The US Federal Reserve increased its stock of base money in 2008 by 97 , the European Central Bank by 37 .

Asia is the major beneficiary, receiving 113 billion.

Total aid went up by around 40 billion rather than 50 billion, and aid to Africa rose by 10 15 billion per year rather than 25 billion. The properly measured shortfall is even greater, because the promises that were made in 2005 should be adjusted for inflation.

Qatar has provided 5 billion to Egypt since 2011, with a promise of 3 billion more.

Thus, GDP would be higher than otherwise by 120 billion in 2009 and 180 billion in 2010..., and by 60 billion in 2011.

In 2011, SWFs invested 35.2 billion in financial services, 13.4 billion in property, 13.2 billion in fossil fuel resources (mainly oil and gas), 6.5 billion in infrastructure and utilities, and 3.4 billion in aircraft, car, ship, and train manufacturers.

In 2008, French Polynesia's imports amounted to 2.2 billion US dollars and exports amounted to 0.2 billion US dollars.

In 2010, China s ordinary trade balance recorded a 71 billion deficit with East Asia and surpluses of 44 billion and 23 billion with the US and Europe, respectively.

The 4.3 Billion Shrug

Worldwide, 184 billion is being allocated in public stimulus investments to promote clean energy, led by the United States ( 67 billion) and China ( 47 billion).

Instead of spending 1 billion a year, imagine spending 1.2 billion the first year, but, say, only 750 million in the fifth year.

Recreational fishing in California generates 2.9 billion in sales, 5 billion in personal income and 5.7 billion in value added to the economy.

In addition, Canada's net foreign debt rose by 41 billion to 194 billion in the first quarter of 2010.

In 2010, China ran deficits of more than 100 billion in processing trade with East Asia and surpluses of 100 billion with Europe and 150 billion each with the US and Hong Kong.

Yet the quarterly US current account deficit actually increased from 195 billion to 205 billion.

These budgetary costs (exclusive of interest) amount to 652 billion in our conservative estimate and 799 billion in our moderate estimate.

Europe s ordinary exports to China increased from 85 billion in 2009 to 115 billion in 2010.

Overall, the new deals between the two countries will bolster economy and are reported to double Saudi investment in Egypt from US 30 billion to US 60 billion.

For example, the US could give 25 billion in development aid each year and another 25 billion for global health, and still save 50 billion each year to reduce the US budget deficit.

Japan s outward FDI rocketed from 7 billion in 1984 to 20 billion in 1986, peaking at 48 billion in 1990.

In 2007 alone, the US imported 790 billion of capital, while the emerging and developing countries exported 714 billion.

The total public debt of the country is about 72 billion.

It was very selfish, actually ...

Foreign investment has grown recently from 1.5 billion (2004) to 2.5 billion (2005).

For less than 1 billion a year, this would alleviate both direct and long term economic damage, possibly securing some 35 billion in benefits.

By 2005, however, annual aid for health had jumped another 5.9 billion, and by 2010, the total had grown by another 10.5 billion, to reach 26.9 billion for the year.

Their share of international responsibility was revealed at the recent summit contributions to the IMF of 43 billion by China, 10 billion by Brazil, Russia, and India, and 2 billion by South Africa.

In the third quarter of this year, China s foreign exchange reserves increased by 194 billion, which far exceeded the country s 66 billion trade surplus and 23 billion in inflows of foreign direct investment.

Of the 283 billion worth of recently distributed SDRs, more than 150 billion went to the 15 largest developed economies.

In 2005, the US trade deficit was 805 billion, while the sum of the surpluses of Europe, Japan, and China was only 325 billion.

By contrast, America s ordinary exports to China increased more slowly, from 50 billion in 2009 to 64 billion in 2010.

By 1991, Singapore OFDI stock had risen to S 15 billion, and S 150 billion by 2003 (table 1).

In 2011, Chinese companies spent 8 billion ( 1.3 billion) on industrial robots.

The best example is Rosneft, which borrowed about 40 billion in 2013 to buy its competitor, TNK BP. About 10 billion of this debt has to be repaid in the fourth quarter of 2014, including a 7 billion payment on December 21 ( 20 billion more will have to be repaid in 2015).

That adds up to 500 billion across all of Latin America.

The worth of these licenses were estimated to be 15 billion U.S. dollars.

But we were expecting a minor decline a fall in construction spending below trend of 150 billion a year for two years or 100 billion a year for three years or 75 billion a year for four years.

In that case, our social profit is not 210 billion but rather 390 billion, and we should certainly do this again.

In terms of global priorities, this figure compares with the 900 billion that the world currently commits to military expenditures each year.

In 2007, the US spent 331 billion on oil imports, which was 47 of the US trade deficit of 708 billion dollars.

China s balance in ordinary trade shifted from a surplus of 38 billion in 2005 to a deficit of 48 billion in 2010.

The volume of Greece s foreign debt has been reduced by more than 100 billion ( 130 billion).

The US trade deficit has declined from 60 billion a month to just 26 billion, according to the most recent data.

The Fed is buying Treasury bonds and long term mortgage backed securities at a rate of 85 billion a month, equivalent to an annual rate of 1,020 billion.

Whereas inward investment reached 20 billion in 2008, capital outflows totaled 20 billion in 2009.