Not exact matches
Agriculture, one
of the few
sectors of the American
economy with a trade surplus, has been more supportive
of Nafta than
other areas, such as manufacturing.
Besides touching off a trade war
with other countries, a bump in costs — even if only for certain
sectors of the
economy, like automotive companies — could have ripple effects on the
economy overall.
In short, the energy
sector is so heavily engaged
with and intertwined in
other areas
of the
economy that few companies or
sectors would be immune.
Canada's resource
sector continues to adjust to lower prices for oil and
other commodities,
with some spillover to the rest
of the
economy.
Data from the Institute for Supply Management, along
with other statistics, suggest the US
economy continues to be driven by the services
sector, whereas growth in manufacturing (outside the buoyant auto
sector) showed signs
of slowing in August, possibly due to dollar strength and weakening economic prospects outside the United States.
«The associations urge President Trump to avoid any decision which would do harm to so many downstream steel manufacturing companies and
other steel consumers, our employees, and our customers,
with little or no additional protection to the basic steel industry, while at the same time causing great economic harm to numerous
other sectors of the US
economy.»
If the proposed treaty is adopted, all its signatories would be obliged to grant unfettered access to foreign investment
with 100 % equity in all
sectors of the
economy (
other than those relating to security).
The Chamber works in partnership
with our members and
other organizations to leverage a diverse base
of businesses throughout all
sectors of our
economy.
McDonnell is not arguing for «nationalization
of the commanding heights
of the
economy» or
other nostrums from the 1980s, but for a «mixed
economy of public and social enterprise... a private
sector with a long - term private business commitment» and a national investment bank channeling # 500 million into the productive
economy.
According to him, Jonathan directed the Coordinating Minister for the
Economy, Okonjo - Iweala, to work along
with other relevant stakeholders both in public and private
sector including international consultants to come up
with what «we believe should be the comparative template about cost
of projects particularly civil engineering projects including supply executed in the country to address criticisms on the cost
of projects».
Speaking at a Breakfast Business Meeting hosted by the Mauritius Minister for Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade in collaboration
with the Board
of Investment
of Mauritius, Dr. Bawumia emphasized the NPP government's determination to make the private
sector a major player in Ghana's
economy, and called on Mauritian and
other businesses to take advantage
of the pro-business policies announced in the budget.
The new governor said his administration would adopt a collaborative approach to get his programme done by ensuring that the government engage
with other segments
of the public
sector, as well as the private
sector in developing and implementing his ideas
of transforming the
economy of the state within the shortest possible time.
That legislation, considered watered down by de Blasio and
other more liberal members
of the City Council, would have only applied to businesses
with 15 or more employees, and included exemptions for certain
sectors, like manufacturing, and implementation delays in the event
of a slowing
economy.
South West Governors on Monday met in Abeokuta, capital
of Ogun State where they expressed their resolve to forge ahead
with the regional integration plan, especially in key
sectors such as agriculture, security,
economy, among
others, in the overall benefit
of the Yoruba nation.
For one thing, so many
of the jobs in the United States and
other advanced
economies are in the service
sector, and involve interacting
with other people.
In
other cases, it has involved turning elements
of civil society and the private
economy into arms
of government policy — by requiring compliance
with policy goals that are foreign to many civil - society institutions or consolidating key
sectors of the
economy and offering protection to large corporations willing to act as public utilities or to advance policymakers» priorities.
As long as workers are paid in accordance
with their productivity — and their education — in
other sectors of the
economy, schools will have little choice but to follow suit.
Of course, there are also plenty of stocks & sectors at the other extreme, i.e. they're highly correlated with the economy — but frankly, most portfolios would benefit from less, not more, correlatio
Of course, there are also plenty
of stocks & sectors at the other extreme, i.e. they're highly correlated with the economy — but frankly, most portfolios would benefit from less, not more, correlatio
of stocks &
sectors at the
other extreme, i.e. they're highly correlated
with the
economy — but frankly, most portfolios would benefit from less, not more, correlation.
In general they have rather inelastic demand compared to
other sectors of the
economy and for the companies
with strong brands they have excellent pricing power.
But Canada is further ahead on implementing the actions required to address climate change that will provide a long - term sustainable future for wind energy development by looking beyond wind energy's role in the electricity grid to its role (
with other renewable energies) as a substitute for fossil fuels in
other sectors of the
economy where most
of our greenhouse gas emissions are produced.
These changes and
other climatic changes have affected and will continue to affect human health, water supply, agriculture, transportation, energy, coastal areas, and many
other sectors of society,
with increasingly adverse impacts on the American
economy and quality
of life.3
This policy document presents UNEP's past, present and future activities in the area
of climate change and shows how the Programme is building partnerships
with governments, civil society organizations, the private
sector and
other United Nations entities to foster a Green
Economy.
In
other words, while we TreeHuggers might all love to see a universal carbon price implemented tomorrow, we might be better off laying the ground work
with support
of specific industries and
sectors of the
economy that will later generate political will for more wholesale change.
This conclusion is at odds
with similar projections made by
other countries and may warrant a review
of the forecasts, to better understand the effects these measures will have on different
sectors of the Austrian
economy.
Unfortunately, looking for inspiration from within the profession can,
with notable exceptions, be relatively unrewarding for the simple reason that in contrast
with most
other sectors of the
economy (retail, manufacturing, energy, shipping, pharmaceutical, hospitality, aviation, etc.) we are comparatively unsophisticated and have a lot
of catching up to do.
The study concludes that legal services providers would be disadvantaged disproportionately compared
with the UK
economy as a whole due to their reliance on intermediate demand from
other sectors likely to be adversely affected, particularly financial and
other professional services, and from resulting lower levels
of business investment.
While some worry about the application
of these technologies eroding the US $ 650 billion global legal
sector,
others are captivated by the opportunities resulting from AI and its cousins reinventing the US $ 78 trillion global
economy — which could grow to US $ 120 trillion by 2025 —
with over 50 %
of that coming from fledgling firms and companies and
sectors that don't yet exist.
From our offices in Washington, DC, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Atlanta, Dallas, London and
other key commercial centers, we have advised policyholders
with traditional and emerging insurance products in virtually every
sector of the
economy, including financial services, utilities, energy, natural resources, health care, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, consumer products, telecommunications, technology, e-commerce, manufacturing and more.
Our day - to - day work is extremely varied,
with a customer base made up
of multinational corporations, indigenous exporters and public
sector organisations in every
sector of the Irish
economy, as well as
other major communications providers through our wholesale offering.
We are expecting more than 5,000 attendees, 100 headline speakers, and 150 exhibitors —
with talks from founders, developers, and early - stage investors in blockchain, quantum computing, artificial intelligence, virtual and augmented reality, cybersecurity, and
other emerging technologies that are set to disrupt almost every
sector of the global
economy.
Houston's economic recovery is happening at a slow pace, but any near - term improvement in its office market has less to do
with the energy
sector than growth in
other industries and overall confidence in the
economy, according Kevin Roberts, president
of Southwest operations
with real estate services firm Transwestern.
There were three panels held yesterday at their office, each covering a category Fifth Wall has made big bets on (the majority
of panelists were from portfolio companies): Future
of Cities Real Estate - as - a-Service Fintech and The Built World
Economy I'll start
with a few thoughts on 3rd panel, FinTech and The Built World
Economy (the
other two will come next week): A look at how fintech has disrupted almost every
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