Sentences with phrase «such a small country as»

But the fact that a banking shock in such a small country as Cyprus could unsettle U.S. investors reinforces how inter-connected the world economy and global finance have become.

Not exact matches

That is a frontal attack on the small - business - as - job - creator myth that dominates the political discourse in countries such as the United States and Canada.

Boutique fitness studios are growing fast, popping up in cities around the country, taking over small spaces that once housed businesses such as beauty salons or video game shops.

It doesn't apply to just those big countries either — it affects smaller nations such as Canada, as well.

Sessions on marketing in different countries elicited debates on the merits of direct mail in small markets such as the Netherlands, where customers still expect face - to - face calls, and in large territories such as Germany, where literature has proved to be a good selling tool.

Such policies might include providing more incentives for companies (both large and small) to invest in R&D and capital infrastructure, encouraging post-secondary institutions to better tailor their programming to meet market demand in terms of subjects and skills, and making Canada a more attractive country for foreign or start - up companies to invest in by deregulating industries that have no business being as regulated or as protected as they are, such as telecommunications, airlines, and broadcastSuch policies might include providing more incentives for companies (both large and small) to invest in R&D and capital infrastructure, encouraging post-secondary institutions to better tailor their programming to meet market demand in terms of subjects and skills, and making Canada a more attractive country for foreign or start - up companies to invest in by deregulating industries that have no business being as regulated or as protected as they are, such as telecommunications, airlines, and broadcastsuch as telecommunications, airlines, and broadcasting.

Instead of leveraging the MBA to make one or even two career changes — such as securing a promotion or moving from a small financial services firm to Morgan Stanley (MS)-- triple jumpers shake up three variables all at once: country, job function, and industry — and they do all of this in a highly compressed timeframe.

«High - tech, high - growth innovative start - ups create value fast, efficiently and effectively, and can be a strategic asset for a country like Greece at this time,» says Glezos, whose company has joined the small but growing ranks of promising Greek start - ups such as Gipht.me and Metavallon.

It involves such things as the development of customised bond market indexes, and efforts to remove the various small impediments that individual countries have managed, perhaps unintentionally, to put in the way of investors.

Also, for smaller countries such as Canada, unimpeded access to larger markets — the United States, the European Union or Asian countries — allows Canadian - based firms to diversify their risk away from just the domestic Canadian market, which also shields their Canadian employees from such risk.

Small businesses worldwide are becoming «micro-multinationals» by using digital platforms such as eBay, Amazon, Facebook, and Alibaba to connect with customers and suppliers in other countries.

On the other hand, Uber's market share in the country sank from 11.5 percent in 2015 to only 7.8 percent in 2016, during the wake of strong competition from smaller players, such as Ucar and Yidao.

For stocks, it's important to have stocks in your portfolio from a large variety of companies, including companies in different sectors or industries, such as consumer staples or materials; from companies of different sizes, such as large - cap or small - cap stocks; from companies in different countries and from companies that either have growth potential or good dividend yields.

Those tariffs, and other smaller ones in countries such as Japan (6.3 per cent) will be eliminated after a phase - out period of 10 years.

Aside from the annual conference, we hold a large Fall ESOP Forum meeting, plus smaller in - person seminars that are held across the country, such as Is an ESOP Right for You?

Though the ROBS arrangement isn't as well - known as many traditional financing methods, such as business loans, it's gaining popularity (it ranked as the third most popular funding option in our 2018 State of Small Business survey) and has been utilized by entrepreneurs across the country.

It will also look at more esoteric areas of investment such as smaller Asian countries or hedge funds, and the best way of investing in them.

The reason that euroequites are issued outside the country of domicile is because the issues are too large for the small market in the issuer's home country; therefore the issues would be sold in various large markets such as the London...

All over the country in towns just like yours, small businesses such as breweries, senior care centers, and pet grooming stations are popping up as fast as their owners can get space and funding.

Weighted by a country's GDP, the index ensures countries such as China and the US have a greater influence than much smaller economies such as Jersey and Malta.

For ETF investors who own funds such as the iShares MSCI Brazil Capped (EWZ)-- the largest Brazil ETF — and VanEck Vectors Brazil Small - Cap ETF (BRF), the last four years coming into 2016 saw these funds bleed 60 % and 70 %, respectively, as country's economy worsened and investor confidence faltered.

A smaller number arrived in European countries such as Sweden and Germany; the report warns some are facing an «incredibly difficult» experience in Europe.

Other projections are better for mapping small regions such as continents and countries.

Its dominantly pacifist position forces on it the character of a protest movement, encouraging individual action in withdrawing from «destructive work»; but it has given some attention to constructive alternatives, such as research in agriculture and small industries or technical assistance openings in under - developed countries.

