Sentences with phrase «on economic progress»

Climate adaptation will require a great many paradigm shifts beyond just agriculture just to hold the line on economic progress and public health.

Not exact matches

While Japan has made progress on economic participation and opportunity for women — one of the report's four gender equality measures — it's seen a reversal in women's political empowerment.

According to the WEF's most recent Global Gender Gap report on economic opportunity for women, Saudi Arabia ranks 137th of 142 countries — despite all that recent progress.

NAFTA negotiators are making «good progress» and they're «close on some major economic wins,» says the House Ways and Means chairman.

When Faber was asked about his opinions on the abilities of African Americans and their capacity to «deliver economic progress,» he simply replied, «May I suggest you travel extensively through Africa and you will find — hopefully the answer.»

Brady says NAFTA negotiators are making «good progress» and they're «close on some major economic wins.»

In an interview on CNBC's «Squawk Box,» the Texas Republican said negotiators are making «good progress» and they're «close on some major economic wins.»

But unlike Krueger, Rosenberg told CNBC Wednesday that he believes the Fed is «behind the curve» on interest rates are relative to the progress of the economic recovery, and markets are on edge about it.

«The Complacent Class» focuses on trends like rising segregation, disappointing economic growth and technological progress, and a recent uptick in civil unrest and crime, not to mention the populist backlash that carried Donald Trump to power.

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.

The Vancouver Board of Trade, representing thousands of businesses in British Columbia, has assigned an overall grade of «B +» to Economic Action Plan 2014, based on strong progress towards a surplus budget and overall focus on fiscal prudence.

In «Mushrooms and Yeast: The Implications of Technological Progress for Canada's Economic Growth,» author Peter Howitt finds that rather than focusing on supporting specific industries, governments should encourage and harness economic growth through a process of «creative destructionEconomic Growth,» author Peter Howitt finds that rather than focusing on supporting specific industries, governments should encourage and harness economic growth through a process of «creative destructioneconomic growth through a process of «creative destruction.»

«This year's budget makes remarkable progress on reducing the debt - to - GDP ratio, and announced focused investment in areas that are important to the long - term economic success of the province, while holding steady on already very competitive business and personal tax rates.»

A revamped IMF with broadened powers may be the best hope for real progress on creating a new world economic order.

In summary, a 23 - year period in which the US economy achieved the strongest real growth in its history is strangely characterised in some quarters as a «great depression», quite likely because so many economists and historians do not understand that real economic progress puts DOWNWARD pressure on prices.

If Congress started to evidence real progress on tax reform, economic expectations would likely rebound along with investor's preference for value.

This voluntary initiative is designed to help organizations and individuals apply key recommendations on how to advance the role of women in leadership and board positions from the B.C. Economic Forum to your organization (as appropriate) and measure the progress.

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That summer I realized that the very ways in which «progress» was being made — e.g., dominant development policies as well as economic programs in the industrialized world — were all part of the total network of processes that were destroying the basis of human life on the planet.

As former Nixon economics adviser Herbert Stein observed, President Bush has made economic growth the acid test by which every other policy is to be judged, believing that such growth will permit progress on other fronts, including raising the standard of living for the poor.

The economic aid that came with the Alliance for Progress was made conditional on the purchase of U.S. goods.

On the other hand, if we redirected our efforts we could make genuine economic progress, even if it would be slow, and social and psychological progress could replace the present decline.

If this is the one way in which progress can be made in meeting the economic needs and wants of people, then to shut the door on the billions who have not yet made the transition to abundance does indeed appear to be immoral!

Yet this base rests largely on a quickly hatched informal pact in which the instability - weary public surrenders democratic governance in exchange for security and economic progress.

President Obama has called on China to release Liu, noting that political reform in the country «has not kept pace» with «dramatic progress in economic reform».

While the jury is still out on whether or not Governor Cuomo's Buffalo Billion has delivered the economic resurgence it promised, there is at least a perception of progress.

Since 1997, this has consisted of an Autumn Pre-Budget Report, which is a progress report of the economy so - far and sets out the direction of the government's economic policy, and a Spring Budget, which often concentrates on regulatory or taxation changes.

The circumspect wording of the Progress Report issued on 10 November 2015 does scant justice to the gravity of the political and economic situation in the country.

