Sentences with phrase «other economic community»

The government also banned the free movement of Cattles across the borders from other Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) member states.

Not exact matches

«Ending DACA would place severe economic strain on businesses around the country, putting them into the impossible and extremely costly position of having to fire productive employees for no other reason than an arbitrary change in federal policy, potentially resulting in backlash from other employees, or their broader community,» the report reads.

Developed by the New York Fed's Community Affairs department, the Facts & Trends series provides analytical summaries intended to present key facts on topical issues to assist governments, community advocates and others to better understand, monitor and address specific economic concerns within the Federal Reserve's Second Community Affairs department, the Facts & Trends series provides analytical summaries intended to present key facts on topical issues to assist governments, community advocates and others to better understand, monitor and address specific economic concerns within the Federal Reserve's Second community advocates and others to better understand, monitor and address specific economic concerns within the Federal Reserve's Second District.

Non-profit lenders tend to focus on smaller loan amounts, of under $ 50,000, and small businesses that have the potential to provide positive economic impact within their communities, but either have too short a track record or are too small to be attractive to other, for - profit, lenders.

By working together, small and large companies can learn from each other, benefit from each other, and provide the economic growth needed for communities to flourish.

«Balancing the budget for a fourth year in a row --- while other provinces grapple with debt, deficits, and economic uncertainty — is an accomplishment that gives the business community reassurance that B.C. is on the correct course,» said Iain Black, President and CEO of The Vancouver Board of Trade.

Even though the intellectual climate within the Reserve Bank and other economic policy agencies was already moving in favour of deregulation in the early 1970s, wider community acceptance of the case for change did not come until after the Government set up a broad - ranging inquiry, conducted by a group of independent experts.

To others, flourishing communities experience significant economic growth and stability.

Other economic policies include reducing the regulatory burden for small businesses and northern development; a new $ 75 million venture capital fund to help businesses commercialize new technology developments; a $ 900 million Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative and a $ 250 million Automotive Innovation Fund to support these industrial sectors; a $ 1 billion Community Development Trust to support communities and workers in struggling industries; a commitment to reduce inter-provincial trade barriers by 2010; pursuing new trade agreements with emerging markets; as well as a reorganization of federal regional development strategies.

In addition, we are also exploring a number of economic opportunities involving Indigenous groups and communities in environmental stewardship as well as innovative economic partnership opportunities and other long - term agreements outlining our commitment to engagement.

Second, we can seek to restore the dominance of the political order over the economic one, so that other community values besides overall wealth can set the ground - rules for economic activity.

The approval of self - seeking as rational, built into most economic theory, is a truth that works only when business operates in the context of a community that has other values.

In my opinion, the general realization that policies justified by the dominant economic theory destroy human community and degrade the natural environment should be enough to persuade people of good will that they should look in other directions.

According to Chief Justice Rehnquist, Congress» 1981 decision to augment the role of religious and other organizations in tackling the social and economic problems caused by teenage pregnancy, sexuality, and parenthood reflected «the entirely appropriate aim of increasing broad - based community involvement...» He went on to say, with respect to religious organizations in particular:

It is up to the Christian communities to analyze with objectivity the situation which is proper to their own country, to shed on it the light of the gospel's unalterable words and to draw principles of the church... It is up to these Christian communities, with the help of the Holy Spirit, in communion with the bishops who hold responsibility and in dialogue with other Christian brethren and all men of good will, to discern the options and commitments which are called for in order to bring about the social, political and economic changes seen in many cases to be urgently needed.

In previous chapters I have suggested what concerned citizens can do to deal with television without censorship: create local television councils and community action to get stations to accept their responsibility for the public welfare; introduce media education courses in the schools and churches to create media literacy; organize community groups to develop programs relating to community issues on the «narrowcast» media of cable - TV, videocassettes, low - power TV, public - broadcasting facilities, and commercial side - band channels; employ stockholder action and other economic measures.

