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This shift has become increasingly apparent in recent years, as major tech firms have faced intensifying scrutiny of their competitive practices, tax behavior, data uses, and privacy policies.
As Deputy Finance Minister Shi Yaobin pointed out recently, by recognizing the need to reform their governance, existing multilateral lenders have shown that there are, in fact, no “best practices” – only “better practices.”
That doesn’t mean US policymakers should shy away from addressing unfair trading practices.
If anything, that underscores the tragedy of the Trump administration’s withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which would have provided a new and powerful framework to address concerns over Chinese trading practices.
The practices of racism are historical, political, and cultural phenomena.
That said, the existence of political motivations does not undermine the legitimacy of the new EU investigations, which will be conducted alongside an ongoing inquiry by the United States Justice Department into anti-competitive practices in the trading, clearing, and pricing of CDS in the US.
So we should not mourn the demise of such trading practices.
This justifies government regulation of lending and investment practices.
Sufism comprises a variety of independent orders with distinctive beliefs and practices that are derived from numerous saints’ teachings.
Better land-management practices (the re-planting of degraded forests, for example) can recharge underground water aquifers.
Such practices raise the obvious question: are we routinely treating illnesses because we can, rather than because we ought to?
The Third Plenum aims to digest China’s experiences, as well as international best practices, in order to forge a consensus for a coherent reform strategy that fosters an inclusive, innovative, and sustainable growth order.
In fact, China’s practices are not much different from what all advanced countries have done historically when they were catching up with others.
From a financial perspective, it should provide adequate funding for projects of national and regional significance, and use its financial leverage to overcome obstacles and enforce best practices.
If history is any guide, a dramatic shift in Iran’s domestic and foreign policy practices is unlikely as long as Khamenei remains at the helm.
Greece must dismantle corporatist arrangements and practices that obstruct whatever innovation and entrepreneurship might emerge.
From the standpoint of their compatibility with modern liberal democracy, acceptance of pluralism, more than adherence to particular beliefs and practices, may be what most clearly distinguishes religions.
More than half of this growth increment can be met by adopting best practices that companies around the world already use, while technology can close much of the remaining gap.
But its failure, and the failure of its European shareholders, to adhere to its own best practices may eventually prove to have been a fatal misstep.
The loss of continuity in political parties, parliamentary procedures, and judicial processes encourages short-term calculation and spawns illiberal practices.
Democratic countries – particularly the United States and members of the European Union – can denounce authoritarian practices with a clear voice and resist the temptation of cozying up to regional bullies for short-term strategic advantage.
Moreover, modern communication tools mean that ideas and good practices can be disseminated worldwide at unprecedented speed.
With fragmentation threatening to replace globalization, the urgent need now is to share concepts, insights, and good practices that can bring people together and head off dangers.
It is surely the case that the banks, along with rating agencies, mortgage underwriters, investment banks, and others, engaged in unsavory practices.
Today, Africa’s women are helping to shape the policies and practices that will bring about economic and social liberation in their respective countries.
But such practices are still being applied to a lesser degree, and they can be pulled out of the arsenal whenever political or social conditions dictate.
But, sadly, the treaty will only entrench postcommunism's corrupt and criminal business practices, not increase trade or prosperity.
But that trade should reflect Ukraine's competing with the world, unconstrained by a private deal that excludes outsiders and their demands for a stable and predictable legal environment and the best business practices.
Going to court is practically unheard of, as it would mean renouncing family practices.
For example, governments should help banks that lend to small- and medium-size enterprises, which are the main source of job creation – or establish new financial institutions that would do so – rather than supporting big banks that make their money from derivatives and abusive credit card practices.
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