Sentences with phrase «on economic growth in a country»

Focusing on economic growth in a country where most of the population remains desperately poor can be an effective way to demonstrate the government's worthiness; but it must be economic growth with long term prospects — not just quick cash.

In a yet - unpublished study, (Dell et al., 2008) find that climate (change) has no effect on economic growth in countries with an income above the global median ($ PPP, 20003170) but a large impact on countries below the median.

Not exact matches

What that means is that you are in an environment that is going to have further trouble in terms of investment returns that are in areas that are based on economic growth and areas that do relatively well like bonds... Broadly speaking, I think that investors should be looking for lower prices on most risk assets in these developed countries with the exception of Japan.»

On the one hand, economic growth has returned and is set to continue, while the country is due to end its bailout program in August 2018.

«Fiscal consolidation efforts, high unemployment, tight credit conditions and private deleveraging in peripheral countries will put a low cap on economic growth this year and next,» predicted TD economists in their latest outlook.

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.

In contrast to the new U.S. administration, Canada's Liberal government has remained positive on free trade, with prime minister Justin Trudeau and various members of his cabinet touting the economic growth it creates and suggesting the country could benefit from its continued openness to global commerce.

BT, for example, believes that # 15 will be added to the U.K. economy for every # 1 spent on super-fast broadband, while recent economic growth in countries with advanced networks, such as South Korea, can be at least partially attributed to super-fast connectivity.

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The global financial crisis initially slammed the brakes on the nation's economic expansion, wiping out about 20 million export - related jobs — this in a country where anything under 8 % growth is generally considered to be too slow for social comfort.

But that dynamic is likely on account of growth - minded economic policy in those countries rather than a specifically detrimental economic policy in the U.S.. Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have not made this argument.

Markets have been on edge over elevated trade rhetoric between the two countries possibly resulting in a potential trade war, which would be a negative for global economic growth.

With the global economy «floating on an ocean of credit,» the current acceleration of credit via central bank policies will likely produce a positive rate of real economic growth this year for most developed countries, PIMCO chief Bill Gross writes in his latest monthly commentary, but «the structural distortions brought about by zero bound interest rates will limit that growth and induce serious risks in future years.»

Economic growth in the country will be close to zero in 2015 - 16, according to the CBR, and inflation could hit 10 percent in the first three months of 2015, heightening the pressure on Russian consumers.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak announced today that Malaysia has recorded a 6.2 per cent growth in GDP in the third quarter of this year, an achievement that proves that the country's economic management is on track.

«We are proud to honor 20 Top Corporations for their world - class leadership in partnering with women's business enterprises to sustain innovation in this country and fuel our economic growth,» said Linda Denny, president and CEO of WBENC, the leading authority on and advocate for women's business enterprises (WBEs) as vendors and suppliers to the nation's leading corporations.

Indeed, investors might position themselves to capitalise on the immense technological and structural changes taking place in China as the country ushers in what Chinese President Xi Jinping calls a «New Era» of transformation and growth, and further cements its place as a dominant global economic superpower.

International stimulus packages with regards to the world economic growth is to limit the impact of a dwindling market in Western economies on poorer countries.

Unemployment across the 19 - country eurozone has fallen to its lowest level in a little more than nine years on the back of strong economic growth, official figures showed Thursday.

Just as important, at a time when fears over China's slowing economy are widespread and there's evidence of retail saturation in the country's major metropolitan areas, nearly half of survey participants said they expect to be better off financially in the next 12 months — and they are eager to spend, contrary to gloomy assumptions about the drag of sluggish economic growth on consumer sentiment.

China's economic growth target for 2017 was announced by the country's leadership as around 6.5 %, a move widely seen as a further focus on stability and risk management, rather than on the creation of additional debt in order to sustain previous levels of growth.

The euro dropped against its major opponents in the New York session on Thursday, erased its recent gains, after the European Central Bank President Mario Draghi acknowledged recent signs of moderation in bloc's economic growth, with some countries experiencing a loss of momentum.

At the international level, offers of economic aid will have to be made conditional on the full cooperation of the recipient country in controlling population growth.

Traditional economics in both capitalist and socialist countries is based on the notion that economic growth was a good that could be continued indefinitely.

Apart from the argument that we have a moral duty to help those who wish to come to this country (which you may or may not accept), there is an economic case in favour of immigration in that the economy benefits from the availability of cheap labour, and there is a case against in that growth in population especially in the crowded South - East creates a lot of pressure on infrastructure such as housing, transport, hospitals, and schools (and the growth in population is largely due to immigration).

«But more than that, Joe Carvin brings a laser focus on the issues that matter most to this electorate: job growth and long - term economic development in this country.»

