Sentences with phrase «other policy instruments»

Braathen, N.A., 2005: Environmental agreements in combination with other policy instruments.

... improving teaching and learning required coherence among the tests and several other policy instruments, including curricula and opportunities for high - quality professional development...

Not exact matches

The yield, a barometer for mortgage rates and other financial instruments, has jumped in April on signs of nascent inflation and as the Federal Reserve stood by its plan to gradually tighten monetary policy.

However, with other «alternative monetary policy instruments» like quantitative easing proving ineffective since the crisis, it may be time to look to negative rates in places like the UK and USA should another recession take hold.

Also, bills have typically traded below other money market rates during tightening cycles, as they do now; periods where bills trade at or above other rates have been the exception and not the rule.36 Thus, the smaller increase in bill yields than in rates on other term instruments is not surprising, and I do not read it as undermining the general conclusion that the policy rate increase was effective in firming money market conditions.37

Our detailed commitments to the UN Global Compact, the Fundamental Conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO) or other relevant instruments, are laid out in our Nestlé Corporate Business Principles PDF 1159Kb and related policy documents, and their application is verified through our CARE program and our internal Corporate Group Auditors.

Specifically, the proposed wording gives the Bank the power to purchase any securities or «other instrument «it likes «for the purposes of conducting monetary policy or promoting the stability of the Canadian financial system.»

«Deregulation» and other changes have seen these controls abandoned to the point where short term interest rates are now virtually the only monetary policy instrument.

Understandably, different churches practise it differently via salary structure, or some other mechanisms such as periodic love gifts, etc. (In the early church, salary structure as we know it today probably wasn't invented, just like computer, modern musical instruments and life insurance policy.)

Musical instrument insurance doesn't just cover the replacement cost of items damaged or lost, it can be customized like most other insurance policies.

Obtaining musical instrument insurance quotes is not as easy as getting them for other types of policies.

Make loans to others, except that the Fund may, in accordance with its investment objective and policies, (i) lend portfolio securities, (ii) purchase and hold debt securities or other debt instruments, including but not limited to loan participations and sub-participations, assignments, and

Job Description: • Represents the Kansas City Pet Project in a professional, polite and enthusiastic manner • Assists the veterinarians on a daily basis with preparing surgery patients, health assessments, and treatments of animals • Assist in medical rounds with Shelter Veterinarians or identifying animals that need to be seen by a Shelter Veterinarian • Administer medications to both cats and dogs in accordance with veterinarian's prescribed doses and ensure all treatment protocols prescribed for sick / injured animals are performed timely, safely, and humanely • Responsible for following best practices for sanitation protocols in all veterinary clinic and isolation areas to reduce / eliminate disease transmission • Input all medical notes, health assessments, vaccinations, surgeries, treatments, etc., into PetPoint • Provides support for other departments, such as Intake, Foster, Placement & Transport, or Adoptions by assisting as needed for vaccinations, deworming, blood draws, etc. • Prepares and sanitizes surgical instruments / packs each day to ensure packs are ready for use the following day • Assists with discharging animals to the public post-surgery or following up with sick pet appointments, explaining any medical issues, medications, after care instructions, etc. • Ensures adequate medical supplies and medications are available and reports any shortages to Vet Clinic Manager • Enforces and maintain KCPP safety and cleanliness, and all health and security rules and procedures • Follows disease prevention procedures and completes cleaning of veterinary clinic areas daily and ongoing throughout the day to decrease biological risks to humans and other animals • Care, feed, and safely handle animals to avoid injury to persons / animals • Properly store and maintain inventory of medical supplies, including Schedule II narcotics • Performs laboratory analysis techniques to assist Shelter Veterinarians • Reads, understand, interpret, and apply department policies and procedures • Prepares reports and other written materials in a logical, concise, and accurate manner • Functions calmly in situations that require a high degree of sensitivity, tact, and diplomacy • Communicates effectively with a variety of individuals representing diverse cultures and backgrounds and function calmly in all situations which require a high degree of sensitivity, tact and diplomacy • Treats employees, representatives of outside agencies, volunteers, and members of the public with courtesy and respect • Provides prompt, efficient and responsive service for all phone calls forwarded to the Vet Clinic.

