Sentences with phrase «on financial infrastructure»
In contrast, said Coronado, «Powell's depth on financial infrastructure could come in handy if and when the FOMC needs to confront decisions on balance sheet policy again.»
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China spent heavily on infrastructure before the 2008 financial crisis.
And on Friday, the company made the paperwork public, revealing details about its financial performance, it's internal tech infrastructure, and plans to expand.
That traction results from a concerted effort Amazon management over the past four or five years to convince businesses in the financial services, healthcare, and government that running on shared public cloud infrastructure meets their security and other requirements.
You have to rely on cards, wallets, and more traditional financial infrastructure.»
«The financial speculation that's going on... is so important to developing infrastructure,» says Demirors of the Digital Currency Group.
«With the financial support provided by Siva along with the strong base in the Dandaragan operations, the resulting quality of our extra virgin olive oil, the establishment of relationships with key bulk buyers, and the expansion of infrastructure and operating capacity, the Olea Australis Group intends to achieve its goal of an on going sustainable business that is a long - term participant in the continued growth of extra virgin olive oil in Australia and throughout the world.»
The upshot is that Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure may need to be included on the list of critical infrastructure targets, which includes utilities, transportation systems, financial markets and most recently election systems.
Right now, however, SAP's new public cloud - based SAP S / 4Hana manufacturing and financial management software runs only on SAP's own public cloud infrastructure.
Alerian's indexes track energy master limited partnerships (MLPs) and provide financial data on energy infrastructure projects in the United States.
«Moreover, much of our critical infrastructure — our financial systems, power grids, pipelines, health care systems — run on networks connected to the Internet.
Microsoft and Google (googl) both have lots of financial resources to spend on the pricey data center infrastructures needed to run those shared servers and storage devices.
There are also growing doubts on the size and scope of fiscal stimulus the Trump administration may inject into the U.S. economy with campaign promises on tax reform, financial regulation rollbacks and infrastructure spending either still on the drawing board or facing hurdles in Congress.
Our forecast of a «soft landing» for the Chinese economy is based on the increasing evidence that Chinese economic and financial policies are becoming less restrictive and will likely become expansive in the near future, with increased outlays for infrastructure.
Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: (1) worldwide economic, political, and capital markets conditions and other factors beyond the Company's control, including natural and other disasters or climate change affecting the operations of the Company or its customers and suppliers; (2) the Company's credit ratings and its cost of capital; (3) competitive conditions and customer preferences; (4) foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; (5) the timing and market acceptance of new product offerings; (6) the availability and cost of purchased components, compounds, raw materials and energy (including oil and natural gas and their derivatives) due to shortages, increased demand or supply interruptions (including those caused by natural and other disasters and other events); (7) the impact of acquisitions, strategic alliances, divestitures, and other unusual events resulting from portfolio management actions and other evolving business strategies, and possible organizational restructuring; (8) generating fewer productivity improvements than estimated; (9) unanticipated problems or delays with the phased implementation of a global enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or security breaches and other disruptions to the Company's information technology infrastructure; (10) financial market risks that may affect the Company's funding obligations under defined benefit pension and postretirement plans; and (11) legal proceedings, including significant developments that could occur in the legal and regulatory proceedings described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10 - Q (the «Reports»).
The fact is that many of the largest financial institutions already use AWS at least in test mode, and perhaps more surprisingly, are deploying applications on this shared computing infrastructure running in Amazon data centers.
Based in our London office, Marcus Treacher will apply his extensive background in payments and banking infrastructure to help implement and commercialize Ripple's distributed financial technology on a global scale.
He will invest in enterprise software and infrastructure, financial services, and industries undergoing digital transformation, with a particular focus on product - centric companies developing new go - to - market models.
The guiding mentality of Tony Blair - style «New Labour» policy is economic loyalty to Europe's financial centers as government spending is slashed, public infrastructure privatized and banks bailed out with «taxpayer» burdens that fall mainly on labor.
The initiative is the most ambitious foreign policy that any contemporary Chinese leader has ever introduced, framed on the basis of mutual benefits and facilitates connectivity of policy, trade, financial, infrastructure, and people - to - people between the countries involved.
The Bank of Canada will continue to focus on what it does best: supporting the economic and financial well - being of Canada by achieving low, stable and predictable inflation; by keeping core financial market infrastructure safe; and by giving sound advice on financial sector policies so that vulnerabilities do not get in the way of sustainable, productive growth for all Canadians.
BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry, and the company's previously disclosed review of strategic alternatives.
Further, we are in the process of implementing an international structure that aligns with our financial and operational objectives as evaluated based on our international markets, expansion plans, and operational needs for headcount and physical infrastructure outside the United States.
In October and November, venture capitalists concentrated more investments on financial services and infrastructure related initiatives such as tools for addressing price volatility, power efficiency and security.
