Each company will clearly provide
their policy on foreign travel and how it affects policy benefits.
«The Impact of Environmental
Policy on Foreign Trade: Tobey Revisited with a Bilateral Flow Model.»
If you're traveling abroad, check your credit card agreement for your card's
policy on foreign transactions.
As a result of The New York Times February 10, 2008, article entitled «U.S. Universities Rush to Set Up Outposts Abroad,» AAAS wanted to take the opportunity to reinforce the association's
policy on foreign campuses.
I am constrained to make this final intervention on the impact of multiple and hugely divergent foreign exchange rates as well as unclear, unarticulated and confusing economic
policy on foreign direct investment in response to our «academic» economist's long treatise of May 18, 2017 in this newspaper.
The all - cash bid also represents the first real test of what's effectively Prime Minister Stephen Harper's newly announced
policy on foreign direct investment.
In a post last week I mentioned that we might be on to (finally) a US life insurance company willing to write
policies on foreign nationals with clearly stated guidelines and rules.
«The government has tightened
policies on foreign investment, but this will have no great impact on FF funding.
Not exact matches
Edward Alden, a reliable observer of trade
policy and politics at the Council
on Foreign Relations, noted that it's unusual for the commerce secretary to comment so forcefully
on a determination that could technically be reversed.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses
on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect
on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions
on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in
foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other
foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact
on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact
on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns
on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes
on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco
on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and
foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other
foreign anti-bribery laws such as the
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted
on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence
on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments
on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest
on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in
foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other
foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with
foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other
foreign laws, and domestic and
foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other
foreign government
policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
Last month the head of the parliamentary committee
on national security and
foreign policy, Alaeddin Boroujerdi, said Iran would block Telegram for reasons of...
A 2006 report
on telecommunication
policy concluded that «liberalization of the restrictions
on foreign investment» would hike competition within the sector.
In a 2015 article in
Foreign Policy, Jeffrey Lewis, an expert on nuclear policy at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, dubbed the weapon «Putin's doomsday machine.&
Policy, Jeffrey Lewis, an expert
on nuclear
policy at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, dubbed the weapon «Putin's doomsday machine.&
policy at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, dubbed the weapon «Putin's doomsday machine.»
Two giant waste - to - energy projects planned for Kwinana and Rockingham could gain extra financial backing after the federal government unveiled a raft of
policy initiatives to address problems flowing from China's new restrictions
on accepting
foreign waste.
The Iran deal is thought to be the crowning
foreign policy achievement of the Obama administration, and experts have speculated previously that his determination not to compromise the deal affected his
policy on Syria.
FLAKE: There are a lot of things I disagreed with President Obama
on with regard to
foreign policy, and domestic
policy as well.
His comment followed Abe's remarks
on Monday that buying
foreign bonds, considered an extreme measure by many officials, may be one
policy option for the BOJ.
In an interview with Rolling Stone, Canada's leader disclosed that while he disagrees with Trump
on subjects like the environment and
foreign policy, he also does not plan to «go out of [his] way» to prove him wrong.
The European Union's Political and Security Committee will meet Monday in an extraordinary session called by
foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini to discuss «possible next steps»
on North Korea, according to an emailed statement.
You almost might look at [it] as a member of State Department, having impacts
on foreign policy as well.
President - elect Donald Trump's «America first» philosophy rejects the traditional Wilsonian approach to
foreign policy centered
on US - backed international alliances and institutions and instead sees multilateral institutions and international affairs as transactional.
«It's not the way you should be conducting
foreign policy,» Cardin said Wednesday
on MSNBC's «Morning Joe» program.
On foreign policy, Petersen suggested Trump has strayed from his campaign platforms, but few lawmakers have been trying to resurrect those promises.
It is unlikely he could survive a humiliating defeat
on such a vital
foreign policy issue.
A recent ranking in
Foreign Policy magazine evaluated 75 leading cities
on population and GDP growth, indicating which would be the most dynamic by 2025, and only one was Canadian: Toronto, at 52nd.
