Sentences with phrase «on global competitiveness»

Many UK business leaders talk of a skills crisis, where a shortage of talent in critical industries — advanced manufacturing, creative and digital — is already impacting on our global competitiveness.

I will continue to push for science and technology research and education because they put our economic recovery on a stronger course; however, we can all do more to publicize the tangible benefits that greater investment in science and technology has on our global competitiveness.

He has researched, advised, and testified extensively on global competitiveness, and is currently working on a series of studies which shed light on the competitiveness and productivity of Canadian firms.

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In an attempt to improve U.S. business competitiveness on the global stage, Trump has spoken of a 45 percent tariff on Chinese imports.

On Thursday, professional services firm Deloitte teamed up with the Council on Competitiveness to release its 2016 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index, showing that the United States is the second most competitive manufacturing economy after ChinOn Thursday, professional services firm Deloitte teamed up with the Council on Competitiveness to release its 2016 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index, showing that the United States is the second most competitive manufacturing economy after Chinon Competitiveness to release its 2016 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index, showing that the United States is the second most competitive manufacturing economy after China.

«The disappointing performance in export activity suggests that the loss of export competitiveness from the strong dollar and the weak global backdrop are becoming a net drag on U.S. economic activity,» said Millan Mulraine, deputy chief economist at TD Securities in New York.

We score all 50 states on more than 60 measures of competitiveness, developed with input from a broad and diverse array of business and policy experts, official government sources, the CNBC Global CFO Council and the states themselves.

Manufacturing remains underpinned by a firming global economy as well as a weakening U.S. dollar, which is boosting the competitiveness of American - made goods on the global market.

The country is now responsible for 46 % of global steel overcapacity, according to Duke University's Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness.

China's global competitiveness has begun to deteriorate on this measure.

Airlines for America (A4A) vigorously advocates on behalf of the American airline industry as a model of safety, customer service and environmental responsibility and as the indispensable network that drives our nation's economy and global competitiveness.

The North American Strategy for Competitiveness (NASCO) announced its 2018 tri-national conference will be held in Vancouver next fall, to address issues and discuss solutions to the rapidly changing state of international business and its impact on global trade.

The following commentary also appears on The Globe and Mailâ $ ™ s Global Exchange blog: What Obamaâ $ ™ s Corporate Tax Proposal Means for Canada Last week, there was much consternation in Canadaâ $ ™ s business press that some modest reversals of provincial corporate tax cuts and President Obamaâ $ ™ s proposed corporate tax changes could erode our competitiveness.

MONTERREY, MEXICO — The North American Strategy for Competitiveness (NASCO), kicked off its annual tri-national conference in Monterrey on Oct. 25 to address issues and discuss solutions to the rapidly changing state of international business and its impact on global trade.

(Meanwhile, President Xi Jinping's tightening grip on his country's tech giants may hurt their global competitiveness.)

Demographic trends and the shift of global economic gravity toward emerging markets pose serious challenges to North American competitiveness; our future standard of living will depend in part on continuous education as well as our ability to recruit and retain talent.

The «Beyond the Border» and Regulatory Cooperation action plans promise to create an even more robust economic relationship and strengthen our global competitiveness to the benefit of our citizens on both sides of the border.

«This is a partnership built on our shared objective to increase global competitiveness of Canadian companies,» said Salim Teja, executive vice-president of MaRS Venture Services.

It's a partnership that's forged on our mission to collaborate with stakeholders and invest in research, development and marketing initiatives that drive producer profitability, sustainability and global competitiveness,» Mr Norton said.

The European commission is currently pursuing a move away from subsidised production to encourage competitiveness on the global market.

WineTech 2015, the nation's flagship wine sector trade show, will address national and global influences on demand, capability and competitiveness in a sector that is vitally important to the economy and jobs in agriculture, tourism and hospitality.

Now if they have to buy American steel, this will make their cars more costly, reducing their competitiveness on the global market and hurting the normal American customer that has to pay more for the car now.

In the Global Competitiveness Report 2011 - 2012, World Economic Forum 2011 it found that the UK ranks 83 out of 142 countries for the compliance burden it places on businesses.

At 6 p.m., former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani and a former chairman and chief executive of accounting and business services firm Ernst & Young Global Ltd., James S. Turley, to be honored by members of The Council on Competitiveness during the council's «America Competes Awards» ceremony; The Plaza hotel, 768 Fifth Ave., Manhattan.

Deborah Wince - Smith AAAS The United States is poised to do very well in the global economy as the world continues a transition to an age in which ideas, imagination and creativity are more important than access to physical resources, the president of the nonprofit Council on Competitiveness told...

The United States is poised to do very well in the global economy as the world continues a transition to an age in which ideas, imagination and creativity are more important than access to physical resources, the president of the nonprofit Council on Competitiveness told an audience at AAAS recently.