Leading companies and institutions in more than 50 countries rely on our financial resources, expertise and infrastructure to help them grow their businesses, manage their risks and invest for the future.
Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry ® World ™; risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information; BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry.
But privatizers add on interest and financial fees, high executive salaries and bonuses, and turn the roads into toll roads and other infrastructure into neofeudal fiefdoms to charge monopolistic access fees for people to use.
On the spending side of the ledger, the priorities have been agriculture support (after two weak monsoons), rural development spending, infrastructure investments and a massive structural shift to direct benefit transfers deposited in the bank accounts of beneficiaries — made possible by the extraordinary biometric identity card program (Aadhaar) covering 950 million people, and the impressive financial inclusion initiative which has opened over 200 million new bank accounts for impoverished families.
Investors were also looking to Trump's first press conference since July for details on the timing and scope of planned policies from infrastructure spending to trade pacts that will set the tone for financial markets in 2017.
On the other hand, the blockchain will help reduce some of the enormous cost of the increased financial system infrastructure required by new laws and regulations, including Dodd - Frank.
The company is also designing financial services infrastructure based on the principles of digital currencies and their underlying technology.
Those remaining in Puerto Rico face spiritual and emotional burdens on top of the island's ongoing infrastructure and financial needs.
It's actually a cold - eyed strategy to gain prominence and regional security by investing heavily in key parts of Western infrastructure, and leveraging financial muscle to exploit weak regulations within the sport, thereby capitalising on an undervalued market to massively inflate the price of their asset.
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.
ERG National Coordinator, Morakinyo Ogele, in a statement on Friday said Fayose's campaign was anchored on stomach infrastructure but expressed surprise that his administration has unleashed hunger, hardship and untimely death on people through poverty and financial recklessness.
If his financial independence keeps him from creating the campaign he needs to win in places like Iowa: The imperative to raise money online forces campaigns to build infrastructure that has a strategic value beyond the immediate cash - on - hand.
He called for a change in the mandate of the European Central Bank to focus on stimulating growth, a financial transactions tax, and common European bonds to help finance a big programme of investment in infrastructure and sustainable energy.
The state will pay for the new projects and improvements on infrastructure by using existing state, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Port Authority and financial settlement funds from banks, Cuomo said.
Unfortunately, the sewer infrastructure of many of our municipalities is in dire need of repair and places a burdensome financial strain on our communities.
And to do that we need to do three things: get the country's spending in check with firm financial controls, raise money for targeted investment in much needed infrastructure; and see us diversify the economy from a damaging dependence on oil.»
«We are going to have to provide a financial plan for the Thruway Authority and for the bridge and we do that on an going basis,» he said, adding, «We don't want to get too specific about a tolling plan until we know all the possible financing sources — the federal piece, the EFC piece that I think we all know about and then the settlement funds which kind of thankfully was mana from heavan which a piece of that can be invested in this very important infrastructure project.»
Take Ivory Coast.I find it difficult understanding why an academician or to be more specific, an accomplished economist of Dr Bawumia's calibre.Let me quote here a statement made by Madam Christie Lagarde the IMF director «Mediocre economic growth could become the new reality leaving millions stuck without jobs and increasing the risk to global financial stability» she said this after she has explicitly stated the global economic challenges and how certain structural reforms in Ghana including infrastructure investment as well as trade reforms were going to impact positively on Ghana's economy.
Before COR applied to the county IDA for tax breaks, the city IDA had already awarded the company $ 1.5 million in financial assistance for public infrastructure at the harbor and nearly $ 1.2 million in exemptions from sales and mortgage recording taxes on the construction of the first building, an Aloft Hotel.
The Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 commended the quality of infrastructure put in place at the new head office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, describing the edifice as the best one can get anywhere.
The panel will get technical help from infrastructure firm HNTB Corporation and state Controller Tom DiNapoli will crunch the financial numbers on the proposals.
The attacks on Estonia began April 27 and were designed to shut down that technology - dependent country's infrastructure, interfering with citizens» ability to perform financial transactions or even make the most basic purchases of bread, milk or gas.
It is hoped that graphene - oxide membrane systems can be built on smaller scales making this technology accessible to countries which do not have the financial infrastructure to fund large plants without compromising the yield of fresh water produced.
«We provided data on the amount of energy Los Altos Hills needs throughout the day, as well as financial data on the cost of building new energy infrastructures,» said study coauthor Matthew Pellow, a former GCEP postdoctoral scholar now with the Electric Power Research Institute.
Given that dismal assessment — and given the great influence of economists on financial institutions and regulation — it's a wonder the global economic infrastructure is not in far worse shape.
According to Hewett, the Laboratory hopes to proceed quickly to phase 2, a $ 65 million project that will capitalize on the infrastructure of phase 1 and increase the total capacity of the facility by a factor of four; however, it will need state, federal, and private financial assistance to achieve this end.