The price of ICTs goods and services has fallen because of technological advances, increased competition and loosening trade restrictions.

The costs of reducing emissions pale in comparison to the possible risks the world faces.

(g) Further reduction of transaction costs for Governments and other partners dealing with the United Nations

Both scenarios entail reduction of the fixed cost base of UNOPS and the introduction of new service pricing mechanisms.

A reduction in unit labor costs can also increase competitiveness only to the extent that it actually results in price reductions.

There are two ways to reduce the government s health care outlays reduce the amount of health care the government buys, or reduce the cost of health care.

A deeper and more efficient financial sector would also reduce transaction costs and facilitate risk management.

Eurobonds would cut borrowing costs for the European Union s two large troubled members.

The reasoning seems to be that growth requires market confidence, which in turn requires fiscal retrenchment.

Official policy aims to reduce the cost of globalization for individuals, but never for companies.

But the lion s share of these investments result in lower energy usage, and thus reduced energy costs.

The adjustment might come about through wage increases in countries with lower labor costs, rather than cuts in countries where costs are too high.

Even those Chinese households that do not buy imported goods would benefit, because the lower cost of imported raw materials would reduce the cost of goods produced in China.

Now, global warming is real, and cutting CO2 is a good idea when the reduction cost is lower than that of the damage it prevents.

Reducing the cost of imports is significant because China imports a wide range of consumer goods, equipment, and raw materials.

Cooperation with affiliate firms to reduce transaction costs in sourcing, capital acquisition, and contracts

Europe must find more effective policies that reduce production costs toward German levels.

The Committee requests UNOCI to standardize the Operation's fleet as far as possible in order to lower the costs of maintenance and spare parts, and to monitor the composition of its fleet.

A reduction in borrowing costs constituted a powerful motive in the 1990 s for southern European governments to join the monetary union.

And the recent rise in the value of the dollar relative to the euro and the British pound helps by reducing import costs.

The reduction in the estimated costs of external audit reflects a reduced provision by the Board of Auditors ( 27,000).

Indeed, cutting these items to pay for a reduction in the corporate tax rate could end up increasing the tax on corporate economic activity in the US.

As indicated in paragraph 6 above, all efforts need to be undertaken to reduce support costs in favour of programme activities.

UNCTAD's technical assistance was useful with regard to decreasing transit costs and facing up to infrastructural shortages and institutional bottlenecks.

To be sure, retrenchment could entail some short term costs but the longer term benefits would be much bigger.

Savers were repressed in order to lower the costs of credit for debtors (including governments) and those seeking to borrow for business expansion.

Before the euro, countries adjusted misaligned production costs by devaluing or revaluing their exchange rates.

Long term government bond yields are already very low, and a further reduction will not significantly change private agents borrowing costs.

The costs of the cooperative management programme will consist of two elements administration expenses and funds needed for financial incentives to reduce herd sizes.

The resulting rise in output per worker, together with slow wage growth, reduced unit labor costs.

Proponents of carbon cuts argue that green energy technologies only seem more expensive, because the price of fossil fuels does not reflect the cost of their impact on the climate.

The lower average troop strength resulted in reduced requirements for standard troop cost reimbursement, recreational leave and daily allowance for troops, and contingent owned equipment.

The competitive pressure to lower production costs has also influenced the geographical destinations of these SMEs from Singapore.

Meanwhile, the fracking bonanza in the US not only delivers a much greater reduction for free, but also creates long term social benefits through lower energy costs.

The advent of the euro was a seeming boon, because it reduced borrowing costs and allowed countries to create jobs through debt financed spending.

Public sector co investment properly targeted, however, could shift these incentives by lowering the cost of private technology investment.

It has been a particularly popular option in 2009 for employers trying to reduce staff costs without having to make redundancies during the recession.

Effective harnessing of existing and emerging technologies, will both reduce costs of, and increase the likelihood of achieving the MDGs.

Global warming will create significant problems, so carbon reductions offer significant benefits. Cutting carbon emissions, however, requires a reduction in the basic energy use that underpins modern society, so it will also mean significant costs.

Reducing the cost of firing workers will not increase demand for labor much when no one wants to hire new workers.

To support the creation of child care spaces in rural areas of the province, the required financial contribution for project costs was decreased in April 2003.

Emphasizing that the efforts made by developing countries to reduce illicit drug supply carry a high price in political, economic and social terms,

There are many ways that this can be done, including reducing the cost of domestic inputs and services through targeted investments in infrastructure.

Reducing borrowing costs without unleashing inflation was one of the main challenges faced by President Dilma Rousseff when she took office at the beginning of that year.

But their promises including investment costs of 1,000 per installed kilowatt and building times of four years have proved to be false.