And of the 600-odd biggest, about 100 get a chunk of their capital from big state entities.
To the extent that risk has been distributed, it is largely from state-controlled banks to other state entities in increasingly arcane ways.
It cannot readily write off debts as most of them are domestic and a large proportion owed by state entities of one sort or another.
But Russia's Vitaly Churkin described as a significant shortcoming the lack of a clause in the draft treaty about banning the supply of weapons to non-state entities.
Pritchard of the University of Michigan said his study found that campaign contributions appear to have a direct impact on how aggressively state entities bargain with the outside lawyers they hire.
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Some states are passing laws requiring collection of sales tax by out-of-state entities that have in-state affiliates. (That's the plan in New York, Illinois, Rhode Island and North Carolina.) Amazon has cut ties to affiliates in most affected states.
The National Federation of State High School Associations, which oversees the state entities that oversee most of prep sports in America, is now making available to advertisers the green, green grass (or synthetic turf) of high school football fields.
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In cases he's been involved with, Rogers says it's typical that it's not just the levee authority that is sued but also insurance companies, contractors, state entities--in short, any group or individual with any possible connection to the levee failure.
Chartered K-12 public schools still receive state funding, but are freed of a plethora of regulations facing state government entities.
Even if it can, the perception will grow that state-owned entities can no longer rely upon the state to bail them out.
Whether a foreign corporation is subject to general personal jurisdiction, on causes of action not arising out of or related to any contacts between it and the forum state, merely because other entities distribute in the forum state products initially placed in the stream of commerce by the corporation.
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Next come the joint ventures between private (often foreign) companies and Chinese state-backed entities.
SWFs are state-controlled entities consisting of various financial products such as stocks, bonds, and other liquid assets.
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During collaboration sessions between US state and local entities (SLG) to spark more cloud adoption, I was delighted to learn of other amazing achievements that benefit us all.
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Korea's credit excesses were similarly partly due to the liberalization and partial privatization of a banking system which had formerly been dominated by a handful of state-controlled entities.
China's small and medium enterprises, for example, paid a dear price as state-owned entities and local governments received the lion's share of the limited supply of loans from commercial banks.
When Croatia joins the EU in 2013 (assuming Croats approve accession in a referendum on January 22nd), Bosnia will no longer be able to export much of its dairy, meat and egg production to its neighbour, because its leaders cannot agree on whether responsibility for food safety lies with the state or the entities.
The California False Claims Act, like other state false claims laws, allows private citizens to sue companies or individuals that defraud state or local government entities.
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California (and the federal government) also pushed the use of natural gas, ignoring the fact that, because everyone had assumed natural gas would remain in a glut, the state and other political entities had been doing everything possible to block drilling, exploration and transportation for new supplies.
According to Fish and Wildlife Service salmon biologist Paul Nickerson, the withdrawal was based on the Maine Atlantic Conservation Plan, an effort launched by state, federal and private entities.
Instead of brainstorming blanket regulations behind closed doors, federal regulators should actively be encouraging engineers and entities at the state level to study and consider means for ensuring best industry practices.
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Eventually, she rose to senior managing director at Bear Stearns, working in municipal finance and helping the Denver International Airport, the New York State Thruway Authority and other public entities to sell tax-exempt bonds.
This directive required the Departments of Defense and State, as well as such entities as the National Laboratories, to provide the Secretary of Commerce with a recommendation to approve or deny a license application within 30 days.
According to a recent count by the New York Times, the State of Delaware now has more corporate entities than people.
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The underlying problem is that, in contrast to some European neighbours, Italy has consistently failed to turn state-owned companies into truly private entities that operate in free markets.
Today the Center gathers 55 partner institutions and entities, including many governments and state archives, universities and documentation centers.
Next year the central Bosnian state, as opposed to its two main entities, will begin collecting customs duties and preparing to do the same for value-added tax from 2006.
Banks and other deposit institutions, insurance companies, railroads, and certain other financial institutions and entities regulated by the federal and state governments cannot be a debtor under the Bankruptcy Code.
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Although there are no claims contained herein that a fool-proof system of vetting questionable emerging market entities can be configured at the state, or even federal, levels, a good-faith effort to strengthen transparency and dialogue in this area could avoid some of the most troubling abuses of the US capital markets as well as help safeguard the public portfolios of California and other states.
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This is especially the case with respect to state holdings in foreign companies and government-affiliated entities.
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