The pacte doesn't clearly address the issue of permanent status, but I still believe it should improve the situation between group leaders and permanent researchers and increase competitiveness both within France and on a global scale.

So Suresh's official response to the attack on his cherished OneNSF initiatives is predictably bland: «We appreciate the strong bipartisan support for the National Science Foundation and recognition of its importance to our national economy and global competitiveness.

In an interview with «Fox News Sunday» host Chris Wallace, Trump said he's «very open - minded» on whether climate change is underway but has serious concerns about how President Obama's efforts to cut carbon emissions have undercut America's global competitiveness.

Stringent IP protection and enforcement is a pillar of Singapore's successful startup scene, contributing to the nation ranking third on the World Economic Forum's 2017 - 2018 Global Competitiveness Index.

In addition, in some nations education goals have focused very narrowly on the development of skills that are presumed to contribute to national economic competitiveness, the formation of national identity, and local relevance, without sufficient attention to the development of the skills that contribute to effective citizenship and global citizenship.

Johnson outlined in the Guardian the view that tuition fees allow the Government to reconcile its three policy objectives for undergraduate higher education: to reduce inequality, to fund institutions on a level which facilitates global competitiveness, and also to share the cost «between the individual student benefitting from a graduate earnings premium and taxpayers in general, most of whom will not have attended university.»

The combination of sensitive schools and an overarching focus on education as a tool solely to promote global economic competitiveness has seemingly deemphasized the need for civic and moral education in classrooms, according to Levinson.

As colleagues and I have documented on numerous occasions, rankings on international tests do not relate to international indicators of economic strength, global competitiveness, creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship, or any other economic indicators that reflect a strong economy (e.g., Tienken, 2008; Tienken & Mullen, 2014).

Would he believe the next generation should concentrate on science, technology, engineering, and math in order to maintain global competitiveness?

He was chair of the National Competitiveness Committee for the National Venture Capital Association, was selected by Obama to represent the United States at the United Nations General Assembly in 2012 focusing on global education issues, and has funded several education initiatives.

The urgency of the state's need to improve its national and global economic competitiveness has meant an intense focus on STEM education.

Investing in young children is likely to have enormous positive effects on the U.S. economy by increasing economic growth, improving the skills of the workforce, reducing poverty, and strengthening U.S. global competitiveness.

As U.S. Secretary of Labor, she focused on increasing the competitiveness of America's workforce in a global economy, promoted job creation, and achieved record results in workplace safety and health.

We are confident that CourseSmart Analytics will help students stay on track and be more productive in their studies, which will in turn, increase our country's global education competitiveness.»

Estimate of Swedish tax shifting based on Paul Ekins and Stefan Speck, «Environmental Tax Reform in Europe: Energy Tax Rates and Competitiveness,» in press, 2007; Ministry of Finance, Sweden, «Taxation and the Environment,» press release (Stockholm: 25 May 2005); household size from Target Group Index, «Household Size,» Global TGI Barometer (Miami: 2005); population from U.N. Population Division, World Population Prospects: The 2006 Revision Population Database, at http://esa.un.org/unpp/; Andrew Hoerner and Benoît Bosquet, Environmental Tax Reform: The European Experience (Washington, DC: Center for a Sustainable Economy, 2001); European Environment Agency, Environmental Taxes: Recent Developments in Tools for Integration, Environmental Issues Series No. 18 (Copenhagen: 2000); environmental tax support from David Malin Roodman, The Natural Wealth of Nations (New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1998), p. 243.

This morning, at the Council on Competitiveness National Energy Summit, Georgetown University President John DeGioia appeared on a panel on «the Global Economic Development Opportunity».

He said he is considering «how much it will cost our companies» and the effect on American competitiveness in the global market, according to a tweet from Grynbaum.

The report focuses on four of EPA's most egregiously anti-business proposals and how they will cost jobs and undermine America's global competitiveness with China.

Ralph Hall (R - Texas) warned that it would weaken U.S. competitiveness on a global scale.

The 2000 - Watt Society can get us there: it's a proven framework based on global equality + local economic benefits for our neighborhood such as increased competitiveness, independence and long - term resilience.

To both sustain clean energy growth and put the United States» clean tech sectors on an accelerated path to subsidy independence and global competitiveness, analysts at the Breakthrough Institute, Brookings Institution, and World Resources Institute counsel a thorough revamping of American clean energy policies to prioritize innovation and cost declines.

The competition will launch in 2017 and focus on superclusters that enhance Canada's global competitiveness by focusing on highly innovative industries such as clean technology, advanced manufacturing, digital technology, health / bio-sciences, clean resources and agri - food, as well as infrastructure and transportation.

Data protection has become a board - level issue — the risks of getting it wrong threaten the viability of the organisation, while getting it right can bring massive benefits in terms of efficiency and competitiveness on the global stage.

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