Sentences with phrase «own national champions»

The confluence of corporate self - interest and geopolitical considerations not only enabled Qualcomm to turn the tables on Broadcom, but canonized the San Diego company as a sort of national champion essential to battling China's might in the next - generation wireless communications technology known as 5G.

Khodorkovsky was arrested and jailed for tax fraud, and Yukos was seized and sold to Rosneft for a song, making it the de facto national champion.

«National champions, like all corporations,» says a marketing executive who frequents Toronto's so - called Broker's Keg, «belong to shareholders, not all Canadians, as much as we may like to think otherwise.»

As China's growth show signs of cooling and the Communist Party prepares for its all - important 19th Congress, a cadre of reformers led by CBRC chairman Guo Shuqing is warning that these swashbuckling global buyers aren't national champions but lightning rods for financial risk.

Operating conditions have proved hostile for some large companies, with the Chinese government aiming to create «national champions» in high - margin and high - tech industries like pharmaceuticals and automobiles.

Any move by France to sell most or all of its Renault stake could prove politically risky for President Emmanuel Macron, already under fire for letting national champions such as TGV train maker Alstom fall into foreign hands.

And there has been growing concern about the government's increasing protection of its national champions.

Many were once state - owned national champions, which valued size over profitability.

The United States government essentially declared Qualcomm a national champion, but a rise in anti-foreign sentiment may hurt the chip maker, too.

Having the United States government essentially declare the firm a national champion allowed the chip maker to defend itself from rival Broadcom's $ 117 billion takeover bid.

He says the money Xiaomi stands to make doesn't interest him in and of itself; those in his orbit say it's more what the money represents — the company joining the ranks of China's so - called national champions, the likes of Jack Ma's Alibaba, Pony Ma's Tencent Holdings Ltd., and Robin Li's Baidu Inc. «I wanted to lead a Chinese company,» the 48 - year - old says, «to become No. 1 in the world.»

They may, like China, engage in a host of illicit activities - pay - offs, piracy, hidden subsidies — to promote national champions.

Joining Roland Bolduc on the list of national champions are:

Among the concerns are a range of practices, including barriers to entry, subsidies and regulations that pressure American companies to hand over sensitive trade secrets, which China uses to make national champions of its homegrown firms.

BAML's status as a national champion that is embedded deeply in the fabric of the US economy made the question of how to respond to the tax reform interesting to analysts quizzing Moynihan.

Citi is also looking to service the cash management needs of Africa's emerging national champions, particularly telecom companies with tremendous revenue growth that are looking to replicate the business practices of the bank's developed market customers.

The Finnish National Champions received their diplomas on November 5, 2015.

As it looks to create its own national champions, China has been forcing American stalwarts like Qualcomm, Advanced Micro Devices and Hewlett - Packard Enterprise to create joint ventures, hand over their technology or develop local expertise.

Like America, France is aiding its own auto producers, not transplants, and has created a sovereign wealth fund to keep «national champions» out of foreign ownership.

Olympics national champion, who overcame several obstacles to not only succeed in boxing, but to be the first member of his family to graduate from high school.

(Whereas we know that every year there will be some national champion in college football; every year someone will win the Masters; at every Olympic Games each medal will go to somebody.)

«Promoting national champions, of course, takes us in the opposite direction to microeconomic reform,» Mr Sims said.

In addition to urging U.S. negotiators to remain focused on opening up the Japanese and Canadian dairy markets, members of both organizations also stressed the importance of addressing the lingering impacts of New Zealand government dairy policies that have intentionally advantaged a single national champion at the expense of other competitors.

When Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce came out this week and fired both barrels at the competition watchdog over its treatment of dairy co-operative Murray Goulburn, it reopened the contentious issue of national champions.

Mr Norgate's assessment of the legislated monopoly is a poster child for MG: «Within two years of formation, Fonterra had delivered the cost savings and revenue benefits promised and had become a true «national champion» for the New Zealand economy.