Microfinance is a proven method for helping impoverished communities move toward economic self - sufficiency through the provision of small loans and other financial services.

«There is nothing in economic theory that requires» such narrowness (EC 5 - 5), but having captured their imagination this abstraction now leads all economists to discount «the effect of one person's welfare on that of others through bonds of sympathy..., and the physical effects of one person's production and consumption activities on others through bonds of bio-physical community» (EC 5 - 3).

-- Prizes can only be posted to addresses in the UK and other countries in the European Economic Community (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland).

On the other side of the debate, the National Irrigators» Council chairman, Tom Chesson, demanded the government release the overdue CSIRO multiple benefits study, which is supposed to improve the understanding of how environmental benefits can be weighed against the economic impact to irrigation - dependent communities such as the Goulburn Valley in Victoria and the Murrumbidgee region in NSW.

On the other hand, well - managed tea production landscapes can help arrest or even reverse land degradation, while providing a range of economic and ecological benefits for local communities, downstream beneficiaries, and the global commons.

Promote the reduction of food loss and waste through policies, guidance and other tools that will strengthen communities and reduce the associated environmental, social, and economic impacts.

Bicycling as active transportation and healthy recreation is a fun way to experience the setting in a more natural way while also promoting public health, resource protection, and other economic and social benefits while also reducing vehicle congestion and contributing to the quality of life for surrounding communities.»

Many community activists and school administrators talk about race as a big factor in educational performance, and others mention economic issues — and those are factors.

These small businesses support the local economy and give back to their communities, by building sustainable partnerships with other domestic businesses, creating jobs, and fostering economic growth.

As the borders of Orland Park and Tinley Park meet at La Grange Road, developments in both communities are serving as economic engines for each other, Zabrocki said.

This series provides economic data to inform policy makers about how breastfeeding leads to savings in health costs and other costs, raises awareness among the academic and wider community and highlights a new and publicly relevant area of research.

Outreach to caregivers and other community groups followed, and the past two decades have seen tremendous achievements throughout the wider community, particularly in supporting parents who, because of their social and economic circumstances, might not have access to the resources they need as they take on the challenging job of raising young children.

I'm back from summer vacation in time to share some nice news: Houston ISD, the seventh largest district in the country, has announced that it's taking advantage of the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) to provide universal (free) school breakfast and lunch to every student at 166 of its schools, regardless of economic status, and without the need for meal applications or other paperwork.

The desirability of making the electoral redistribution so as to reflect communities of interest of an economic, social, regional or other kind

For example, Kibbutzes or hippie communies in California don't need to spend money on R&D in agriculture, or defense, or large scale law enforcement (again, you may have the luxury to exclude 1 - 3 % of psychopaths / sociopaths from a small community, and not worry about said excluded psychopaths attacking you for your communal material possessions from outside since they are dealt with by outside society), or on disaster preparedness, or on medical R&D, or pretty much any other economic overhead of modern civilization.

It must try to earn leadership through argument in open debate with others — including trade unions, religious groups, community organising initiatives and anti-cuts campaigners.It is encouraging to see that Labour is starting to grapple with the need for serious economic reform.

The study will compare the engineering, environmental, social, and economic impact of the tunnel to the other options - the community street grid or a new elevated highway to replace the existing viaduct.

In a welcoming address, the vice chairman of the homeland study group, Mr Gotthold Yao Agra, said the Western Togoland was clandestinely removed at all levels of education in Ghana with the view to creating a vacuum that will consume the identity as a state among United Nations, African Union and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and other international organisations.

This agreement was part of the resolution reached by the Federal Government and other parties in a suit filed on behalf of the victims and adopted on Monday by the Community Court of the Economic Community of West African States in Abuja as its judgment.

Other key issues facing our community involve addressing substance abuse - related challenges, reducing the number of derelict properties, improving current town buildings and spurring economic growth.

David Turner, director of the Oswego County Community Development, Tourism and Planning department, said the conference center will be a economic boost for the area because there are no other sites where people can stay, dine and meet all in one place.

