Sentences with phrase «paid by multinational»

Both the farm in Gross Lusewitz and the Üplingen fields are paid by multinational seed and chemical companies like Monsanto, BASF, and Syngenta to conduct field trials with genetically modified crops.

The amount, according to court papers in Lagos, represents the shortfall of the money paid by the multinational oil firm in the account of the Nigerian government with Central Bank of Nigeria, for crude oil lifted in 2013 and 2014.

Not exact matches

Those business owners have long complained that the disparity is unfair, especially in view of the fact that many multinationals pay much less than the 35 percent statutory corporate tax rate by exploiting abundant loopholes and tax breaks available to large, global corporations.

The Republican tax plan unveiled last month calls for slashing the corporate income tax rate to 20 percent from the current level of 35 percent, which many multinationals already avoid paying by taking advantage of abundant tax loopholes.

While the feds made an effort to curb corporate tax breaks a few years ago, they actually ended up making it easier for multinationals to pay less tax by doing business in offshore jurisdictions.

«U.S. multinational corporations can defer paying tax on profits they earn abroad indefinitely by agreeing not to use the earnings for certain purposes, like paying dividends to shareholders, financing domestic acquisitions, guaranteeing loans, or making investments in physical capital in the U.S..

Conservative foundations, multinational oil companies and a prescription drug maker were the most frequent sponsors of more than 100 expense - paid educational seminars attended by federal judges over a 4 1/2 - year period, according to a Center for Public Integrity investigation.

Women employed by multinational corporations frequently fare much better, receiving as many as 90 days of paid leave, depending on the company.

The Fairtrade mark is a seal of approval that indicates that in the opinion of the Fairtrade Organization, the small - scale producers of the food product in question have been paid a reasonable price by the multinationals which process the food into their own products.

Google paid just 6.7 million euros in corporate taxes in 2015 in France by booking revenues for its online empire at its European subsidiary in low - tax Ireland, a legal loophole prized by multinationals.

Crippled economically by unfair competition leading to de-industrialization, families paid the price for «globalization» (a nice code word for the development of multinational corporate monopolies).

Then a colleague on the Canadian civil society delegation pointed out that it doesn't much serve climate justice, only shifts the locus of climate injustice, if developed countries accept financial responsibility for loss and damage — then see their historic wrongs paid for by a farmer in rural Britain or a first - or second - generation immigrant family in Calgary who pay their taxes, rather than a multinational fossil that doesn't.

Most of the money finds its way to multinational corporations in the music, film, and book industries, after paying the salaries of those who run the collectives, and the handsome fees charged by their consultants, lobbyists, and lawyers.

That decision paid off and 10 years later, Archin is recognised by clients — ranging from multinationals to private offices to senior employees — as an integral part of their teams.

Europe Our European practice has recently focused on representing (i) the Fédération Internationale de Football Association («FIFA») in connection with U.S. and Swiss criminal investigations into allegations of bribery and corruption in the international soccer world («Investigation»), including conducting an internal investigation on behalf of the organization; (ii) two major European banks, including by investigating whether the banks knew or should have known that accounts at the banks were used to pay bribes; (iii) a multinational logistics and transportation company based in Switzerland in a DOJ investigation of alleged violations of the FCPA; (iv) a Switzerland - based, international private bank, in connection with the global criminal investigations involving 1MDB, Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund; (v) several major European banks in connection with the «Panama Papers» investigation focused on whether accounts at the bank held under the names of companies created by the Panamanian law firm, Mossack Fonseca, were used to evade taxes, conduct business with sanctioned individuals or companies, or otherwise engage in criminal activity; (vi) ENRC, a large mining conglomerate formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange, in a high - profile investigation by the UK's Serious Fraud Office of alleged bribery in the company's operations in Africa and Kazikhstan; and (vii) several European banks in connection with the Petrobras and PdVSA investigations focused on whether accounts at the banks were used to pay bribes to Petrobras or PdVSA officials in return for contracts.

What they will do is help large multinational corporations maintain their monopolies by robbing and destroying their small entity and startup competitors (so it will do exactly what they paid for) and with them the jobs they would have created.

• Introduce «menu selling» procedure which significantly streamlined customer handling tasks • Decrease interest paid by the customer, resulting in increased customer satisfaction, while keeping revenue at par with earlier financial years • Close a lucrative deal with a multinational company, which resulted in $ 850,000 of revenue each year for the next 7 years • Confer with clients looking for financing and insurance coverage options for their vehicles • Provide customers with information on how to handle financing and insurance coverage by giving them a list of possible options • Make financing arrangements with a view of minimizing impact on the selling gross of the company • Create and maintain relationships between financers and borrowers by placing clear instructions and timelines • Tie customers close to dealerships in a bid to ensure return business opportunities • Create and administer vehicle service contracts, offering mechanical coverage in a bid to generate F&I income • Control paperwork once deals are closed and ensure that all information from the customers» end is complete and accurate • Train and educate sales people to deliver information regarding the benefits of protective products