Sentences with phrase «time minister for»

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I WAS at a function the other night where the Treasurer, Peter Costello, sang the praises of the Howard Government in bringing in a trade surplus for the first time since John Gorton was Prime Minister.

According to the Los Angeles Times, she is believed to be the youngest government minister in the world and her role is to create pathways for young people to have more engagement with government and within society.

In the runup to the 2015 UK general election, former Prime Minister David Cameron promised to hold a nationwide referendum on Britain's membership of the EU if he was elected for a second time.

As far back as 2002, while vice minister, Kuroda used an opinion column in the Financial Times, co-written with his deputy at the finance ministry, to call for «aggressive monetary policy» from the central bank, including an inflation target, aimed at «drastically changing price expectations.»

«And at the heart of these arrangements, there should be a clear double lock: A guarantee that there will be a period of implementation giving businesses and people alike the certainty that they will be able to prepare for the change; and a guarantee that this implementation period will be time - limited, giving everyone the certainty that this will not go on for ever,» the prime minister stated.

«This is the time, as we have complied with our obligations, for our partners to do their part,» Nikos Pappas, the Greek minister of state, told CNBC.

Sandro Gozi, the Italian minister for EU affairs, said «even if we just get the member states to reaffirm their faith in Europe, it will be an accomplishment,» the Financial Times reported.

I have nothing but respect for Jesse and love his stuff (his interview a few years back with Jim Prentice, where the industry minister hung up on him, is one of my all - time favourites).

VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier Christy Clark insisted Wednesday it's still possible her much - hyped vision for liquefied natural gas could start bringing in cash in three years» time, a day after her own finance minister appeared to temper those expectations.

(For the record, it's Jose - Manuel Barroso, a former Prime Minister of Portugal, law professor, and one - time student at Georgetown.)

On the initiative's launch, H.E. Huda Al Hashimi, Assistant Director General for Strategy and Innovation at the UAE Prime Minister's Office asserts that owing to the momentum of the previous years» innovation - themed week, this year, it was extended to a whole month to give people more time to visit and interact with activities.

Blankfein's intervention comes at a particularly awkward time for British Prime Minister Theresa May.

The scandal comes at a bad time for Japanese business as a whole, as prime minister Shinzo Abe is trying to drum up global investor confidence by touting improved corporate governance standards.

Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Marmion has again touted Western Australia's credentials as a destination for uranium mining, this time at today's opening of the Australian Uranium Conference in Perth.

In July, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty moved to tighten mortgage rules for the fourth time in as many years in order to discourage those most at risk of becoming over-leveraged.

Upon hearing of Goodyear's plan to sell the plant, which would put more than 1,000 people out of a job at a time when France is suffering a 10.9 percent unemployment rate, Industry Minister Arnaud Montebourg himself attempted to find a buyer for the plant last year.

«This project will become a model for others not only in Canada, but around the world,» enthused Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau at the time.

You can't say changes to OAS are unexpected: the government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper has been dropping broad hints for some time.

He noted that Xiao's family was now reportedly trying to apply pressure for his release via Canada's foreign affairs department, and former prime minister Brian Mulroney, but «whether this is too little too late, only time will tell.»

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is in Washington for the second time in days and says good progress is being made, but she won't comment on the timing.

Janigan describes a heated first ministers meeting in 1913, in which the three Prairie premiers teamed up for the first time to demand resource control from Prime Minister Robert Borden.

But German deputy foreign minister Michael Link hinted Paris could be fighting a losing battle this time, saying Berlin would continue to press for deeper overall cuts as part of a «modern budget» that prioritises economic growth and competitiveness.

«We know people come to Monaco for the sea and the sun, but we want them also to know that we are committed to culture and, in particular, to art,» Paul Masseron, the principality's minister of the interior, told The New York Times.

Malaysia's budget due at 4 p.m. local time (0800 GMT) may be the toughest yet for embattled Prime Minister Najib Razak as he struggles to balance declining oil revenues, spending priorities and a growing political scandal.

Mines Minister Michelle Mungall says the group will provide an economic analysis of the mining sector and offer the recommendations to ensure job security for the industry during times of commodity price fluctuations.

«I'd been a health minister for five years, if you count provincial time plus federal time,» he says, leaning forward on an armless lounge chair in his office.

SPORTS and Recreation Minister Norman Moore has urged sports fans to tell television stations they want soccer, cricket and basketball broadcasts to continue.This summer, Channel Nine will not broadcast the Pura Milk Cup for the first time in 22 years.

