(k) Maintenance costs 2,000.

Common staff costs were lower than in 2002 for reasons of lower staff turnover.

These costs are somewhat lower in developing countries.

The working group noted that maintenance costs were budgeted for the projects under study, such as the enterprise resource planning project, that maintenance costs were included for redevelopments (such as the upgrade of the Lawson accounting system) and that maintenance costs consumed a considerable portion of the budget.

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.

The decreased requirements also reflect lower than projected requirements under (a) rental and maintenance of premises ( 56,000) (b) miscellaneous services ( 5,400) (c) freight related costs ( 36,500) and (d) third party liability insurance ( 16,300).

We have significantly lower capital costs in our plant equipment.

The other thing is that we ve got much lower costs.

What African farmer, despite his lower initial costs, can compete?

The new components also reduced engine wear, lowering maintenance costs by about 5 .

As seen from table 7, the lower labour costs in developing countries and countries in transition more than offset lower labour productivity, resulting in production costs that are significantly lower in these countries than in developed countries.

Field operating costs have been reduced by 1,147,800 and the new staffing structure resulted in lower staff costs.

(d) Simplification of the administration of transaction and lower transaction costs.

Those costs are related to maintenance expenses and salaries for the local staff and security.

Lower transaction costs mean that exchange can be dramatically more fine grained.

Increasing span lengths increases the usable unencumbered floorspace in buildings diminishing the number of joints leads to lower maintenance costs over the design life of a building, since joints are the major focus of weakness in concrete buildings.

The unspent balance of 20,000 is attributable to lower requirements under the maintenance of information technology equipment.

The funds raised go toward renting the boat and the daily costs of maintenance and rescue.

Experience indicates, however, that recovering a share of operation and maintenance costs contributes to system sustainability.

How is this possible? After all, higher productivity should bring lower unit labor costs.

That experience showed that countries default when the costs are lower than the benefits.

Third, government could assume part of a mortgage, taking advantage of its lower borrowing costs.

Labor costs in the US industrial sector are currently 25 lower than the European average.

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

The estimated costs for the Sixth Review Conference reflect the maximum duration identified for that meeting a shorter duration would result in lower costs.

Requirements were also lower than anticipated under maintenance services for laundry, catering, waste disposal and for perimeter fencing and gates.

Also, the new materials will reduce the total of parts of the plane, which will decrease the maintenance costs.

Together with other increases in recurring costs for maintenance of security equipment, UNIDO's contribution increased by 79 per cent.

Europeans would benefit directly through improved Internet access, lower energy costs, and more efficient transport links.

Higher import costs and lower export earnings combined to reduce the competitiveness of landlocked developing countries.

(e) Deployment of fewer than projected vehicles resulting in lower costs for petrol, oil and lubricants

The issue of rental and maintenance costs of the premises used by UNITAR in New York and Geneva remains pending.

11. Requests the Secretary General to ensure adequate oversight of prison facility upgrade projects and the subsequent maintenance of minimum international prison standards where those maintenance costs are borne by the United Nations

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

Furthermore, the reductions under common staff costs reflect both the realized vacancy rates described above and the lower than budgeted actual rate of common staff costs ( 5,526,400).

Large reductions in public sector wages brought down the primary deficit, but employment maintenance lowers productivity, raises costs, and delays adjustment.

Likewise, increasing pressure from growing labor costs will force enterprises to lower their profit expectations and cut costs, negatively affecting output growth and employment in the short run.

Today, the costs of manufacturing such items are lower in countries like Bangladesh and Vietnam than in Guangdong.

debt service coverage reduces the financial risk to investors and translates into lower borrowing costs for the borrower.

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

Finally, a provision of 212,200, including staffing costs, is made for the maintenance of the Liaison Office in Brussels, as explained above.

As there was only one general maintenance kit, which was given to newly created Slovak Republic, and all the material was split 1 1 with Slovakia, maintenance costs for the Czech Fulcrums would be too high.

Adequate private insurance can be boosted in the future through public education, improved insurance institutions, and lower insurance costs.

Better repayment prospects and lower regulatory capital costs then fuel the asset based financing of further acquisition of assets.

Other restrictions in domestic Internet markets often make it difficult for ISPs in developing countries to lower their costs.