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Dr Akoto said the smuggling of cocoa and its subsidised inputs into neighbouring countries as a direct consequence of the input distribution system and the product pricing policies of the government, as well as the refusal of the government to pay annual production bonuses to farmers, was the other factor inhibiting growth in the cocoa sub-sector.

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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 things.

A spate of government policies have tried to temper Vancouver's housing prices, to little avail.

The causes of the crisis that nearly killed Bilinkis's company were many: a patronage system, started by Juan and Eva Perón in the 1950s, that grew into a bloated government bureaucracy; a corrupt privatization of government services that sold off some of the country's most valuable assets at fire - sale prices; and a reactionary monetary policy that exacerbated both of these problems.

But there is a political price to be paid for all of these policies, and if the Canadian economy continues to sputter along, the Harper government will not appreciate fat - cat CEOs sitting on corporate wealth.

The non-monetary costs of energy production now loom so large that governments are stuck in policy gridlock, unable to approve any new option that could help meet rising demand — with results ranging from higher gasoline prices to the rolling blackouts that Japan is now experiencing.

In addition, sales of our products are affected by pricing pressure, political and public scrutiny and reimbursement policies imposed by third - party payers, including governments, private insurance plans and managed care providers and may be affected by regulatory, clinical and guideline developments and domestic and international trends toward managed care and healthcare cost containment.

The principal recommendation of this report was that Canadian governments must step up and collect the necessary data regarding foreign investment in order for policy - makers and the public to understand if foreign investment is playing a significant part in shaping urban real estate pricing and availability.

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China has halted intervention in the stock market so far this week as policy makers debate the merits of the government campaign to prop up share prices, according to people familiar with situation.

For example, the Bank of England Act 1998 states that the objectives of the Bank of England shall be (a) to maintain price stability, and (b) subject to that, to support the economic policy of Her Majesty's Government, including its objectives for growth and employment.

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VICTORIA — Dan Woynillowicz, policy director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the federal government's 2018 budget: «Today's budget announced support for implementing key pieces of the government's climate change and clean growth plan, including putting a price on carbon pollution and extending tax support for clean energy.

But today's price divergence reminds us that Bitcoin's fixed number of coins was designed and intended to be independent of global government policies that create excess debt or excessive expansion that results increased inflationary expectations.

We hypothesize that, having learned from the misadventures of the 1960s, the policy elites, well versed in the practice of financial engineering and market manipulation, would have seen no need to dump stocks of government gold reserves onto the market, 1960s style, to keep the price in check.

New Zealand government bonds closed Tuesday session on a mixed note as investors awaited first quarter employment report and GlobalDairyTrade price auction ahead of the next week's RBNZ monetary policy decision.

The company also said it had found no evidence of price - fixing or antitrust behavior, that the government overcharges had resulted from an innocent disagreement over regulatory interpretations and that Mylan's compensation policies were appropriate.

In this new age of fiat money, credit growth drives economic growth, liquidity determines the direction of asset prices and the government controls both through aggressive policy intervention.

These factors — many of which are beyond our control and the effects of which can be difficult to predict — include: credit, market, liquidity and funding, insurance, operational, regulatory compliance, strategic, reputation, legal and regulatory environment, competitive and systemic risks and other risks discussed in the risk sections of our 2017 Annual Report; including global uncertainty and volatility, elevated Canadian housing prices and household indebtedness, information technology and cyber risk, regulatory change, technological innovation and new entrants, global environmental policy and climate change, changes in consumer behavior, the end of quantitative easing, the business and economic conditions in the geographic regions in which we operate, the effects of changes in government fiscal, monetary and other policies, tax risk and transparency and environmental and social risk.

Many of the largest banks in the Middle East posted record earnings in 2012, as they continued to pursue conservative lending policies in a region that is growing faster than most, thanks to high oil prices and extravagant government spending.

After four years of calm, the age old policy dilemmas that India faces in times of high oil prices are back to haunt the nation and its government.

«It is not our preference to increase prices, however it is important that our customers understand these additional charges arising from the CDS are a direct consequence of NSW government policy,» the spokesman said.

As part of the government's protective policies, tariffs are imposed on agricultural imports, which also increase prices.

The meat processing industry is entering uncharted waters as governments worldwide introduce tougher carbon pricing policies and expand community awareness about which industries are posing environmental challenges in terms of air and water purity.

Dr. Daniel Taber, the new study's lead author from the Institute for Health Research and Policy at the University of Illinois at Chicago, said students who receive free or reduced - price lunches from the government tend to be more obese, but that may be due to their families» low - income status.

Policy - makers need to consider carefully the cumulative price tag of all the demands the government is placing on the banking sector - and remember that money spent, or tied up, can not be lent out to businesses and individuals.

Further analysis of the impacts of policies on prices and bills, including analysis on households medium - sized businesses and large energy intensive users and a breakdown by individual policy, will be published later this year alongside the Annual Energy Statement and should provide more detail on the uncertainty surrounding the true cost of the Government's policies.

Even the Nigerian government had to postpone its $ 1billion Eurobond which was slated for 2016 to 2017 when a better investment environment had begun to emerge with rising oil prices, larger foreign reserves, a new economic policy document and CBN policy refinements which have significantly increased the supply of foreign currency and narrowed the gap between the various exchange rates.»

This last policy would leave individuals and communities «unaided to meet the challenges, using charities as some cut price alternative to government, instead of partners in a shared enterprise», he argued.

