In particular, Chinese consumption as a share of GDP is very low by international standards and relative to the historical experience of other countries at a similar stage of development. Two important options for raising consumption are social insurance which is developing, but too slowly and reducing state owned enterprises huge savings by paying dividends to citizens, much as privately owned companies routinely pay dividends to shareholders.

The same negative effect on the current account could occur if the corporate sector increases its rate of investment in plant and equipment or reduces corporate saving by paying higher wages or dividends.

And, when they do get it, the state cannot possibly know that reinvesting in the same enterprise will be more beneficial than, say, paying out dividends that shareholders could then use to finance a new venture.

In addition, the GSTP could yield concrete dividends.

Now the West is paying the price.

Even if no military option is contemplated for the future, negotiations can pay other dividends.

João's exploration policies (see below) also paid great dividends.

The only escape from this trap is investment in education, which would pay enormous social dividends.

Political interference in the stock market is not merely about taxes on capital gains, dividends, and income.

In return Saudi Arabia gets political 'dividends an obliging press.'

To be sure, the fact that companies are holding on to their cash, rather than paying it out in dividends, signals that they expect investment opportunities to return a far more positive situation than in Japan, for example, where companies lack cash to invest.

She is paying the high price for ethical journalism.

Moreover, the US is paying for these wars with debt.

This 300 billion is a tax that shareholders of growing companies think is worth paying (or perhaps cannot find a way to avoid paying) for energetic corporate executives.

Paying more for a Fairtrade label is no more anti market than paying more for a Gucci label, and it reflects better ethical priorities.

Whereas equities have dividends, bonds have coupons, and homes provide rents, gold is solely a play on capital appreciation.

He has taught his daughter Joori the importance of safety and buckling up and is collecting the dividends today.

Paying for Productivity

Paying (for) Attention

Shareholders used to put up with relatively meager dividends compared to today.

Further investments in research and education are likely to pay high dividends.

A reinvigorated tracking programme has yielded dividends in the last six months.

This time I'm paying.

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The people of Burundi, who voted overwhelmingly for peace, now await its dividends.

America is paying a high price for continuing in the opposite direction.

Creating a fairer and more efficient tax system, by eliminating the special treatment of capital gains and dividends, is also needed.

To combat the downturn, Brazil s government implemented measures that are now yielding clear dividends.

This strategy of pre emptive political decapitation has produced enormous dividends for the Party.

Although women suffer most as victims of conflict, they are excluded from peace dividends.

To be sure, Iran s longstanding support for regional Shiite groups is paying off.

There is no doubt that the long term price of insuring against crises is worth paying.

That is, start with one person paying full attention to another for 15 minutes.

Students can study there without paying tuition fees, as it is a public university.

Sami wasn't paying attention in class.

Left at this stage, knowledge is simply intellectual property, access to which is restricted to paying customers.

Moreover, after the stock market crash, the maximum tax on dividends paid on stocks was slashed from 35 to 15 , giving a substantial new advantage to long term investors and boosting the compounding effect of reinvesting after tax dividends.

Public expectations of possible peace dividends remain high, but there is a general perception of low Government responsiveness to the needs of the population.

The interest and dividends on those securities will be paid by sending more pieces of paper .

The banks can report record profits without much risk, rebuild capital, and pay dividends and bonuses.

We believe that large dividends in threat reduction can be achieved with a relatively modest investment.

That may entail some expense in the short term, but with dividends in the long run.

And that is why many of them could be paying much more for credit tomorrow.

For some, that is a price worth paying for others, the costs seem too high.

From a European perspective, the hunger for dividends and the emphasis on short term performance goals that characterize these institutions is both amazing and frightening.