price of $ 70 a barrel in 2018 on the back of global economic growth boosting the demand for energy.

* The price of silver will depend heavily on trends in investment demand in 2018, but could get a boost from international political and economic risk purchases, CPM Group said on Tuesday.

Republican businessman - turned - politician Donald Trump, who will be sworn in as U.S. president on Friday, has promised tax cuts, regulatory rollbacks and infrastructure spending that he says will boost economic growth.

The spending gives a boost to the ruling Communist Party's efforts to nurture consumer - based economic growth and reduce reliance on trade and investment.

As our conversation wraps up, Polman emphasizes again that his economic development goals will certainly boost Unilever's fortunes too, especially since the company depends on hundreds of millions of people having enough money to buy staple items.

In addition, government spending on public infrastructure had boosted non-mining business investment and was likely to support economic growth for some time.

In a statement, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said President Donald Trump «is on the precipice» of fulfilling a campaign promise and passing a plan that she said would boost wages and economic growth.

Analysts said after a temporary boost markets will focus on more fundamental matters again, in particular the progress of the global economic recovery and how central banks respond to higher inflation.

«Looking forward, a healthy global economic forecast for 2018, positive car sales data in recent months, stronger 2018 yea - on - year U.S. product consumption in January and potentially tighter global product markets are expected to boost gasoline and distillates demand...,» OPEC said.

The move by the government to embrace Ethereum as a means of economic boost may shed light on what type of regulation the bank settles on.

With Aetna Inc. looking to move its headquarters from Hartford, on the heels of General Electric Co.'s shift to Boston, Connecticut's economic development strategy may now turn inward, boosting its cities to attract high - tech workers and fixing state government's crisis - prone budgeting.

In the 2015 election, Trudeau ran on an economic platform that touted deficit - financed infrastructure spending and a boost in federal benefits for families with kids.

But the domestic spending only represents a genuine economic boost if it would not be spent otherwise, on something else, as the consultancy Capital Economics points out in a report to be published on Thursday.

On the flip side, stronger global growth would lift exports and spur a rebound in investment, further boosting wage growth and household spending — in other words, the proverbial benevolent economic cycle.

Contributing to the decreased supply is the Trump Administration's sanctions on OPEC countries boosting reliance on domestic oil supplies and a long - running economic crisis in Venezuela, where oil workers have been «resigning in droves» since their state oil company was taken over by a military leader.

In recognizing the catalysts behind the public's persistence to save and reluctance to spend, additional analysis by policymakers should focus on the efficacy of further rate cuts on spending and investment, as well as potential «roundabout» benefits of a more normal rates regime to affirm support toward the public's saving objectives, with the end goal of boosting public's risk sentiment and perceptions of future economic stability.

The speech starts by setting out three key themes of the Bank's recent communication about Australia's transition from the resources sector boom to more normal economic conditions: that the sheer scale of the boom means that this transition is challenging, and that the broader global environment compounds the challenge; that a reasonably successful transition is possible given our economy's positive fundamentals and flexibility; and that monetary policy is doing what it can to help the transition, but that the chances of success would be boosted by a lift in productivity growth and an increase in the expected risk - adjusted rate of return on investment.

Just a few weeks ago, Wall Street analysts were busy boosting their economic forecasts on the expectation that President Trump would implement sweeping corporate - tax reform, a rollback of regulations, and new fiscal stimulus.

The implementation of an expansionary fiscal package aimed at boosting growth at this relatively late stage in the economic cycle would also probably move the dial on monetary policy, but we would caution that the prospect of agreement on such legislation remains some way off and may well prove too difficult to achieve.

The implementation of an expansionary fiscal package aimed at boosting growth at this relatively late stage in the economic cycle would likely also move the dial on monetary policy, but we would caution that the prospect of agreement on such legislation remains some way off and may well prove too difficult to achieve.

While he doesn't explain the exact mechanics, he argues that a portion of the economic boost from a «good deal» for the US on NAFTA could be used to fund the border wall.

