Sentences with phrase «own economic interest»

Sometimes countries do things that are very much against their own economic interests — Brexit is a prime example.

«What's at risk is our foreign policy, that it will be influenced not by what matters — human rights, civil rights or legitimate economic interests — but by the Philippines» ability to get in the good graces of our president.»

He quoted Burney as saying the following: «We should not indulge in ridiculous posturing — like getting together with Mexico to defend our interests, when Canada has very different economic interests than Mexico.

Are the economic interests of Canada and Mexico really so different?

In that context, America's belated push to stop the trade free - loaders looks like a convenient pretext to argue that only a united Europe — around France and Germany, of course — can protect the continent's vital economic interests from what Paris and Berlin see as American protectionism and China's predatory trade practices.

«We should not indulge in ridiculous posturing — like getting together with Mexico to defend our interests, when Canada has very different economic interests than Mexico.

Both candidates lamented the lack of U.S. focus on Latin America as a place of economic interest, and they lambasted President Obama for delaying trade negotiations with countries in the region.

But when a plane crashes, there is enormous public and economic interest in figuring out what went wrong.

EMC stockholders will receive about $ 33.15 per share in cash and a type of stock that is linked to «a portion of EMC's economic interest» in its VMware business, which will remain an independent, publicly traded company, the companies said in a statement Monday.

Harper's decision to withdraw from the Kyoto accord is a reminder of his focus on Canada's economic interests.

Rejecting Keystone would be against the United States» economic interests, and the pipeline itself has been thoroughly vetted to ensure a minimum environmental impact.

The secondary market is «structured largely around derivative contracts and other novel ways to capture the economic interest in a pre-IPO company without actually transacting in its stock,» she said.

This weekend, Prime Minister Theresa May ordered top officials to investigate the proposed deal to see if it posed any potential threats to the country's economic interests, the Financial Times reported.

«We are ready: We must defend our economic interests vis a vis the United States, and we will do that,» Juncker said, according to Reuters.

The astute observer may discern some correlation between the tone of the prediction and the economic interests of its promoter.

Redeemable noncontrolling interests presented in our condensed consolidated balance sheets relate to the equity incentive arrangements we have made available to the senior employees of the Taxi, Classifieds and E-commerce segments, pursuant to which such persons are eligible to acquire depositary receipts, or receive options to acquire depositary receipts, which entitle them to economic interests in the respective business unit subsidiaries.

J. H. Woods, president of both the chamber and the Calgary Herald, said it was the organization's hope that by building gradually and progressively, «this monthly review for business men will serve intelligently the economic interests of the country and the greater unity of the Canadian people.»

The Board determined to adopt a «net long» definition of ownership because it believes that only stockholders with full and continuing economic interest and voting rights in our common stock should be entitled to request that the Company call a special meeting.

Uber has sold its China assets to Didi Chuxing for a 17.7 percent economic interest in the new enterprise, putting a stop to a rivalry that cost both companies billions of dollars to dominate the country.

In fact, Xi has begun to cast China as a defender of economic globalization and inclusivity, as well as a leader in combating global challenges, like climate change.14 Unlike Russia's willingness to take large risks, China's approach is generally cautious, reflecting its desire to safeguard its economic interests.

The idea of order was made more difficult by wealthy families asserting their economic interests at the expense of society at large.

Given that Congress jealously guards its powers under the Constitution, such an effort would likely gain the support of representatives from most states, not only those with an economic interest in maintaining NAFTA.

In advanced economies across the globe, expanded trade and globalization face an existential crisis: for large swaths of the European and American electorate, the current trade model is non-representative, undemocratic, and perceived — often justly — as contrary to their economic interests.

One of the governance principles is that «Shareholders should be entitled to voting rights in proportion to their economic interest...» In other words, the Group does not favour multi-voting share structures that characterize over 80 companies on the TSX and that have been popular in Canadian IPOs over the last few years (see comments on Aritzia's IPO here).

Helping a startup get acquired if it is the founders» wishes even if it does not serve your economic interest.