«It's interesting that the Governor would be willing to raise money for the same cabal of Democrat Senators who in 2009 raised taxes... and are now itching to do away with the property tax cap, go on a massive taxpayer - financed spending spree and roll back all of the economic progress we've made over the last six years,» said Scott Reif, a spokesman for Senate Republicans.

We strongly urge Albany to continue the progress made in improving New York's economic competitiveness while focusing on pro-growth initiatives as budget negotiations enter this final stretch.»

«I wish to assure Nigerians that this government will continue to focus on the improvement of security and critical infrastructure like roads, construction of rails and power generation across the country as a vital pre-requisite to economic progress.

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has attributed Nigeria's lack of progress to over dependence on a «single economic product derived from the «natural bowels» of...

At at the event on Wednesday, ESD President and CEO Howard Zemsky admitted upstate resurgence is a work in progress, saying there is «no silver bullet» to remedy four decades of economic decline.

It drew on the economic ideas espoused by Adam Smith in Book 1 of the Wealth of Nations and on a belief in natural law, [5] utilitarianism [6] and progress.

Regional Economic Development Council on Monday outlined progress in putting Gov. Andrew Cuomo's pledge into action.

The report in question is an annual progress report on the governor's much - touted — or much - criticized, depending on who's talking — START - UP NY economic development program, established in 2013, that allows new or expanding companies with ties to participating institutions of higher education to operate without paying most state or local taxes for 10 years.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo will soon visit each of the state's 10 economic development councils to hear presentations on their progress in implementing job - creation plans.

Nana Akufo - Addo who has criticized the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) led by President John Mahama of leading Ghanaians into untold hardship has said on various political platforms that he is ready to lead Ghana into a period of economic prosperity and progress.

Here we stand today, recognized as the beacon of democracy and socio - economic progress on the African continent.

The PDP, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, on Sunday said the President's unwary statements have become very serious clog in the wheel of progress, eroding the confidence of both domestic and international investors in the Nigerian economic and social system.

«Despite the progress being made on the security, economic and political fronts in Iraq, the situation remains fragile and could easily be reversed,» he warned.

Social progress and economic prosperity depend on a vibrant public sector commitment.

Following which the information minister Mustapha Hamid in response to these criticisms defended the government's decision on the appointment of the 110 ministers of state noting that the country's current economic state requires more people who are competent enough to confront the challenges facing the country and resolve them in a manner that will put the state in the path of progress.

It is expected to take place on Monday and will include a speech to a Washington thinktank the Centre for American Progress highlighting the confluence in Labour and Democrat thinking about the broken link between economic growth and shared prosperity.

Invoking a populist message of economic inclusiveness and social progress that faces dire threats from a changing national reality, Governor Andrew Cuomo kicked off his 2017 State of the State tour on Monday morning in New York City.

Commenting on the progress being made on the passage of key bills, the Chairman of the Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Sen. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi said the «Senate has been on a steady march to complete passage of the bills which forms our economic growth package before the end of the year.

Further delaying progress just means New York will continue to lose out on the economic benefits and job creation potential that will come with expanded natural gas development.»

He also will hit on New York's economic progress in terms of added private - sector jobs and lower unemployment, his affinity for the Regional Economic Development Council (for which he is proposing another round of awards worth $ 750 million) and some sort of regionally focused plan for the Albaeconomic progress in terms of added private - sector jobs and lower unemployment, his affinity for the Regional Economic Development Council (for which he is proposing another round of awards worth $ 750 million) and some sort of regionally focused plan for the AlbaEconomic Development Council (for which he is proposing another round of awards worth $ 750 million) and some sort of regionally focused plan for the Albany area.

While winning economic credibility should remain a Labour priority and I've written in the current Progress magazine on how this might be done, it may be that a perceived dearth of authenticity, rather than economic credibility, is the most immediate cause of a heightened risk that Labour will not form the next government.

The Coalition has created new human rights resources for science and engineering associations, tools for human rights organizations that seek to incorporate science and technology in their work, increased awareness of the opportunities for scientists and engineers to contribute to human rights, and advanced international discussions regarding the significance of the right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications, as guaranteed in Article 15 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.