Natalia Orlova, head economist at Alfa Bank, said the central bank might now take more time over interest rate cuts that could boost growth: «Based on economic logic... it seems to me that it is dangerous to hurry with a rate cut in such uncertain conditions.»

Crude oil prices edged up on Friday boosted by stronger than expected U.S. economic data though the longer - term outlook for energy markets remains weak due to a global oil supply glut and uncertainty over economic growth prospects in Asia.

ECB UNCERTAINTY: Another factor holding back momentum relates to uncertainty over whether the ECB will boost its monetary stimulus on Thursday following some lackluster economic data.

Many British Columbians recognize that the provincial government's economic strategy — narrowly focused on boosting resource - extraction industries like mining and LNG — puts all our eggs in one basket.

CHINA — China's leading dairy producer Yili Group will continue to boost product quality, with changing tastes driving changes in the global market, said its executive president on 25 January during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

HONG KONG (Reuters)- The decision by China's top economic planner to investigate five leading foreign infant milk companies for suspected antitrust violations may be part of a broader plan to boost consumption of the local product, analysts said on Wednesday.

Cuomo proposed using some of a $ 4 billion surplus, which he acknowledged was a «one - shot» revenue source from numerous financial settlements, on infrastructure spending, education and for helping local governments find ways to share services as part of an overall economic development boost for the upstate region.

This article draws on his book «The Public Wealth of Nations: How Management of Public Assets Can Boost or Bust Economic Growth «(Palgrave Macmillan).

While the tenets of Blair's AGI are fairly clear — focusing on strengthening African leadership and good governance and boosting economic growth through sustainable development of infrastructure — a visit to the AGI website is less than clear on how the initiative will (or can) ensure the necessary good governance.

The government is taking necessary steps to promote the peaceful co-existence of herdsmen and farmers, by focusing on boosting security and enforcing legislation that will guarantee herders and farmers» access to land, reducing strife and promoting harmonizing economic activities.

That means thousands of family members and loved ones will descend on the area, bringing an economic boost.

She gave her own speech on Monday setting out several detailed economic proposals, including cancelling George Osborne's cuts to inheritance tax and using the money saved to boost childcare provision.

This summer, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed off on allowing world - renowned daredevil Nik Wallenda to perform a tightrope walk over the falls, an event that would almost surely attract tens of thousands of people and potentially provide an economic boost to the area.

While they may disagree on many policy issues Miner and DeFrancisco agreed on the need to invest in aging infrastructure such as pipes and roads and faulted Cuomo's efforts to boost the upstate economy, which include tax breaks for start - up companies and competitive regional economic development awards.

On the Island, that meant an extra $ 155 million in aid to the 124 districts, a 6.16 percent increase — the greatest boost from the state since the economic downturn of 2008.

As Osborne considers what next for the Northern Powerhouse, his new Partnership should focus on the policy ideas that will have the greatest impact in boosting jobs, wages and opportunities across the region — and this means recognising and making the most of the diverse economic roles and strengths that different places in the North offer.

Although Socialist president François Hollande made clear in his election campaign that he was in favour of legalising gay marriage, there is now a widely - held view that he is pushing the gay marriage bill to boost his left - wing credentials, as the dire economic situation prevents him from delivering on some other election hopes.

The party claimed electoral victory on the back of many campaign promises aimed at boosting social infrastructure and providing a convenient economic environment for private businesses to thrive.

He said: «Already, in little over 160 days, we have delivered major policies such as restoring free education by abolishing the graduate endowment, scrapping tolls on the Forth and Tay bridges, saving vital A&E units, and establishing the Council of Economic Advisers to help boost growth in Scotland.

One faction of the party has sought to play up a broad economic message focused on jobs, while the left - wing, Sanders - boosting faction supports a more liberal economic justice message countering the Trump administration.

The Chief explained that, project is being anticipated to lure the private sector that would bring major developmental projects the District and the entire Kwahu traditional area, with particular emphasis on the poor road network and economic boost.

Last month, he gave a major speech at Bloomberg, setting out his economic case, based on a Keynesian vision of investing in public works to boost growth.