Having once criticised Pekka for assuming that policy is just whatever someone's opinion might be, I was pleased to see on a thread a few days ago that he has made an effort to learn some of the basics — in this case the one (which Faustino especially has been educating readers here about) that policy instruments should be focused on a single objective, although framers should be cognisant of the effect on other objectives.

Let's begin my considering Federal policy options under two distinct categories: pricing instruments and other approaches.

On climate adaptation, the IMF is assisting small states and other countries enhance macroeconomic disaster risk management frameworks, determine the appropriate combination of building buffers and risk transfer through insurance or financial market instruments, and tailor investment and growth policies to building resilience.

Beyond pricing instruments, the other approaches include regulation under the Clean Air Act, energy policies not targeted exclusively at climate change, public nuisance litigation, and NIMBY and other public interventions to block permits for new fossil - fuel related investments.

There is some real interest in this approach, mainly from academics, and there is also what I would characterize as «strategic interest,» principally from those who recognize that once the focus is on carbon taxes rather than other instruments, political debates will inevitably result in less ambitious targets or, in fact, no policy at all.

Fiscal instruments (carbon taxes or similar) are the most effective policies for reflecting environmental costs in energy prices and promoting development of cleaner technologies, while also providing a valuable source of revenue (including, not least, for lowering other tax burdens).

It needs to be, for effective policy, fully integrated with other instruments.

But that, the commission says, would require stronger action through other policies and instruments and perhaps higher carbon prices later as well, and might increase the total cost of the change.

This policy document explores ways of aligning government subsidies and other fiscal instruments with the objectives of REDD +, which aims to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation.

Most economists consider a carbon tax a more effective instrument for reducing greenhouse gas emissions than the other major policy alternative, a cap - and - trade system that would require plant - by - plant emission measurements and could prompt companies to cheat.

Throughout his career, he has drafted numerous LLC operating, shareholder, joint venture and partnership agreements and other corporate formation and organization documents; M&A agreements; securities offering memoranda and subscription agreements; employment, consulting and independent contractor agreements; debt and convertible equity instruments; distribution and marketing agreements; consents and waivers; restrictive covenant agreements; software licenses; SAAS agreements and assignments; website T&C s, privacy policies; brand and trademark licensing agreements; HIPAA agreements; corporate governance documents; and a wide variety of other contract for media, technology and other companies and funds.

Secondly, the decision of the CJEU appears questionable also if one takes into consideration the case law pertaining to other instruments of external relations and neighbourhood policy such as Partnership and Cooperation Agreements (PCA); an external relations» instrument that is weaker, in its scope and content, than an association agreement.

It is not difficult to grasp the gap in perception and in policy between the federal Government and Indigenous Governments when one view is presented as a marriage contract while the other sees the same instrument as a divorce decree.

When public opinion, as developed through the publicly expressed voices of individuals, both aggregated and in dialogue with each other, it has the power and freedom to influence policy and is an essential instrument of democratic self - governance.

Circumstances will arise where the lawyer should have no contact with the media and other cases where the lawyer is under a specific duty to contact the media to properly serve the client — the latter situation will arise more often in the context of administrative boards and tribunals where a particular tribunal is an instrument of government policy and hence is susceptible to public opinion.

Would it have helped if the government provided for a separate exemption limit of Rs 1.5 lakh exclusively for insurance policies, instead of clubbing it with other investment instruments?

However, a turntable or other equipment would likely qualify for an instrument insurance policy.

Of course, as many financial advisers point out, the growth rate of a cash value life insurance policy is often paltry compared to other financial instruments, such as mutual funds and exchange - traded funds (ETFs); substantial fees often hinder the rate of return.

Obtaining musical instrument insurance quotes is not as easy as getting them for other types of policies.

Since these maturity returns are not at the same level as returns on other instruments like bank deposits (due to cost of death benefit etc), insurance policy looks unattractive.

It makes more sense to buy a 20 or 30 year Term policy and invest the savings for your retirement through instruments such as a 401 (k), an IRA, mutual funds or other investment vehicles.

