Recommendation: That the Chief Electoral Officer be directed to immediately cease
the present policy of centralizing polls and to accommodate, as fully as is reasonably possible, the mobility problems of disabled person, including persons with disabilities due to aging.
That's right, at its national executive board meeting next week, the Boy Scouts of America will consider eliminating
its present policy of treating the Scouts» requirement to be «morally straight» as barring openly homosexual boys and men from membership or leadership in the organization.
But in
the present policy of globalisation and liberalization the function of the state is only to make the climate safe for the market and withdraw almost completely from the realm of economic goals, leaving the market alone to determine them.
Just last week, it ignored international sanctions when it launched a rocket, part of the country's long - term nuclear strategy and ever -
present policy of maintaining a strong military.
I am comfortable with this even though
the present policies of the Holy See are attempting — misguidedly, I believe — to dismantle the theological foundations of this comfort.
We need to ask whether
the present policies of the government will help us alter this form of development.
In my view the risk of climate change has to be taken seriously, but
the present policies of UNFCCC and EU are not appropriate.
Not exact matches
I hold news conferences four times a year and testify often before congressional committees, including twice - yearly appearances that are specifically designated for the purpose
of my
presenting a comprehensive monetary
policy report to the Congress.
«We remain firmly convinced that an extraordinary amount
of monetary
policy support, including through our forward guidance, is still necessary for the
present level
of underutilized resources to be re-absorbed and for inflation to return to and durably stabilize around levels close to 2 percent within a meaningful medium - term horizon,» Draghi said.
His normally boilerplate explanation for his interest rate decision contained a new line: «Some modest withdrawal
of the
present considerable monetary
policy stimulus may become appropriate.»
To continue operating in its
present mode, such a low - return business usually must retain much
of its earnings — no matter what penalty such a
policy produces for shareholders.
States can set up insurance exchanges, and if done well, he says, these exchanges will keep the number
of policy choices to a manageable level and they will force insurers to
present information about their
policies in ways that make comparisons easy.
This presentation
presents the results
of an examination
of the COI
policies of Canada's «big 5 ′ banks, suggests areas
of improvement, and ranks the 5 banks»
policies in terms
of quality, completeness, and clarity.
Among other things, this outcome complicates our ability to assess the
present stance
of monetary
policy.
(a) Schedule 2.7 (a)
of the Disclosure Schedule contains a list setting forth each employee benefit plan, program,
policy or arrangement (including any «employee benefit plan» as defined in Section 3 (3)
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974, as amended («ERISA»)(«ERISA Plan»)-RRB-, including, without limitation, employee pension benefit plans, as defined in Section 3 (2)
of ERISA, multi-employer plans, as defined in Section 3 (37)
of ERISA, employee welfare benefit plans, as defined in Section 3 (1)
of ERISA, deferred compensation plans, stock option plans, bonus plans, stock purchase plans, fringe benefit plans, life, hospitalization, disability and other insurance plans, severance or termination pay plans and
policies, sick pay plans and vacation plans or arrangements, whether or not an ERISA Plan (including any funding mechanism therefore now in effect or required in the future as a result
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise), whether formal or informal, oral or written, under which (i) any current or former employee, director or individual consultant
of the Company (collectively, the «Company Employees») has any
present or future right to benefits and which are contributed to, sponsored by or maintained by the Company or (ii) the Company or any ERISA Affiliate (as hereinafter defined) has had, has or may have any actual or contingent
present or future liability or obligation.
based in part on their business line performance, and thus
presented the potential for excessive risk taking, the HRC concluded that the emphasis on overall Company performance in compensation decisions, the existence
of robust compliance, internal control, disclosure review and reporting programs and clawback
policies, the Code
of Ethics prohibition on, and right to discipline employees for manipulating business goals for compensation purposes and its prohibitions on derivative and hedging transactions in Company common stock, and the Company's stock ownership guidelines provided adequate safeguards that would either prevent or discourage excessive risk taking.
The current shift
of the Baby Boomer bulge from work to retirement
presents a huge challenge to the world's
policy markers and the world needs to build its own financial seawall - a retirement seawall — to manage this issue.
The Rix Award for Engaged Corporate Citizenship is
presented to an enterprise that demonstrates, both in
policy and practice, the highest standards
of stewardship towards the long - term well - being
of customers, employees, owners, partners, the environment and the broader community.
As usual, the New Democratic Party and the Liberal Party
presented their own minority reports, with recommendations that reflect the
policy agenda
of their respective parties.
Thus, we believe that if monetary
policy maintained its
present stance for too much longer, there is little risk
of a serious slowdown, but a high risk that the economy in time would overheat.
However, with the inception
of the inflation target, the quarterly assessments on its view
of the current and future state
of the Australian economy gradually increased in length and depth
of analysis, to reach their
present form where they are published as a stand - alone document — the quarterly Statement on Monetary
Policy.
Rather I would argue that the current situation reinforces the idea that the standard operation
of monetary
policy should continue to be directed at the inflation target, but that it needs to be supplemented by other tools to address the ever -
present threat
of financial imbalances.
Further, it is understood that emphasis should be on recruitment
of Directors who bring more than credentials or designations by contributing to a culture that accelerates business success by advocating and influencing public
policy, developing business leaders, connecting businesses and
presenting thought leaders.