«That this House notes that young people today grow up in an increasingly complex financial world requiring them to make difficult decisions for the future, often without the necessary level of financial literacy; believes that financial education will help address the national problem of irresponsible borrowing and personal insolvency and that teaching people about budgeting and personal finance will help equip the workforce with the necessary skills to succeed in business and drive forward economic growth; further believes that the country has a duty to equip its young people properly through education to make informed financial decisions; and calls on the Government to consider the provision of financial education as part of the current curriculum review.»

President Mahama, who is seeking re-election in the December 7 elections on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress said the foundation his government has laid has put the country on a sound path to economic growth.

And when the new A8 countries joined the EU we were so focused on economic growth that when Germany, France and Italy all put in transitional controls on new EU workers, we went it alone.

Last week's local elections decided who will make most of the most important decisions in English cities over the next few years — decisions that will have a big impact on local economic growth across the country, as well as the national economy.

When it got to the turn of the Council of Elders, the regional chair spoke, Hon Hackman spoke, I spoke and I spoke on the economy, but you don't talk about the economy by starting with the resource location;... I started by talking about how poorly this economy has been managed that we have gone from GHS9.4 bn debt to GHS110bn debt at the time, and how growth, without oil, was 1.9 bn and had dwindled to about 4 % etc.,... And I said something which I've said in this room: that Ghana is not poor and that the resource base of this country is found in five regions and I mentioned the regions specifically because I was making a strong economic argument.

«I justify the capital gains tax reduction because it is impairing economic growth in our country,» Faso said, and he contended the House bill would eliminate taxes on people who pay health care premiums.

Cote d'Ivoire has jumped ahead of Nigeria to the top position of Nielsen's second Africa Prospects Indicators (APi) report, based on favourable economic growth and stable inflation climate in the country.

Emphasizing government's determination to drive its economic agenda to achieve the broad principles of restoring and sustaining economic growth, building a competitive economy and investing in the people, the Minister said government is focused on achieving a least 7 % GDP growth; $ 10 billion in Foreign Direct investment; 10 GW of power generation and placing among the first 100 countries on the Ease of Doing Business ranking by 2020.

But as countries seek new energy sources to drive economic growth, a surge in dam construction on the eastern flank of the Andes could further threaten fish migration and sediment flows, Elizabeth Anderson, a conservation ecologist at Florida International University in Miami, and colleagues warn today in Science Advances.

The percentage of those living on less than $ 1.25 a day in developing countries fell from 43 % in 1990 to 17 % in 2011, driven largely by economic growth in China and India.

A large study of child growth patterns in 36 developing countries finds that, contrary to widely held beliefs, economic growth has little to no effect on the nutritional status of the world's poorest children.

There are tens of thousands of unreported protests in China each year, a rising number of which are over environmental disputes in a country where rapid economic growth has taken its toll on the air, water and land.

More broadly, efforts should be focused on strengthening government institutions in vulnerable countries and helping them invest in «green growth» policies aimed at increasing economic growth while fostering resilience to climate shocks, he said.

Some of these countries are now even challenging the emissions trading scheme in court because they claim its demands constitute a drag on economic growth.

8.4 improve progressively through 2030 global resource efficiency in consumption and production, and endeavour to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation in accordance with the 10 - year framework of programmes on sustainable consumption and production with developed countries taking the lead

If education has such a dramatic impact on a country's economic productivity and growth, what are the implications of a less - than - adequate education system for economic growth today and in the future?

Recent work in which Dennis Kimko and I have been engaged has looked closely at the size of the impact of labor force quality, as measured by tests of cognitive ability, on the economic growth of countries.

The OECD economic think tank says the comparisons - based on test scores in 76 countries - show the link between education and economic growth.

We estimate the effect of broadband infrastructure, which enables high - speed internet, on economic growth in the panel of OECD countries in 1996 - 2007.

Although this initiative is being undertaken in parallel to the DOT MPO Coordination Rule, the intent of this initiative is to spark a broader dialogue on the opportunity for expanding regional planning and investments that will ultimately strengthen the economic growth and vitality for citizens in communities across the country.

Expert African researchers offer unique perspectives into the challenges and issues in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, and South Africa.Despite a growing body of research on African economies, very little has focused on the relationship between economic growth and employment outcomes at the detailed country level.

But Southern countries have a choice for their path to economic growth: private sector's growing role in development will only be beneficial if governments provide leadership and accountability on land investments.

The housing market has been a major driver of economic growth across the country in the last decade and this nurtured consumer confidence in taking on household debt.

In February, the G20 called for a coordinated stimulus program to be implemented by the world's major economies — or at least the ones that can afford it — that would see countries borrow to spend on infrastructure like subway lines and power - generating stations, assets that will provide a short - term economic boost while laying the foundation for longer - term growth.