The share of inward FDI in the distribution sector is relatively small as most investment is directed towards the oil and gas industry.

The gas distribution node in Baumgarten is Central Europe s largest node for gas from Russia.

Its main businesses are exploration and production of oil and gas, natural gas distribution and power generation, and refining and marketing oil products.

Also, regulatory barriers play an important role in the distribution sector.

Developing nations are grasping just how outrageous the current distribution of greenhouse gas emissions really is.

The importance of labour input cannot be underestimated in the distribution sector.

Power outages in the wake of Katrina have also caused distribution problems for oil and natural gas.

Figure 2 below shows the distribution of the project proposals by emission sector.

There is no foreign presence in the distribution sector at the present time.

In Morocco the contribution of the distribution sector to GDP is 13 per cent, and the sector employs 1 million people.

Distribution services are the single most important services sector in terms of employment generation.

Ecuador has maintained a liberal regime in the distribution sector with limited domestic regulation.

Most Russian OFDI has been in energy and mining related industries, including oil refining and oil and gas distribution.

The distribution sector includes commission agents, wholesalers and retailers who act as enablers of trade.

Israel, like Turkey and the US, must be hoping that Turkmenistan s new rulers will seek to diversify gas distribution by adopting a project to build a gas pipeline beneath the Caspian Sea.

Greenhouse gas emissions from transport are increasing at a faster rate than any other energy using sector.

In the industrial sector, three Parties proposed projects to substitute natural gas for conventional industrial fuels (fuel switching).

The gas agreement, moreover, undermines Ukraine s incentive to reform its inefficient and corrupt energy sector, and commits the country to buy more gas in subsequent years than it may need.

Particular benefits may arise for women, including because they tend to be predominate in the distribution sector workforce.

However, firms active in the distribution sector have expressed concerns about the impact of high infrastructural costs on competitiveness.

Nigeria is reorganizing its state oil company, introducing transparency legislation, and launching sweeping audits of the oil and gas sector.

Committee membership should reflect a broad geographical distribution and include a balance of representation with public and private sector experience.

The evolution in the distribution sector is driven by social and demographic factors affecting the nature and characteristics of markets.

The distribution sector is a critical input in Trinidad and Tobago to the efficiency and viability of the local economy.

Pakistan, where distribution (both wholesale and retail) is the single largest complement of the services sector, is an interesting example.

So far, the distribution sector has attracted relatively few commitments (currently, only 52 schedules for 63 Members include commitments in this sector and only 39 developing countries, 20 of which as a result of accession, have commitments in the sector).

For example, Russia s desire to take ownership stakes in Europe s gas distribution markets makes perfect sense and is fully legitimate given Russia s energy assets and pipeline capacity.

To stop Iran s gas, Russia effectively bought Armenia s entire energy sector, while its support for Iran s nuclear program helps maintain Iranian isolation, keeping away the Western money Iran would need to become a rival gas exporter.

Moreover, unemployment is low compared to the Western world, because the unproductive distribution sector absorbs young people who cannot find better jobs.

Modernization of distribution services is becoming crucial in promoting domestic competitiveness and supply capacity, especially given the intermediation role of the sector.

Some experts expressed fears about loss of jobs, because of the important role which the informal economy plays in the distribution sector.

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The private sector aimed to increase sales and reduce total supply chain costs, for which reduced lead time, distribution costs and inventories were required.

More research is needed on the type of regulations that could best promote the development of the distribution sector, while avoiding distortions and fostering competition.

Managing the process is important for the successful opening up of the distribution sector to ensure competition and allow the benefits to flow to consumers.

An analysis was presented in which the competitiveness of the different players in the distribution sector in the face of potential foreign competition was assessed.

Compared with other countries in the region, the distribution services sector in Viet Nam is less developed and so are the regulations that govern it.

SMEs in the distribution sector have difficulty in securing credit because of their organizational weaknesses, and also because they are not deemed to be creditworthy.

As Pakistan's distribution sector is already relatively open, services trade (and investment) liberalization through the GATS was not an entirely new concept for the country.

The importance of developing the competitiveness of SMEs in the distribution sector needs to be recognized, particularly in developing countries and by the international community.

Other key elements of a comprehensive reform of the distribution sector include trade facilitation and infrastructure development (including ports and roads) and simplifying customs procedures.

In 2010, for example, the government may seek to stimulate domestic consumption by making income distribution more favorable to the household sector relative to the enterprise sector, and by providing more public goods to reduce households precautionary savings.

Their values vary from gas to gas.