As for the federal Conservatives, the last time Prime Minister Stephen Harper addressed the issue of natural resource exports, he was lobbying for American support of TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline.

Without any actual reforms to propose, Tim Uppal, the minister of state for democratic reform, used his time to raise allegations of wrongdoing on the New Democrats.

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, Treasury Board President Tony Clement and International Trade Minister Ed Fast are expected to retain their portfolios, according to government sources, as the Conservatives work to eliminate the deficit, re-engineer the public service and conclude major trade agreements in time for the 2015 federal election.

With eliminating the deficit in time for the election the government's single biggest priority, it follows that the Finance Minister who brought Canada through the recession in relatively sound shape should be kept on to ensure the books are balanced on schedule.

The time was 3:18 a.m. local time on March 23, when, at 91, Lee, who was Singapore's Prime Minister for three decades, died in the 50th year of independence of the city - state that he molded into one of the most sophisticated places on the planet.

It was two and a half years ago that Pierre Poilievre, parliamentary secretary to the Prime Minister at the time and apparently in a hurry to get to Parliament Hill, reportedly exited his car and pressed the entrance button without waiting for the RCMP to clear him.

At that time I wrote: «Friday's opposition vote to defeat the Conservative government for «contempt of Parliament» was an exercise in self - delusion, testosterone and faulty logic that will surely result in Stephen Harper returning after the May 2 election as prime minister — and likely with a majority.

According to Minister Flaherty, at that time, these reports were to «provide a broad analysis of current and future demographic changes and the implication of these changes for Canada's long - run economic and fiscal outlook».

- At the same time, both Iran and Iraq must make sacrifices for Saudi Arabia to accept the deal, Iran takes opposite view, insisting Saudi should cut more, as it boosted output most in recent years: oil producers that raised output in past years while Iran was subject to sanctions «will have to shoulder a bigger share of the output drop and accept more responsibility»: oil minister Bijan Zanganeh

Syria, Russia say Israel launched missile strike on Syrian air base Wall St Journal Hungary's nationalist prime minister wins third term in power: Reuters Trump predicts China will blink first in trade dispute with US: Bloomberg Trump administration officials soften tone on trade dispute with China: WSJ N. Korea says it will discuss denuclearization: NY Times Kudlow: White House considering plans to undo parts of spending bill: Wash Exam US hiring growth slowed sharply in March: Bloomberg German industrial production fell by the most in over 2 years in Feb: Reuters Forward curve for 1 month overnight indexed swap rate inverts: Bloomberg Many US state govts struggling with weak revenue growth: The Economist

The Minister of Finance should have indicated in the budget that the CEIFB would be dissolved for a period of time and that the government would set the rate in the interim.

Premiers will meet with the Prime Minister on Monday for the first time since 2009.

Canadians are three times more likely to say NAFTA has benefitted their country than hurt it February 13, 2017 — When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets U.S. President Donald Trump face - to - face for the first time on Monday, the pair are

Employment minister pushes for Spain to knock off at 6 pm and reverse Franco - era decision to align time zone with Hitler's Germany

The Finance Minister stated that he had postponed the budget because he needed more time to better understand prospects for the global economy and the outlook for oil prices.

In a press release issued on December 8th, the Minister of State for Finance Kevin Sorenson argued that now is not the time to consider provincial proposals to enhance the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), given the fragile nature of the current economic recovery.

Following his meetings in Singapore, MacKay went on to visit China and met with Chinese Defense Minister Gen. Chang Wanquan, signing a broad cooperation agreement that will lay the groundwork for improved cooperation but will, at the same time, further raise expectations.

Former caretaker prime minister Panagiotis Pikramenos, his voice at times breaking as he addressed the lawmakers, noted he had only been in office for 35 days at a time of political and economic turmoil in Greece.

For the first time in more than 40 years, Canada is poised to host not only an Indian Prime Minister, but one who is favourably disposed toward Canada and famous for making things happFor the first time in more than 40 years, Canada is poised to host not only an Indian Prime Minister, but one who is favourably disposed toward Canada and famous for making things happfor making things happen.

Moore flies home to B.C. every weekend and, as lead political minister for a province that has increasingly become a Conservative bastion, logs a lot of road time up and down the coast.

2) For child - rearing, the finance ministers agreed to a formula to drop in the average income over the preceding five - year period before a new parent took time to raise children under age seven.

Majority of Canadians disapprove of Justin Trudeau for the first time since he became Prime Minister March 19, 2018 — The passage of time appears to have done nothing to soothe Canadian voters irritated with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau since

For the first time in more than 40 years, a sitting prime minister of India will make an official visit to Canada this month.