Joyce wants to create «national champions».

Suggests recommendation 15 gives «false impression'that formation of national champions must be unfavourable.

As part of his LCA address, ACCC Chairman, Rod Sims, addressed the recurring issue of national champions, claiming the current debate confuses the distinction between industrial and merger policy.

ACCC Chairman, speaking at the Australian Farm Institute Conference in Melbourne today, has discussed the implications of competition policy for Australian agriculture, including commenting on the «national champions» argument (expressing the view that promotion of national champions «takes us in the opposite direction to reform that makes markets work better»), the misuse of market power provision and collective bargaining issues.

Suggest more consideration needed of national champions issue and that s 15 should make clear that the formation of national champions «can be in accord with current competition policy».

My friend Malcolm (who is a national champion cyclist and complete fitness and nutrition enthusiast) has a favorite restaurant that he likes to eat at in Westlake Village called «Joi Cafe».

They also raised issues including divestiture, exclusive dealing (s47), powers to obtain information, documents and evidence (s155) and the unconscionable conduct provisions of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (CCA), and whether there are barriers to the emergence of major Australian agribusiness companies («national champions») of global scale for exporting to international markets.

Shareholders of Warrnambool enticed by the national champion arguments of Helou might want to read the ACCC submission to the tribunal.

There is an item in today's Australian by Damon Kitney and Andrew White - «We are an oligopoly economy: Robb», describing opposition finance spokesman, Andrew Robb's, statements at the Global Food Forum series in Sydney, that Australians «should not be opposed to create national champion's and claiming «Australians need to accept that the nation is an «oligopoly economy»».

Some observers even opined that it appeared to be fighting to preserve its relevance when it opposed the national champion arguments put by Murray Goulburn.

They also raised other issues including divestiture, exclusive dealing (s47), powers to obtain information, documents and evidence (s155), the unconscionable conduct provisions of the Competition and Consumer Act (CCA), and whether there are barriers to the emergence of major Australian agribusiness companies («national champions») of global scale for exporting to international markets.

These days politicians, the business community and what's left of the economic rationalists want «national champions» instead of bitter rivalries.

That's why Helou chose the Australian Competition Tribunal route, based on national interest and national champion arguments, rather than sticking to a narrow definition of whether a local takeover might decrease domestic competition.

The idea of developing «national champions» versus allowing the benefits of global competition in the national interest is always a politically sensitive one.

Regardless of where they take on the challenge, all 2017 Triple Triple Challenge participants will be trying to dethrone California's Molly Schuyler — the three - time reigning national champion who set the fastest Triple Triple Challenge time on record in 2014 (38.95 seconds --

He also covers merger policy, and the re-emergence of the «national champions» argument and briefly comments on institutional issues.

Regardless of where they take on the challenge, all 2017 Triple Triple Challenge participants will be trying to dethrone California's Molly Schuyler — the three - time reigning national champion who set the fastest Triple Triple Challenge time on record in 2014 (38.95 seconds — check it out here).

Teams of student culinarian members compete in a double elimination, jeopardy - style competition for the chance to become national champions.

And he has signed his favorite driver: Mario Andretti, the national champion who won the 500 for Andy last year.

Oklahoma State's loss to the defending national champions was one part admirable and one part head - shaking.

There was a national champion in almost every boat, so that the stage was set to get a real line on the fastest craft.

After a 79 - yard touchdown run by backup quarterback Zander Diamont, the Hoosiers trailed defending national champion Ohio State by just seven points in the fourth quarter.

Texas A&M is the 2023 college football national champion; prove with evidence that they're not before you call me a liar.

The Method: A national champion is named after the regular season is completed.

In November 2008, for instance, when Vanderbilt visited eventual national champion North Carolina for a closed scrimmage, Ezeli turned heads again by aggressively banging bodies with the Tar Heels» heralded frontcourt.