As we approach 2018,
policy activity across four major central banks — the US Federal Reserve (Fed), European Central Bank, Bank
of England and Bank
of Japan — and a number
of smaller players
presents opportunities for discretionary macro managers, in our view.
Substantial changes in commodity prices
present important
policy issues, both for macroeconomic
policies working on the demand side
of the economy, and for structural
policies that work on the supply side.
The final section
of this article
presents policy recommendations aimed at enhancing U.S. counterterrorism strategy while strengthening key alliances and partnerships in this region
of immense geostrategic importance.
Uncertainty is always
present,
of course — the future is fundamentally unknowable — but
policy uncertainty is not a given.
The Rix Award for Engaged Corporate Citizenship is
presented to an enterprise that demonstrates, both in
policy and practice, the highest standards
of stewardship towards the long - term well - being
of customers, employees, owners, business partners, the environment and the broader community.
I remember meetings as far back as 2008, for example involving senior United States or European government officials looking to be debriefed on the Chinese economy, in which the foreign (and some Chinese) analysts
present spoke jauntily about the great success
of China's growth
policies and the brilliant future ahead, while many
of the Chinese economists
present were much more cautious and even gloomy as they discussed the sheer intractability
of China's economic distortions.
As part
of our continuing series
of commentaries celebrating the 50th anniversary
of Mel Watkins» classic article, «A Staple Theory
of Economic Growth,» we
present the following commentary by Marc Lee, economist with the B.C. office
of the Canadian Centre for
Policy Alternatives. Marc considers the implications — both economic and environmental —
of the current -LSB-...]
Paper
presented at the Federal Reserve Bank
of Kansas City Economic
Policy Symposium, Jackson Hole, WY.
Policy - making in a democracy should not consist
of unelected officials
presenting the rest
of us with a fait accompli.
In that light, the mismanagement
of central bank communications threatens the effectiveness
of U.S. interest rate
policy,
present and future.
Against this backdrop, Governing Council decided to leave our key
policy interest rate unchanged, as we judged that the balance
of risks at
present are still within the zone for which the current
policy setting remains appropriate.
According to the
policy statement, the central bank indicated that interest rates will continue to remain at
present levels for an extended period
of time, although they did not mention what the specific timeframe would be.
No discussion
of present market conditions would be complete,
of course, without discussing the elephant in the room, which is the continued
policy of quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve.
But, as things stand, the jury is still out on the effectiveness
of monetary
policy alone in heading off the disinflationary forces imported from China and its ability to push growth in any meaningful way beyond the
present trajectory.
You will receive tax receipts based on the
present value
of a paid - up
policy or equal to the insurance premiums you pay for the
policy.
Since the historic federal budget
of 1991
presented by then Finance Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh that launched India on a path
of reform and market orientation, Budget Day in India has been high season for economic
policy.
aims to bring home the debate regarding the perceived benefits
of the Canadian government's support for an unregulated overseas mining sector by
presenting first - hand the stories and voices
of those affected by Canadian
policies and investment.
Notwithstanding the recent increases in interest rates, the stance
of monetary
policy is not unduly restricting growth at
present.
It was an opportunity for Mr. Xi to
present himself as a foil to President Trump, who has rejected globalization and focused on an «America First
policy,» targeting China, in particular, with a series
of protectionist moves.
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Policy
In a speech entitled «The Federal Reserve's Monetary
Policy Toolkit: Past, Present and Future,» Fed chair Janet Yellen outlined why zero interest rate policy (ZIRP), purchases of toxic mortgage securities, and monetization of Treasury debt just aren't ade
Policy Toolkit: Past,
Present and Future,» Fed chair Janet Yellen outlined why zero interest rate
policy (ZIRP), purchases of toxic mortgage securities, and monetization of Treasury debt just aren't ade
policy (ZIRP), purchases
of toxic mortgage securities, and monetization
of Treasury debt just aren't adequate.
In the 2006 Budget, the Government introduced a number
of accounting
policy changes, one
of which was to
present budgetary revenues and expenses on a gross rather than a net basis.
The current weakness in the British pound will keep Governor Mervyn King from tampering with
present policy, and, with a new Governor
of the BOE in July, it makes no sense to expend any type
of easing before the change
of leadership unless some new crisis emerges.
Greenlaw D, J Hatzius, AK Kashyap and HS Shin (2008), «Leveraged Losses: Lessons from the Mortgage Market Meltdown», paper
presented at the US Monetary
Policy Forum, conference is co-sponsored by the Initiative on Global Markets at the University
of Chicago Graduate School
of Business and the Rosenberg Institute for Global Finance at the Brandeis International Business School, New York, 29 February.
This report identifies the
policy instruments at the disposal
of local governments based on central government
policy framework, and
presents a few successful and replicable case studies and international experiences as reference for China's future development in promoting green bonds.
Yet this isn't the first time in the
present campaign that the Conservatives themselves have trespassed on traditional Bank
of Canada terrain. On July 22 Joe Oliver publicly rejected the use
of quantitative easing in Canada (the unconventional credit - expanding strategy that has been used successfully in the US, the UK, and now Europe) despite dimming economic projections here. Decisions about the use
of QE should, in theory, be the purview
of the central bank. Several economists publicly questioned Oliver's statement, noting that it throws into question the Bank's future decisions on monetary
policy.
Economic
policies face no shortage
of challenges at
present.