Sentences with phrase «own debt reduction»

Lane challenged those who make debt reduction a virtue.

The company has already put at least $ 850 million toward debt reduction from the sale of a gold mine in Australia, and a portion of its stake in the Porgera mine in Papua New Guinea to Chinese company Zijin Mining Group.

Padoan said countries like Italy are «doing their homework» when it comes to reducing risk in the euro area in areas like non-performing loans and debt reduction.

The outlook could be stabilized if the government's commitment to fiscal consolidation and debt reduction or its capacity to do so was to wane,» the agency added in the same note.

«You may be eating out way more than you thought, and you may want to use that money instead on debt reduction.»

Throughout his career, Paul has been a key contributor to Delta's strategies and has been instrumental in a number of initiatives, including the purchase of the Trainer refinery from ConocoPhillips; the balance - sheet initiatives that have resulted in nearly $ 7 billion in debt reduction; the structuring of $ 1.8 billion in revolving credit facilities, the expansion of the T - 4 facility at JFK and the recently announced capital allocation strategy.

The American public still believes in immigration, free trade, debt reduction, and tax reform, sometimes by large margins.

-- We estimate that steady earnings and restrained capital expenditures should contribute to annual run - rate free cash flow of at least C$ 400 million, much of which will be allocated to debt reduction in the next 12 - 18 months.

The stable outlook reflects our view that ACT's strong market position in North America and Scandinavia and its continued operating efficiency will insulate it from margin pressure in this highly competitive industry, contributing incremental earnings and generating strong free cash flow for debt reduction that should result in leverage declining quickly to about 3x by the end of 2013.

Scotia, having expanded into Latin America, and TD and BMO, with operations in the United States, are somewhat insulated against a period of consumer debt reduction.

When working on debt reduction, it is important that you have an adequate cash cushion or money in the bank for any short - term emergencies that may arise.

And Zerobound and SponsorChange are two organizations that help you find volunteer work in exchange for student - debt reduction.

Financial repression is a term describing measures used by governments to channel funds to themselves as a form of debt reduction.

«It's really a fee for using someone else's money,» explains Todd Christensen, director of education at Debt Reduction Services, a nonprofit debt management and credit counseling organization in Boise, Idaho.

The price to cash flow ratio would provide a better idea of the amount of money available to management for further research and development, marketing support, debt reduction, dividends, share repurchases, and more.

«Then we are back in the situation that debt reduction is not allowed in the eurozone.»

«The more difficult question will be to reach sustainability of the debt, whether a package that is large enough can be agreed upon without any debt reduction,» Mr. Schäuble said.

The Minister was replying in the Dáil to Socialist Party TD Ruth Coppinger who asked if it was true he had insisted emergency funding for Greece would be reduced until it retracted its demands to have any sustainable debt reduction.

Basically, he proposes that the Feds send a check for $ 2000 each to the bottom 80 % of taxpaying households (all 175 million of them) with the caveat that the entire $ 2000 must be spent on debt reduction (student loans, credit cards, mortgages etc.).

Only if the Government fully realizes its savings from the Debt Reduction Plan Savings Target would the budget be balanced in 2015 - 16, but just.

We like that Payoff provides a personalized experience — scheduling regular phone calls and check - ins with company representatives — to keep you focused on reaching your debt reduction goals.

One thing I've been placing a greater and greater emphasis on recently has been debt reduction, which I don't see directly addressed in your post.

Under the previous Liberal government, Cabinet agreed on the «one third rule» for using the surplus - one third of the surplus went to tax cuts; one third to new spending; and, one third to debt reduction.

As tabled, the budget had only planned $ 3 billion in debt reduction, plus another $ 300 million in «remaining surplus».

In the fall 2006 Update, the Harper Government also announced that it would dedicate all interest savings from debt reduction to ongoing personal income tax reductions.

«We'll look to see if this pace of debt reduction and delinquency improvements will persist in upcoming quarters.»

Voters back debt reduction over tax cuts: More voters overall believe the government should pay down debt rather than cut income tax — except those who face higher cost of living pressures.

In terms of debt reduction, we are very encouraged to see that B.C.'s direct operating debt is forecast to be $ 1.1 billion by the end of the current fiscal plan period, which marks a 90 per cent reduction since 2013 - 14.

If management has stated in the last three annual reports that debt reduction is the most important priority, yet they have engaged in multiple acquisitions or started multiple new businesses, they are not being honest.

The Chretien government explicitly announced that one - third would be allocated to debt reduction, one - third to tax cuts and one - third to spending.

The actions to date strongly suggest that new initiatives take priority over debt reduction.

According to Reuters «ideas about binding commitments to extend the Toronto debt reduction goals at a summit hosted by Canada in 2010, sought by Germany first and foremost, have been abandoned» Mr. Harper and Mr. Flaherty would appear to be still living in the Toronto Summit, while the rest of the G - 20, except perhaps Germany, has moved on to confront more pressing issues, including the growing risks of global instability and the need to strengthen growth and job creation.

In terms of debt reduction, government projects it will complete the elimination of B.C.'s operating debt in 2018 - 19, for the first time in over 40 years.

Part of this additional spending can be used to pay down existing household debt, enabling a significant level of debt reduction overall.39»

Ironically, the day prior to Mr. Flaherty's budget, his Conservative counterpart in the UK, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, brought down a budget that bore many similarities to Canada's, such as its preoccupation with deficit and debt reduction.

«An important driver of the Board's decision to explore a potential Crown REIT IPO was the proceeds the transaction would generate which could be used to fund a combination of capital management and debt reduction initiatives,» the company said.

There is «no alternative» to debt reduction.

We would encourage Minister Morneau to commit the Contingency Reserve to debt reduction if it is not required to ensure the deficit projections are met.

Applying the $ 17 billion to productive investments rather than debt reduction would not in any way affect the government's fiscal credibility.

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While debt reduction is important, the benefit of tax - sheltered growth should not be overlooked.

Alberta fell behind on critical infrastructure investment during the years when Ralph Klein was premier, when his government's singular focus was on deficit and debt reduction.

This gives you greater flexibility to manage your debt reduction schedule and to control the amount of your monthly loan payment.

They failed to take credit or make the case for the economic upturn, and how their policies have much to do with lower unemployment (5.8 %), significant debt reduction, healthy corporate balance sheets, greater financial stability (Dodds - Frank), record stock market numbers, as well as reducing the gap between high earners and the middle class through Obamacare and reducing the Bush tax cuts.

While credit cards remain a popular payment option for consumers, two consumer trends are working to dampen credit card volume: a broad movement towards debt reduction, and greater use of alternative payment methods.

If you own shares of McDonald's, Johnson & Johnson, an S&P 500 index fund, or any other countless security, when you glance over your reports, you should know exactly why you own them — how much you expect earnings per share to rise over the next decade, management's capital allocation policies (dividends vs. share repurchases vs. debt reduction vs. acquisitions, vs. growing organically), as well a legal and economic trends that might affect your position.

A fixed term loan often generates faster debt reduction and lower monthly debt payments.

It may give you just one student loan payment to manage, and it also may result in more affordable payments, faster debt reduction or other benefits.

If both parties in Congress can not agree on debt reduction plans in the next few months, automatic tax increases and spending cuts will kick.

(See also: Which Debt Reduction Strategy Is Right for You?)