"People were writing contracts with nominal return commitments of 7 or 8 per cent".
It is an opportunity to change the course of a devastating human condition, an opportunity to make smart, solid financial commitments to save huge sums later -- one of the highest return commitments we could make as a nation -- and it is an opportunity first for the administration and then for the Congress, to lead.
As he says, so much for the return maximising commitment of sovereign wealth funds.
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The DOD and VA receive discounts in return for commitment to vendors through a DOD- or VA-specific national contracts program.
The French trade minister, Pierre Lellouche, will travel to Riyadh next week for a conference among producers and consumers and hopes to return with commitments to improve dialogue.
Mr. Pataki and legislative leaders have apparently also agreed to set aside $250 million to expand a program that makes electricity available at below-market rates to businesses, in return for commitments to expand or stay in New York.
He also sought to reassure a nervous Israel about the negotiations under way with Iran designed to lift sanctions in return for commitments on an Iranian civil nuclear programme.
In the summer of 2012, eight cities across England struck deals with the government to take on new powers over their transport, education and infrastructure building budgets – in return for commitments on strong governance and local growth.
The financial markets are taking a positive view of the new French government, though its centrepiece proposal of tax concessions to companies in return for commitments to raise employment seems unlikely to strengthen the economy structurally.