Other sustainability and development programs that have been initiated or reformed over the last six years under Governor Cuomo include: · Cleaner, Greener Regional Sustainability Plans · Regional Economic Development Councils · Land Bank Act to convert vacant properties · Legislation to combat zombie properties · Complete Streets design initiative · Upstate Revitalization Initiative · Hudson Valley Farmland Preservation and Southern Tier Agricultural Industry Enhancement Programs · Clean Energy Communities · Brownfield Redevelopment Reform · Historic Preservation Tax Credit · Climate Smart Communities Grants · Community Risk and Resiliency Act Elaine Kamarck, Founding Director of the Center for Effective Public Management at the Brookings Institution and Author of Why Presidents Fail and How They Can Succeed Again said, «Whenever I get a chance to come home I'm always impressed at the rapid progress being made here in the Finger Lakes.

«For the judge to suggest that a student at Erie Community College does not have standing in the matter, from an economic justice standpoint, that would effect him, and many other students in this community is just wrong,» statedCommunity College does not have standing in the matter, from an economic justice standpoint, that would effect him, and many other students in this community is just wrong,» statedcommunity is just wrong,» stated Giambra.

Recall that the Economic Community Of West African State, ECOWAS, Court of Justice had in December 2012 ordered the government to hold oil companies and other perpetrators of the environmental damage accountable, ensure reparation for the collective harm done to the communities; restore within the shortest possible time the environment of the Niger Delta; and prevent the occurrence of damage to the environment.

Central New York's economy continues to lag behind other Upstate New York communities according to an assessment of last year's regional economic trends from last year.

He, therefore, assured that «on the basis of my country's specific needs, Government is keen on developing utility - scale solar energy projects, as well as accelerating the development of mini-grid solutions in off - grid and island communities for lighting, irrigation and other economic activities».

For the first time, researchers and practitioners from across the UK are coming together to discuss CLO as well as rural health and community resilience in other parts of the world at an event during the Economic and Social Research Council's (ESRC) Festival of Social Science.

The potential economic impact and community support are key components in the consideration of awarding casino licenses, said Michael Treanor, the chief executive officer of Nevele - R LLC, which wants to convert the former Nevele into a complex comprising a 70,000 - square - foot, meeting spaces, restaurants, a ballroom, hotel rooms, a cabaret lounge, a nightclub, stables, a golf course and other amenities.

In light of her business acumen and her desire to give back to her community, Deanna has served on many boards of directors and important decision - making panels such as the WNY Regional Economic Development Council, the Western New York Power Proceeds Allocation Board, the Niagara County Industrial Development Agency, the Greater Lockport Development Corporation and many others.

Katko, R - Camillus, has held six previous community forums on specific topics, with other forums focusing on agriculture, economic development and veterans.

Referencing the report, «Homelessness in Oneida County, NY: Understanding and Addressing a Hidden Social Problem,» written by Social Sciences Associates in support of the Mohawk Valley Housing and Homeless Assistance Coalition and funded by The Oneida County Department of Mental Health, Picente said that data makes it clear there is a problem with chronic homelessness, and that the problem of homelessness is intertwined with other social ills, including substance abuse and chemical dependency, status as an ex-offender, and the increasing number of family breakups caused by economic stress, domestic violence and even transitioning back to the community from military service.»

While many county Democrats have lauded the deal as a win for the environment and public health — the plant, situated atop two fault lines, has been cited for 40 safety and operational «events» since 2012 alone — Republicans and other local community leaders have been quick to raise concerns over the economic impact of its decommissioning.

But there are plenty of other economic and social issues where he has voted against the best interests of our community.»

«We have reason to believe [my family members] have suffered from cancer and other life threatening illnesses as a result of their exposure,» he said, citing the «bomb» train and diesel truck traffic in the South End as an ongoing example in which communities feel overlooked for an economic benefit.