By the 1970s it bad appeared throughout the country, especially in rural areas of the West and South — such as the Ozarks and mountain areas of the Pacific Northwest - with small numbers of Jews and nonwhites.

In Lira's view, «A torture victim should receive at least $ 1 million, but this is utterly impossible» in a small country such as Chile.

In even a relatively small country such as the UK, raw water quality varies considerably from region to region.

For beer and wine, Carson Kitchen will have a diverse selection of small - batch American craft beers, such as Left Coast VooDoo Stout, and wines from boutique vineyards around the country like The Velvet Devil Merlot from Washington.

Since beginning in 2002, Inko's has supported via marketing and demo programs such smaller, local natural markets as My Organic Markets in Maryland; Westerly Market in NYC; Tunies and Richards Whole Foods in Florida; House of Nutrition in Luzerne PA; New Seasons in Portland, OR as well as a host of other stores and food co-ops across the Country and in Alaska and Hawaii.

Instead, there are any number of small giants scattered across the country, such as Joe Dutko of Trenton, N.J., Charles Heitzman of Jefferson - town, Ky., F. T. Schoefield of Morrisville, Pa., Roy Hatchard of St. Louis, Roland Eastwood of Miami, I. R. Mitchell of Dallas and Sam De Lucia of Wappingers Falls.

Sample sizes, particularly for older infants, become very small, particularly in countries such as the UK with low breastfeeding continuation rates / exclusivity.

The Netherlands must have a college with a stroller design major — the small country has churned out such heavyweight stroller brands such as Bugaboo, Quinny, and Mutsy.

This is especially the case in smaller countries, such as Costa Rica, which have smaller printing industries.

To avoid this to happen again, Xie Zhenghua in Tianjin proposed that issues such as MRV, the claims of small islands or the status of developing countries «Should not be put forward at international occasions» but rather be dealt with in smaller fora.

The unit of analysis is the city - region, in which a complex networked dimension could account for different currently established socio - territorial structures, such as small nations (the Basque Country, Scotland and Catalonia), metropolitan cities (Dublin, Portland, Liverpool and Manchester), cross-border regions (Oresund) and small states (Iceland).

Second, by reducing distribution costs the web is creating opportunities for many news organisations from small and medium sized countries such as the UK to have truly global distribution for the first time, with up to two thirds of those figures for web traffic coming from outside their home country.

There were also complaints that the corporation did not show more coverage of other small countries seeking independence, such as Catalonia.

I often share digital best practices at national and regional conferences such as AAPC, Art of Political Campaigning, CampaignTech, Campaigns & Marketing Summit, NTC, Netroots Nation, Organizing 2.0, the Reed Awards, and RootsCamp, webinars for Progressive Majority, Salsa Labs and others, and trainings in - person for small groups around the country including for Wellstone's Advanced Campaign Management School, Amalgamated Transit Union, Camp Wellstone, Center for Progressive Leadership, Clean Air Task Force, Democracy for America, HRC, New Leaders Council and New Organizing Institute.

Two speeds would certainly be preferable for some European countries, such as those who would prefer a smaller, more protectionist - inclined EU.

«Joining the single currency and the EU has allowed smaller countries such as Slovenia and Lithuania to see the world beyond their own small communities,» author Joan Costa Font said.

Crucially, the new organization will partner a host of other institutions such as Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, providers of mobile money services, cooperatives, Town & Country Planning Department, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, National Board for Small Scale Industries, GRATIS Foundation, Venture Capital Trust Fund, the commercial and investment banks, insurance companies, and of course, the District Assemblies themselves.

For example, we have seen how non-euro member countries, such as Britain, become liable through the small print for open - ended eurozone bail - outs until 2013.

In countries where people eat high levels of animal products, such as Norway and numerous Western countries, only a small percentage of pregnant women have a vitamin B12 deficiency.

Despite this work force deficit, Welsh science overall now outperforms many other similarly small countries such as Norway, Ireland, and New Zealand, according to commonly used measures of efficiency and science quality.

Even small projects with other countries contribute important information on how genetic backgrounds and cultural factors such as diet affect cancer development, he adds.

However, in poorer countries such as Peru, Bolivia, and Paraguay, the physics research community is very small, teetering on the edge, or altogether non-existent.

Today, some countries are working to reduce such discrimination, although some strategies, such as splitting refugees into smaller groups, may test Yezidis» bonds with each other.

Many countries, such as Australia and New Zealand, abolished their pennies and other small change without problems years ago.

«Many parts of the coast can, with forward planning, adapt to sea - level rise, but we need to better understand environments that will struggle to adapt, such as developing countries with large low - lying river deltas sensitive to salinisation, or coral reefs and particularly small, remote islands or poorer communities,» said Dr Brown.

This information is useful when applied to small, low - income countries, he says, but it would not have been effective in figuring out where people went after a catastrophe such as Hurricane Katrina.