Although we will have a minority economic interest in SSE Holdings, because we will be the sole managing member of SSE Holdings, we will operate and control all of the business and affairs of SSE Holdings and, through SSE Holdings and its subsidiaries, conduct our business.

Canada has compatible economic interests, such as in agriculture, and there are opportunities to accept students to Canadian universities.

The equity ownership, economic interest and cross-directorships could create, or appear to create, conflicts of interest when these individuals are faced with decisions that may impact us differently than EHI.

Many in the US Bitcoin community had hoped that hitting this crisis point — a network maxed out, transactions faltering — would result in closure, with miners quickly moving to adopt whichever chain proved more valuable to their economic interests.

A delicate balance has to be maintained when speaking about these places, for we can not overlook the huge global economic interests which, under the guise of protecting them, can undermine the sovereignty of individual nations.

When O'Connor spoke to Shapiro, she dodged questions about her role in Lumen View, saying simply «I'm the inventor of the patent,» and refusing to talk about whether she had any economic interest in it.

Cancelling the trip would feel good, but is likely to hurt Ontario's economic interests without furthering any human rights goals.

Mason's principal and co-founder Michael Martino responded: «Mason will vigorously oppose Telus» latest attempt to take value from voting shareholders and transfer it to the non-voting shareholders, including Telus» board of directors and company executives, whose personal economic interests are tied to the non-voting stock.»

As such, the most effective approach to building public support is to craft a trade agenda that aligns with the economic interests of the general public and the long - term economic prosperity of Canada as a whole, rather than focusing on the narrow interests of some business groups.

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is shooting back at Donald Trump's anti-Canadian trade rhetoric saying she will be «tough and strong» in fighting for Canada's economic interests with the U.S.

In sum, our analysis would suggest that opposition to a Canada - China FTA has softened and that the number of supporters are likely to increase if the government is able to demonstrate that they are crafting a trade agenda that effectively maximizes Canadian long - term economic interests.

So, I would imagine that's going to be the next extension of what happens as wider adoption continues in the economy and as legitimate businesses use these protocols in order to advance their economic interests.

The Ministry centrally coordinates trade activities in Ontario by working with the business community, key organizations and partner ministries to advance the province's economic interests around the globe.

Of course, if some holders of Series A did not act in their optimal economic interest and convert, then the merger proceeds available to the common would increase and the common would receive greater than $ 1.50 / share.

Icahn Enterprises will have a 9.9 percent voting interest in Tenneco after the transaction and up to a 36.4 percent economic interest.

Independent: Less than 25 percent of the craft brewery is owned or controlled (or equivalent economic interest) by an alcoholic beverage industry member that is not itself a craft brewer.

They use funding from foreign special interest groups to undermine Canada's national economic interest.»

«Fossil fuel companies are very powerful economic interests,» said Ruth Santiago, an attorney in Puerto Rico working on environmental issues.

CCBE fully acknowledges the potential risk that an imbalance of economic interest and voting control presents to the core of shareholder democracy.

Yet it seems that, even in the Harper era, the far bigger factors in this sensitive bilateral relationship are substantial economic interests and, as Kent's telling anecdote illustrates, complex behind - the - scenes diplomatic ties.

It also calls on the government to provide increased support for communities to report on the status of infrastructure and establish project selection criteria that prioritizes funding requests based on national economic interest, return - on - investment, and job creation.

Many businesses believe talk of Washington scrapping NAFTA is just bluster on the part of a U.S. president who deep down knows how damaging a U.S. withdrawal from NAFTA would be to U.S. economic interests.

A stockholder's «net long position» is generally defined as the amount of common stock in which the stockholder holds a positive (also known as «long») economic interest, reduced by the amount of common stock in which the stockholder holds a negative (also known as «short») economic interest.

To be sure, small shop owners have an economic interest in ending Sunday shopping, since the practice disproportionately favors big - box retailers.

Not for the first time in history, a religious robe is spread to cover the nakedness of economic interests; not for the first time, a robbers» expedition becomes a Crusade.