I have also been adviced that these are the best policies of LIC and would surely give sure shot better returns than other investment instruments.

Some other instruments such as life insurance policies and equity - linked savings schemes (ELSS) also fall under the EEE status.

The majority of individuals check the annual tax benefit to save the tax liability before investing in any financial instrument, but it's wise enough to check the tax implication on the maturity of insurance policy, ULIP or any other investment.

Lab Technician — ABO Laboratories — May 2012 — Present • Execute a variety of laboratory assays and tests in accordance with established procedures, policies, and regulations; ensure samples are properly labeled and stored • Study blood samples for transfusions and record the blood group, number of cells, blood type, cell morphology, and other blood type compatibility • Perform procedural and instrument calibrations, document all quality control activities, and perform regular equipment maintenance • Identify problems that may negatively affect test results or performance; correct issues immediately and properly notify supervisor • Maintain meticulous records and demonstrate that the testing of samples is done in the same manner as patient specimens; promote cost - effective testing practices and reduce waste by 10 percent

Performed other duties as assigned such as: • Assisting with routine data analysis and interpretation using data analysis programs • Assisting in the setup, operation, and maintenance of research equipment / instruments • Following established policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and / or infection control standards

The General Assembly, Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and good faith in the fulfilment of the obligations assumed by States in accordance with the Charter, Affirming that indigenous peoples are equal to all other peoples, while recognizing the right of all peoples to be different, to consider themselves different, and to be respected as such, Affirming also that all peoples contribute to the diversity and richness of civilizations and cultures, which constitute the common heritage of humankind, Affirming further that all doctrines, policies and practices based on or advocating superiority of peoples or individuals on the basis of national origin or racial, religious, ethnic or cultural differences are racist, scientifically false, legally invalid, morally condemnable and socially unjust, Reaffirming that indigenous peoples, in the exercise of their rights, should be free from discrimination of any kind, Concerned that indigenous peoples have suffered from historic injustices as a result of, inter alia, their colonization and dispossession of their lands, territories and resources, thus preventing them from exercising, in particular, their right to development in accordance with their own needs and interests, Recognizing the urgent need to respect and promote the inherent rights of indigenous peoples which derive from their political, economic and social structures and from their cultures, spiritual traditions, histories and philosophies, especially their rights to their lands, territories and resources, Recognizing also the urgent need to respect and promote the rights of indigenous peoples affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements with States, Welcoming the fact that indigenous peoples are organizing themselves for political, economic, social and cultural enhancement and in order to bring to an end all forms of discrimination and oppression wherever they occur, Convinced that control by indigenous peoples over developments affecting them and their lands, territories and resources will enable them to maintain and strengthen their institutions, cultures and traditions, and to promote their development in accordance with their aspirations and needs, Recognizing that respect for indigenous knowledge, cultures and traditional practices contributes to sustainable and equitable development and proper management of the environment, Emphasizing the contribution of the demilitarization of the lands and territories of indigenous peoples to peace, economic and social progress and development, understanding and friendly relations among nations and peoples of the world, Recognizing in particular the right of indigenous families and communities to retain shared responsibility for the upbringing, training, education and well - being of their children, consistent with the rights of the child, Considering that the rights affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements between States and indigenous peoples are, in some situations, matters of international concern, interest, responsibility and character, Considering also that treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements, and the relationship they represent, are the basis for a strengthened partnership between indigenous peoples and States, Acknowledging that the Charter of the United Nations, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (2) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 2 as well as the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, (3) affirm the fundamental importance of the right to self - determination of all peoples, by virtue of which they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development, Bearing in mind that nothing in this Declaration may be used to deny any peoples their right to self - determination, exercised in conformity with international law, Convinced that the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples in this Declaration will enhance harmonious and cooperative relations between the State and indigenous peoples, based on principles of justice, democracy, respect for human rights, non-discrimination and good faith, Encouraging States to comply with and effectively implement all their obligations as they apply to indigenous peoples under international instruments, in particular those related to human rights, in consultation and cooperation with the peoples concerned,