Fallon will now work with another Lib Dem Cabinet minister - Ed Davey - to ensure that the Government accelerates the policies towards the nuclear, renewables and gas industries that will achieve a rebalancing of the UK economy and an energy prices regime that supports manufacturing.

But the script accuses Higgins of being «so detached from reality that while families in New York are forced to pay more than $ 3.70 a gallon, Higgins has been in Washington supporting big - government policies that lead to higher gas prices and restrain the production of American - made energy.»

The prime minister said the government's social policy review, initiated in the wake of last month's riots, would look at whether the parents of persistent truants should pay the price.

ENDS Notes to Editors UK Alcohol duty context For a short video summary of the issues around alcohol pricing, please visit: https://vimeo.com/191959217 Following heavy lobbying from the alcohol industry, the last four Budgets have seen real terms cuts in alcohol duty Alcohol is 60 % more affordable than it was in 1980 — the alcohol duty escalator, introduced in 2008, which ensured that duty rose above inflation, helped mitigate this trend, but this progress has reversed since the duty escalator was scrapped in 2013 In real terms, spirits duty has halved, and wine duty fallen by a quarter since 1978 - 9 The Government estimates suggest that the duty cuts since 2013 will cost the Exchequer # 2.9 billion over four years The University of Sheffield estimated that an additional 6,500 people would be hospitalised each year as a result of the alcohol duty cuts in 2015 The report The report was peer reviewed by academic experts the fields of economics, public health and public policy prior to publication.

The decisions the current Government takes on transport to tackle the dual challenges of climate change and rising oil prices could have significant repercussions for many years to come... Friends of the Earth is calling on the Government to: «Change direction on transport policy - and aim to rapidly move towards a low - carbon transport system... Vehicle Excise Duty must be changed to make road tax on gas - guzzlers more expensive - and cheaper for greener cars...»

The Federal Government has insisted that there is no going back on the new policy of deregulation of the price of petrol which currently sells at N145naira per litre.

In order to ensure a much better involvement in the international pricing of cocoa, the two Governments, through their respective cocoa institutions, namely the Coffee - Cocoa Board for Côte d'Ivoire, and the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), agreed to adopt common policies on the marketing, storage and processing, and promotion of local consumption of cocoa.

He named the challenges militating against cocoa production in the country as the unreliable supply of inputs to farmers as a direct result of the «free» input policy adopted by the government, new brands of chemical inputs released to cocoa farmers in Ghana without adequate trials and research by designated institutions, low producer prices paid to farmers and the politicisation of the mass spraying and fertiliser distribution programme.

Technological innovations have dropped the price of wind and solar in some markets to be not only competitive with traditional fossil fuel power generation, but sometimes less expensive, said Malcolm Woolf, senior vice president of policy and government affairs for Advanced Energy Economy.

Economists are also sounding the alarm, cautioning in a series of articles set to be published in Human Ecology that government policies that have forced these farmers to abandon traditional agriculture practices will leave them vulnerable to future fluctuations in rubber prices.

They need to tackle difficult policy issues, such as development of water markets and pricing, expansion of water efficiency and productivity programs, elimination of government subsidies that encourage inefficient or unproductive water use by cities and farms, and agricultural reform.

All the same, said William Lanouette, science policy journalist and former senior analyst at the U.S Government Accountability Office (GAO), the increasing size and complexity of machines like particle accelerators and spacecraft require intense management and funding and their price increases the competition for them among scientists, no matter who pays for them.

The methods used to correct market failure include: • Indirect Taxation • Subsidies • Government expenditure / state provision • Buffer stock control • Price controls • Legislation and regulation • Information provision • Competition policy • Public - private partnerships • Tradeable pollution permits These methods are used to correct the following types of market failure: • Negative consumption externalities • Positive consumption externalities • Negative production externalities • Positive production externalities • Merit goods • Demerit goods • Public goods • Information failure • Inequity

Below is a summary of the overall lesson objectives: Students will understand the main objectives of government macroeconomic policy: economic growth, price stability, minimising unemployment and a stable balance of payments on current account.

However, given the apparently escalating risk of the government intending to pursue enforcement action against lenders and dealers, it makes sense to develop and implement a one - price policy on dealer reserve.

First, we address the disclosure in fare advertisements of higher prices, recently introduced by several air carriers, for tickets purchased at ticket counters or by telephone.1 Second, by this notice, we are advising carriers of the current policy of the Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings (Aviation Enforcement Office) with regard to the disclosure of «government - approved» surcharges.

Consider these risks before investing: Bond prices may fall or fail to rise over time for several reasons, including general financial market conditions, changing market perceptions (including perceptions about the risk of default and expectations about monetary policy or interest rates), changes in government intervention in the financial markets, and factors related to a specific issuer or industry.

MBS prices can be affected by the policies of a government halfway around the globe (see: China); and, by the policies of the government here at home.

Asset prices may fall or fail to rise over time for several reasons, including general financial market conditions, changing market perceptions (including, in the case of bonds, perceptions about the risk of default and expectations about monetary policy or interest rates), changes in government intervention in the financial markets, and factors related to a specific issuer, industry or commodity.

Stock and bond prices may fall or fail to rise over time for several reasons, including general financial market conditions, changing market perceptions (including, in the case of bonds, perceptions about the risk of default and expectations about monetary policy or interest rates), changes in government intervention in the financial markets, and factors related to a specific issuer or industry.