Sentences with phrase «support of trade agreements»

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Canadians who view foreign control of the economy as a threat to national security are less willing to support trade agreements with Asian countries.

A recent survey conducted by the Asia Pacific Foundation shows a slim majority of Canadians (55 per cent) support the pursuit of a free - trade agreement and that 64 per cent are concerned Canada will become more susceptible to economic and political pressure from Beijing.

This was demonstrated clearly in the summer of 2005 when the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) was stalled in Congress for lack of support.

Hillary Clinton — who once lauded the deal as the «gold standard» of trade agreements — has spent months trying to convince nervous progressives that she has no intention of supporting the 14 - nation pact once she gets in office.

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.

Likewise, Emma Marcegaglia, chairman of Italian multinational Eni SpA, said she supported changing trade agreements to reflect, say, the digital economy, but that such tweaks should be made inside the World Trade Organizatrade agreements to reflect, say, the digital economy, but that such tweaks should be made inside the World Trade OrganizaTrade Organization.

Trade agreements usually generate support from pro-business leaders, with their promise of expanded commercial relationships overseas and access to new markets.

Regardless of his agreement or disagreement with Trump on trade, Shapiro said dealing with a Commerce Department that doesn't support his trade policies won't be an issue for Trump.

Despite an agreement to keep the plant open, United Technologies continues to eliminate jobs there, and Hayes still voices his support of free trade.

Far from being disinterested and disengaged, millennials are quite likely to support a Canadian pivot toward Asia, and the government's negotiation of more open trade agreements with China and the economies of ASEAN.

This same survey found that 46 % of Canadians support a free trade agreement with China, up from 36 % in 2014 — and a recent study by Paul Evans, research director of University of British Columbia's Institute of Asian Research, puts that support even higher, at close to 70 %.

He touched on his past opposition to free - trade agreements, his support for heavier regulations of Wall Street and the nation's banking industry, and his vote against the Keystone XL oil pipeline as a preview of his campaign.

The defeat of the Laurier - led Liberal government in 1911, after they had supported a free trade agreement with the United States, had disappointed western farmers.

Other economic policies include reducing the regulatory burden for small businesses and northern development; a new $ 75 million venture capital fund to help businesses commercialize new technology developments; a $ 900 million Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative and a $ 250 million Automotive Innovation Fund to support these industrial sectors; a $ 1 billion Community Development Trust to support communities and workers in struggling industries; a commitment to reduce inter-provincial trade barriers by 2010; pursuing new trade agreements with emerging markets; as well as a reorganization of federal regional development strategies.

That trading mentality is shared by the Liberal government, who has a history of supporting trade through the negotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement to the World Trade Organization negotiations and is committed to debating the merits of the Trans - Pacific Partnership, the details of which were released in early Novetrade through the negotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement to the World Trade Organization negotiations and is committed to debating the merits of the Trans - Pacific Partnership, the details of which were released in early NoveTrade Agreement to the World Trade Organization negotiations and is committed to debating the merits of the Trans - Pacific Partnership, the details of which were released in early NoveTrade Organization negotiations and is committed to debating the merits of the Trans - Pacific Partnership, the details of which were released in early November.

They are generally supportive of trade with TPP member countries and when they learn more about the agreement, we expect the majority of Undecided Traders will support it.

On average, the Undecided Traders support seven out of a possible 11 bilateral free trade agreements with TPP member countries.

Our fall poll found that 66 % of Canadians express support for free trade agreements in general, while 28 % oppose trade agreements.

Three surveys asked Canadians about their level of support for the trade agreement:

APF Canada polled respondents on their support or opposition for a bilateral trade agreement with each of the 11 countries in the TPP zone.

However, almost all of those who oppose trade agreements in general also oppose the TPP (90 %), while those who support trade agreements in general tend to not have a uniform view of the TPP.

To generate consensus in support of trade policies that will benefit Canada as a whole will require transparent, evidence - based analysis of how trade agreements will impact not just different sectors, but also different provinces.

Environment council adopts statement in support of Paris Agreement and debates reform of the EU emissions trading scheme

Several of the executives Trump met with Monday initially had supported the agreement, while the chief architect of the administration's trade policy, Commerce secretary nominee Wilbur Ross, was also once a booster for the deal.

For example, as a result of the Canadian free trade agreement with the United States, the province of British Columbia has had to abandon its support for reforestation.

Or they might show how agricultural price supports, which subsidize millionaire farmers, waste resources, and lead to depletion of aquifers and soil, could be eliminated by a free trade agreement.

These policies were also supported by a series of General Agreements on Tariffs and Trade and the World Trade Organization that grew out of them.

Even today, our government uses moral arguments to press for popular support of the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas.

Glenn Carmody, consumer and industrial products market segment leader, EY, commented: «Growing markets in Asia and the improvement of market access through free trade agreements should further support the industry's growing export market and provide additional opportunities.»

The majority of U.S. dairy farmer cooperatives and dairy processing companies — members of the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) or the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC)-- threatened to withdraw support from the pending Trans - Pacific (TPP) trade agreement if Japan and Canada refuse to follow through on pledges to provide comprehensive market access for...

«There's widespread support in the industry for the rebate to be removed from NZ producers, but every time we raise this with decision makers in Canberra we run up against the argument of whether removing that entitlement will have broader ramifications on our trading agreements, not just with New Zealand but with other countries as well.

During the Democratic presidential primary, Clinton came under fire from her opponent, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, for her past support of trade deals - including the North America Free Trade Agreement under her husband's administration — which have been blamed for job losses in key swing states like Ohio, (which, of course, is where the Republicans are holding their national convention this wtrade deals - including the North America Free Trade Agreement under her husband's administration — which have been blamed for job losses in key swing states like Ohio, (which, of course, is where the Republicans are holding their national convention this wTrade Agreement under her husband's administration — which have been blamed for job losses in key swing states like Ohio, (which, of course, is where the Republicans are holding their national convention this week).

