The research also confirms that the areas where women are most likely to make progress in top management are still largely the retail and banking sectors, as opposed to the City or engineering sectors.
The government has passed key reforms, opening up the retail and aviation sectors to foreign investors.
David Cretney MHK said it will be a "tremendous boost to the economy of Douglas to physically join up the financial and retail sectors".
The shares of online auctioneer eBay Corp. (EBAY) have struggled during the past several weeks, with the stock pacing declines in the technology and retail sectors.
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The retail and health-care sectors reported the biggest decreases over the past year with a 5% and 3.8% decline, respectively.
In the utilities and retail trade sectors, Monster reported increases in employer demand for labor of at least 15% from a year ago.
The steps included clearance for foreign investment in the multi-brand retail and civil aviation sectors, and a decision to allow gradual increases in the price of highly-subsidized diesel.
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Since a segment of the population believes businessmen to be amoral or immoral by nature, the base motivation of profits is tolerable in, for example, the retail, manufacturing, and financial service sectors only as a necessary motivation due to the perceived flawed character of the individuals involved.
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The building sector was the most pessimistic with an index reading of 33, followed by the auto, retail and shipping sectors with index readings of 50 each.
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Suncorp Group Limited, formerly Suncorp-Metway Ltd, is engaged in the provision of banking, general and life insurance, superannuation and funds management products and related services to the retail, corporate and commercial sectors in Australia and New Zealand.
The growth in Manchester was also welcomed by the city's Chamber of Commerce, whose research manager Christian Spence said it could "boost the tourism, retail and hospitality sectors and result in further increases in investment in these areas".
Sir Malcolm urged ministers to try to change the UK population's behaviour, saying there was "considerable scope for the government to launch a national consumer campaign to reduce domestic food waste" and for it to "set national targets to curb food waste within the UK food production and retail sectors, with clear sanctions for companies that fail to meet these targets".
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Retail is among the most damaged sectors in the current downturn, as pinched customers stay away from stores.
Data released by ADR Employment on Thursday showing better than expected hiring by private companies and successful reports from the retail sector for November sales were indications of improvements in specific sectors of the economy, leading many on Wall Street to look for higher jobs numbers in Friday's report.
The agriculture industry is already feeling the pinch, but the exodus of immigrants will hit many other sectors as well, from retail to grocery stores to housing and the service sector.
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Retail was one of the last property sectors to begin recovering from the downturn.
So far this year, the retail sector has outperformed all other asset sectors.
It has eased foreign-investment rules in the retail, civil-aviation and broadcasting sectors, and has reduced fuel subsidies to improve its fiscal health.
It was the invention not of a journalist, but of a leading business lobbyist with a close grasp of the balance-sheet realities for companies in the manufacturing, retail, education and tourism sectors.
New Delhi has implemented some long-awaited measures such as relaxing foreign investment regulations in the retail, civil aviation and television broadcasting sectors, raising fuel prices to improve its finances and setting up a ministerial panel to fast-track industrial projects.
The retail sector REITs consist of three sub-sectors, including shopping centers, regional malls and free-standing (or triple-net).
These two sectors are where you find the big retail players.
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With state-controlled giants such as OAO Rosneft and OAO Gazprom dominating the oil and gas sector, most future foreign investment will be directed at sectors like automobiles and retail-related services, says Peter Westin, chief economist at the Aton brokerage in Moscow.
For commercial applications, the TD3240, with optional stand, provides hospitality and retail sectors an interactive, versatile information kiosk-like signage solution.
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The acceleration of retail sales, especially in credit-sensitive sectors, runs counter to what monetary policy makers said in their decision to cut rates last month.
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Many local sectors benefit from the conference, like hotels and retail.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh last fall unveiled a series of reforms meant to kick start the economy, including allowing greater investment in sectors such as retail, broadcasting and aviation.
This type of financing has been dominated by the retail and garments industries, but has spread to other business sectors that have accounts receivable or other assets, according to Brian Cove, chief operating officer at the association, a New York-based trade group.
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Since September, the government has eased foreign investment restrictions in key sectors such as retail and civil aviation to attract foreign investments.
Other sectors shedding jobs include the second ranked transportation industry and retail.
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