Italy's government, divided over the Afghan war and ties with the U.S. military, lost a crucial vote
on foreign policy on Wednesday that plunged Prime Minister Romano Prodi into his worst crisis since taking office in May.
But an order was included that demanded such a report pay «extra consideration to the effects such a
policy change may have
on the middle class, manufacturing and service sector workers, and
foreign direct investment into the United States.»
The Trump administration's rigid stance
on immigration
policy — in particular its tightening of restrictions around H - 1B visas for skilled
foreign workers — has created a unique opportunity for countries to lure away top technology talent that would otherwise seek employment in Silicon Valley or elsewhere in the U.S..
This winter, Bush spoke about the economy in Detroit and
on foreign policy in Chicago.
The European Union's
Foreign Policy head Federica Mogherini and Havana's historian Eusebio Leal in Havana, Cuba
on Jan. 3, 2018.
In essence, it has assumed a leadership role in Washington's largest
foreign -
policy initiative of the 21st century: the «Global War
on Terror.»
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and
foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade
policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU,
on general market conditions, global trade
policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted
on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition
on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger
on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or
on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.
The Competition
Policy Review Panel last week delivered its long - awaited report
on Canada's
foreign investment practices, recommending changes to the country's ownership rules and stressing the need for Canadian companies to be more competitive abroad.
«Paramount Pictures and Huahua Media have mutually agreed to end their slate financing agreement... following recent changes to Chinese
foreign investment
policies,» Paramount said in a statement
on Tuesday.
But if he imposes heavy - handed
policies that deport undocumented immigrants or makes it more difficult to hire
foreign workers, it stands to have a substantial impact
on the $ 985 billion agriculture industry.
«They're women who vote not
on traditional «women's issues» — education, abortion, etc. — but
on foreign policy,» the Post's Naomi Schaefer Riley said.
In a 1985 essay
on «Morality and
Foreign Policy,» he casually asserted that the components of our national interest «have no moral quality.»
«The currency war is intensifying: the number of participants is rising, fresh
policy tools are being used to fight, and the scale of influence
on the wider
foreign exchange market is increasing,» wrote HSBC strategists, led by David Bloom, in a research note
on Tuesday which ranks global currencies» appetites for war.
The White House credited its
policy of putting international economic, diplomatic, and military pressure
on Pyongyang as having made Kim more willing to meet with
foreign leaders.
But there no question of any EU «boots
on the ground» in Libya, which has become a main launching point for people traffickers since being plunged into chaos with two rival governments and a significant number of Islamic State militants, EU
foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said last week.
In another departure from traditional US
foreign policy, Trump criticized key NATO allies at a summit
on Thursday and said they were not spending enough
on defense.
Trump's reckless and uninformed positions
on critical issues — from immigration to our economy to
foreign policy — have made it abundantly clear that he lacks both the
policy depth and sound judgment required as President.
Feeley went
on to criticize many of Trump's signature national - security and
foreign policies, including the travel ban, plans to build a wall along the US - Mexico border, decision to end legal protections for the children of people living in the US illegally, and withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement and the Trans - Pacific Partnership.
When business folks do engage
on public
policy, it tends to directly involve their bottom line, like the recent feud between the big telecommunication companies and Harper over
foreign ownership rules.
While
on a visit to Paris in August of last year, Sigmar Gabriel, Germany's
foreign minister at that time, spelled it all out: «If we don't develop a (European)
policy regarding China, then China will succeed in dividing Europe.»
Between its risk - averse investment culture and variables like Russia's unpredictable
foreign policy under President Vladimir Putin, venture capital investment remains
on shaky ground.
Asian markets have had a good run this year, shrugging off jitters faced at the end of last year over the potential trade and
foreign policy implications the new administration of U.S. President Donald Trump would have
on the region.
Bill Gates regularly engages
on foreign policy issues.
Paul said he opposes the nominations of Mike Pompeo and Gina Haspel due to their positions
on U.S.
foreign policy.
«The emphasis
on sports is part of Kim Jong Un's strategy to construct and highlight more of what makes life fun, such as culture and entertainment,» explained Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein, associate scholar at the Philadelphia - based
Foreign Policy Research Institute.