Not exact matches
The staggering growth rates
of this
year's Fast 50 — the average
of the top five was a record - smashing 43,000 % — reflects how high - tech startups have evolved
in the face
of austerity.
Speaking exclusively to CNBC
in Lisbon, Centeno promised to bring a fresh approach to policymaking after
years of austerity.
Austerity measures imposed earlier this
year include $ 65 billion ($ 80 billion)
in spending cuts and tax increases by the end
of 2014.
Lower oil prices should put more money
in the pockets
of consumers already emerging from
years of self - imposed
austerity, says Richardson.
Already
in Brazil, the region's biggest economy, President Dilma Rousseff is starting to roll out a more conservative message
of austerity, including cuts
in unemployment and welfare benefits, to tame a record budget deficit widened by the biggest economic slowdown
in 25
years.
But to the government's credit, it has hit most
of its spending targets
in the first few
years of the
austerity program Flaherty.
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year's top words based on out -
of - the - ordinary spikes
in interest, announced that «austerity» clinched the top spot in 201
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These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full
year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth
in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®;
austerity measures
in European countries that may increase the amount
of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase
in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift
in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases
in treatment duration; availability
of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations
in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations
in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction
of generic versions
of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect
of lowering prices or reducing the number
of insured patients; the possibility
of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials
in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels
of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations
in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits
of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates
in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals
in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages
of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development
of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta
in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes
in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations
in the foreign exchange rate
of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time
in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).
Even with
austerity programs
in place, the eurozone's collective budget deficit this
year will exceed 4.5 %
of GDP.
As well, Flaherty cut
in half an Employment Insurance premium hike scheduled for Jan. 1, a move that will cost Ottawa $ 600 million a
year, but will leave that cash
in the pockets
of workers and companies — a shift from deficit - shrinking
austerity to stimulus.
Five
years of failed
austerity policies
in Greece and a total breakdown
in trust between the leftwing Syriza alliance and the political leaders
of its creditors climaxed
in a national vote
in which Greeks said no to the spending cuts and tax increases demanded by its lenders...
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP)-- Greece's prime minister promised Saturday to deliver economic growth to a country hammered by
years of economic hardship, as thousands gathered
in protest at more planned
austerity measures.
The summary
of their stats for Ontario,
in the 11 -
year period, 1998 to 2009, was as follows: Private sector: Arbitrated settlements: 28 (50,828 employees) average annual increase: 2.5 % Non-arbitrated settlements: 1,877 (1,658,929 employees) average annual increase: 2.5 % Public sector: Arbitrated settlements: 407 (282,903 employees) average annual increase: 2.5 % Non-arbitrated settlements: 2,842 (2,875,878 employees) average annual increase: 2.7 % This says nothing,
of course,
of the base from which those increases were granted, particularly after the public sector
austerity in Ontario during the 1990s.
Given also the need for an
austerity budget to comply with European rules, growth is likely to weaken, meaning the protest parties will continue to strengthen and may well be strong enough to take over
in a couple
of years.
If we compare operating spending by municipalities to GDP, which is a broad measure
of ability to pay, it remains within historical averages
of close to 3 %
of GDP. Â
In 2012, operating spending by all municipalities in Canada amounted to just 3.1 % of GDP, the same that it was twenty years ago, and down from the 3.3 % reached in 2009 during the depths of the recession.  This ratio was higher during the recession because GDP had dropped and governments sensibly embarked on stimulus spending to prevent a depression. This was before their misguided adventures in austerity (which presumably the CFIB supports, but have caused devastation to small businesses in countries elsewhere
In 2012, operating spending by all municipalities
in Canada amounted to just 3.1 % of GDP, the same that it was twenty years ago, and down from the 3.3 % reached in 2009 during the depths of the recession.  This ratio was higher during the recession because GDP had dropped and governments sensibly embarked on stimulus spending to prevent a depression. This was before their misguided adventures in austerity (which presumably the CFIB supports, but have caused devastation to small businesses in countries elsewhere
in Canada amounted to just 3.1 %
of GDP, the same that it was twenty
years ago, and down from the 3.3 % reached
in 2009 during the depths of the recession.  This ratio was higher during the recession because GDP had dropped and governments sensibly embarked on stimulus spending to prevent a depression. This was before their misguided adventures in austerity (which presumably the CFIB supports, but have caused devastation to small businesses in countries elsewhere
in 2009 during the depths
of the recession.  This ratio was higher during the recession because GDP had dropped and governments sensibly embarked on stimulus spending to prevent a depression. This was before their misguided adventures
in austerity (which presumably the CFIB supports, but have caused devastation to small businesses in countries elsewhere
in austerity (which presumably the CFIB supports, but have caused devastation to small businesses
in countries elsewhere
in countries elsewhere).
European equities have garnered a fair share
of attention lately as leading indicators suggest economies
in the region are starting to recover from
years of crisis and
austerity - induced recessions.
She was speaking after Eurozone leaders agreed to give Greece a third bailout package
of up to $ 86bn over the next three
years,
in exchange for further
austerity and reforms.
«Verily, O Gargi, if one performs sacrifices and worships and undergoes
austerity in this world for many thousands
of years, but without knowing that Imperishable, limited indeed is that (work)
of his.
Australian winemakers might have to wait until 2015 to see a return to growth
in China after Pernod Ricard, the world's second - biggest drinks group and owner
of Jacob's Creek, warned that beverage sales were flat since the Lunar New
Year as an
austerity drive and crackdown on luxury gift giving kept glasses empty.