«But maybe Secretary Clinton might want to apologize to the families who lost their loved ones in Iraq or Secretary Clinton might want to apologize to the millions of workers in this country who lost their jobs because of the disastrous trade agreements that she supported,» he continued.

Unions hoped the threat of withholding contributions would scare Democratic lawmakers out of supporting President Barack Obama's Trade Promotion Authority, or «fast track,» to negotiate the Trans - Pacific Partnership — a trade agreement labor groups say would hurt manufacturing jobs in theTrade Promotion Authority, or «fast track,» to negotiate the Trans - Pacific Partnership — a trade agreement labor groups say would hurt manufacturing jobs in thetrade agreement labor groups say would hurt manufacturing jobs in the U.S.

While the fight against the TPP is far from over, the outspoken opposition to fast - track authority from both House and Senate Democratic leaders further marginalizes the handful of corporate Democrats who support this job - killing trade agreement.

ALPS, a DST Company providing products and services to the financial services industry, today announced it has entered into a preliminary agreement with Navigate Fund Solutions LLC, a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp., to support the launch of a family of ALPS NextShares ™ exchange - traded managed funds.

DENVER --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ALPS, a DST Company providing products and services to the financial services industry, today announced it has entered into a preliminary agreement with Navigate Fund Solutions LLC (Navigate), a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp. (NYSE: EV), to support the launch of a family of ALPS NextShares ™ exchange - traded managed funds.

Causeway Capital Management LLC has entered into a preliminary agreement with NextShares Solutions LLC to support the launch by Causeway of a family of NextShares ™ exchange - traded managed funds.

LOS ANGELES --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Causeway Capital Management LLC has entered into a preliminary agreement with NextShares Solutions LLC (NextShares Solutions), a wholly - owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp. (Eaton Vance), to support the launch by Causeway of a family of NextShares ™ exchange - traded managed funds.

The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), the source of Caribbean tourism statistics, research and news, and the Africa Travel Association (ATA), the travel industry trade association promoting tourism to Africa, have signed a partnership agreement that will support both organizations» endeavors to promote tourism to their respective regions.

The presidents welcomed: (i) a grant from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency to the China Power Engineering and Consulting Group Corporation to support a feasibility study for an integrated gasification combined cycle (I.G.C.C.) power plant in China using American technology, (ii) an agreement by Missouri - based Peabody Energy to invest and participate in GreenGen, a project of several major Chinese energy companies to develop a near - zero emissions coal - fired power plant, (iii) an agreement between G.E. and Shenhua Corporation to collaborate on the development and deployment of I.G.C.C. and other clean coal technologies; and (iv) an agreement between AES and Songzao Coal and Electric Company to use methane captured from a coal mine in Chongqing, China, to generate electricity and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Today, the European Parliament's Environment Committee voted in support of the EU Commission's «Stop - the - Clock» proposal which derogates flights to and from Europe from the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) for one year to give enough time to negotiate a global agreement for addressing emissions from international aviation by autumn 2013....

As part of the «Historic Agreement» 12 brokered by Obama Environment Czar Carol Browner, California and other states agreed to consider compliance with EPA's greenhouse gas emission standards as compliance with their own.13 But in return, auto manufacturers and their trade associations had to support both the Tailpipe Rule and the California waiver.14 In a September 30, 2011 letter to EPA administrator Lisa Jackson, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa summarized the terms for auto makers under the «Historic Agreement»:

Between 2007 and 2010 she was a policy analyst in the European Forestry Institute's (EFI) FLEGT Facility, responsible for policy analysis and strategic advice and support on governance and trade matters to the European Commission in the negotiation and implementation of FLEGT VPAs (a series of bilateral trade / aid agreements between the EU and timber - producing developing countries).

The IATA does say that it could support carefully designed carbon trading policies, though it prefers voluntary agreements to regulation, and it claims that such schemes should be restricted to carbon dioxide only, and that other emissions should be tackled by «other means» (no mention is made of what these means might be).

Ambitious economy - wide mitigation targets are central to ensuring that international emissions trading supports the goals of the Agreement, as they provide strong incentives for countries to ensure the environmental integrity of units they transfer to others.

For the first installment of my API Chart of the Month series, let's look at a pair of charts that show the strengthening of U.S. trade positions for petroleum — crude oil and refined products — and natural gas — supported by trade pacts such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAtrade positions for petroleum — crude oil and refined products — and natural gas — supported by trade pacts such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAtrade pacts such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NATrade Agreement (NAFTA).

53 An agreement between an employer or an employers» organization and a trade union shall be deemed not to be a collective agreement for the purposes of this Act if an employer or employers» organization participated in the formation or administration of the trade union or contributed financial or other support to the trade union.

We have fully supported this historic agreement which will remove some of the barriers to cross-border trade and could benefit the UK economy by up to # 1 billion.

Finally, the economics of each trade and other details are evidenced by Trade Confirmations, which are essentially one or more contracts operating under the umbrella of the Master Agreement as modified by the Schedule and the Credit Support Annex (CSA), and which further tailor the transaction to fit the needs of the parties and the derivative protrade and other details are evidenced by Trade Confirmations, which are essentially one or more contracts operating under the umbrella of the Master Agreement as modified by the Schedule and the Credit Support Annex (CSA), and which further tailor the transaction to fit the needs of the parties and the derivative proTrade Confirmations, which are essentially one or more contracts operating under the umbrella of the Master Agreement as modified by the Schedule and the Credit Support Annex (CSA), and which further tailor the transaction to fit the needs of the parties and the derivative product.