People hate been told about the 10
years of «
austerity» but the proof is there and out
in the open, how much was spent, what players were sold and the close to zero net spend.
There was a notable period
of austerity when they weren't quite the Yankees, but they've always been above - average, even
in the down
years.
our greatest asset and the only thing i can agree with usmanov is that we have used his best
years for a miserable
austerity task for which the rest
of owners / board were happy to watch him run it prudently but without facing to the reality that at some stage they will need ot back him aggressively either
in transfers or with media / refs.
Those words
of fact just puts a huge question mark on what the manager led us to believe
in all those
years of «
austerity».
You tore into Wenger for doing the same when all football logic told you that Arsenal should have at least once
in the 10
years of financial
austerity have dropped to mid table or worse.
«At the next election we shall have a choice between the people who've given us five
years of austerity, the people who left us this mess, and the people who signed public pledges that they wouldn't raise student fees, and then did so - the most blatant lie
in recent political history.
The gloomy headlines about life
in austerity have become all too familiar reading over recent
years, but what have the pressures on household budgets really meant for family life, and could some
of the long - term impacts have been hidden from view behind the front door?
The problem is that
in the bleak landscape
of austerity, where local councils have had their budgets halved since 2010 and are looking at losing another third
of their funding over the next four
years, a service which isn't even used by their own residents could start to look like an easy cut to make.
Today he will probably say it starts now, so
in reality he's announcing eight
years of austerity.
Treasury sources suggested international organisations had recommended extending the government's
austerity drive for an extra
year would be more effective
in retaining the confidence
of the markets.
One
of the most forceful indicators
of this is that the period
of austerity being administered, seven
years, is simply unprecedented
in its length and severity.
Shockingly, the UK political establishment looks poised to loosen further what already looks like a very lax fiscal regime, at a time not only
of straitened public finances and
austerity (and a high burden
of personal taxation), but also
of extraordinarily high petroleum prices (2011 was the first
year in history when the international price
of crude averaged over 100 dollars per barrel, 2012 was the second, 2013 the third, and 2014 looks dead set to be the fourth).
Yet
in recent
years, it has become a symbol
of austerity, stagnation and conflict.
Change comes to those with the courage to will it; 20
years from now let people say this great generation created a decade not
of austerity, but shared prosperity, not
of conflict, but
of peace, not
of inequality and climate chaos, but
of sustainable development
in the interests
of all.
Instead
of living
in a country with a (albeit slowly) growing economy, Greeks now face at least three more
years of the harshest
austerity yet.
But when there are still millions
of people
in this country living
in poverty, and when the age
of austerity means we must focus on the real priorities can we honestly say it's right for people earning over # 50,000 a
year to get state benefits
in the form
of tax credits?
He points out the «deal» Osborne offered voters
in 2010 was four
years of austerity.
On 4 January 2011, the current chancellor, George Osborne introduced a 20 % rate — a centrepiece
of the coalition's
austerity drive — meaning
in 40
years the tax rate on goods and services sold
in the UK has doubled.
Hammond has loosened Osborne's fiscal rules, but he will press ahead with most
of the pre-planned
austerity measures — though the tax credits rebellion forced the government to promise not to look for fresh savings from the welfare bill
in future
years.
«He is also insulting the millions
of people
in our country who have suffered these last eight
years due to this Tory
austerity agenda he devised.»
The Shadow Chancellor will call for a Budget that deals with the growing emergency faced by working families and our vital public services, which have been left
in crisis after seven
years of Tory
austerity.
Fred Floss, director
of the union - backed think tank Fiscal Policy Institute, says Cuomo's plan to focus on property and business tax cuts, along with a commitment to continue to hold spending to less than two percent a
year, would result
in what his group calls a decade
of austerity that could harm infrastructure and economic growth.
Former shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna said: «After eight
years of Tory misrule, most people thoroughly tired
of austerity, a disastrous Brexit negotiation, the Windrush outrage and four cabinet resignations
in six months, we should be well ahead and we are not.
«The Tories are hoping that the British people can be kept
in the dark about what the tax increases they are planning will mean for those on middle and low incomes, who have had to bear the brunt
of seven
years of austerity.
Its
austerity policies inhibit growth and constantly pull down aggregate demand, and when as a result the budget deficit grows instead
of falls, that is used as a pretext for another massive round
of cuts (another # 9.8 bn
in this
year alone).
Ms Thornberry argued the Labour party had changed «for the better»
in the past
year because
of Mr Corbyn's influence on
austerity and housing issues.
The consensus is that not only is Cuomo returning to his liberal roots after two
years of austerity proposals, but he's positioning himself as a true - blue Democrat should he run for president
in 2016.
David Cameron
in Ibiza With
austerity on everyone's minds, the PM flew via Easyjet for his summer break this
year with his family to the island
of Ibiza.
He said that Ed Miliband was responsible for the rise
of Jeremy Corbyn «because if you spend five
years demonising
austerity as some sort
of evil choice, then
of course you can never digest ideas that sometimes you need row back as a country
in a way
of living within the means
of what you can afford».
With five more
years of austerity to go, let's watch the polls for green shoots
in public confidence
in the economy, as well as movements
in ratings
of the competence Osborne and the government.
«After
years of austerity which have increased pressures on schools, the funding reforms must be managed
in a way that does not add to the existing pressures on schools or result
in «knee - jerk» responses that increase the burdens placed on teachers.