(b) Systematically charging the 13 per cent of programme support costs (overhead) to programmes grants whenever possible.

French production costs are high, but Greek costs are higher.

Likewise, in order to minimize overhead costs, part of the office space was sublet to another United Nations office.

Staff costs, support costs and operating and other overhead expenses comprised 11.6 per cent, 3.8 per cent and 3.9 per cent, respectively, of the total cost of the project.

This cut costs and improved production speed.

Production or labour costs constitute only a relatively low proportion of their total operational costs.

(c) In Europe, the management systems for reducing production costs

Requests the Secretary General to review the administrative support structure for the quick impact projects with a view to minimizing overhead costs for their implementation

However, since no expensive tooling is needed, this production method allows small production runs without high costs.

Project funding is not so good, because it has high overhead costs and sometimes does not fit in very well with the priorities of governmental partners.

62 63) As an intermediate stage to that goal, consolidation of the procurement overhead structures and costs of the funds and programmes based at Headquarters (para. 62)

1.171 To meet the emerging standards for business training and business development services (BDS), where all the direct costs of training are met from participation fees and only the overhead and administrative costs are subsidised from donor contributions.

So, because it went into mass production, costs were reduced, 100 years of refinement, emissions were reduced, tremendous production value.

It had consistently emphasized the importance of strengthening the capacity and role of national staff in United Nations peacekeeping missions, which could lower overhead costs, without decreasing efficiency.

Overhead charge and its use In accordance with the financial procedures (decision 15 CP.1), the Convention budget is required to provide for a 13 per cent overhead charge to the United Nations to cover the costs of the administrative services which the United Nations provides to the Convention.

The Administration informed the Board that support costs and other overhead costs relating to the project should be kept to a minimum, not only during the design and pre construction phases, but also throughout the implementation of the project.

Staffing requirements funded from overhead charges

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

Production costs in other heavily indebted countries were 20 25 higher than in Germany.

But, despite modern infrastructure, logistical costs within China are 18 of production costs, compared with 10 in the US, owing to various internal inefficiencies.

As a result, environmental protection projects often fail to be included in calculating production costs.

Renewable energy costs will eventually go down, in step with technological innovation and mass production.

The last decade has shown that increases in renewable energy production actually reduce its costs.

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

The steady increase in production costs, partly attributable to high borrowing costs, is squeezing enterprises profit margins of small and medium sized enterprises in particular.

Programme support costs (overhead charge) and working capital reserve In accordance with the financial procedures (decision 15 CP.1), the Convention budget is required to provide for 13 per cent of the programme expenditures as overhead charge, and to maintain a working capital reserve of 8.3 per cent of the Convention budget (one month of operating requirements).

A little later I called my mother, only to hear her crying on the phone. The planes are overhead she cried the planes are overhead .

Some US industries, such as chemicals and plastics, will gain a significant comparative advantage in production costs.

At the same time, higher agricultural production must be balanced against the associated ecological and social costs.

But what matters are southern Europe s costs of production relative to those of Germany, Europe s export champion.

But by 1966, high production costs forced the series to come to an end after 107 episodes.

DisplayPort 1.2 has more bandwidth at 21.6 Gbit s (17.28 Gbit s with overhead removed) as opposed to HDMI 2.0's 18 Gbit s (14.4 Gbit s with overhead removed), and DisplayPort 1.3 raises that to 32.4 Gbit s (25.92 Gbit s with overhead removed).

Military choppers keep buzzing overhead in both Jerusalem and Ramallah.

114. Also calls upon the United Nations funds, programmes and specialized agencies to ensure, to the extent possible, that savings resulting from reductions in transaction and overhead costs accrue to development programmes in programme countries

In order to self finance its overhead costs as well as the inter agency services, it needs to win procurement contracts, given that upwards of 80 per cent of its income derives from procurement fees.

For example, food prices are increasing alongside soaring oil prices, partly because of increased production costs, but also because farmland in the United States and elsewhere is being converted from food production to bio fuel production.

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

Among other things, the evaluation recommended various measures regarding the Executive Committee structure and number of meetings continuing efforts for efficient operation monitoring funds, delays, and overhead costs and financial management and the management of contributions.

But costs will come down once series production gets underway Toyota says that it expects to shock the industry with its cost reduction numbers when it launches commercial production.

Market saturation, higher production costs and the need to secure natural resources pushed South African firms to go abroad.

With regard to the claimed losses in livestock and poultry production and quarantine and vaccination costs, the Panel finds that Iran has not provided sufficient information to demonstrate losses and costs.

When residents hear the buzz of planes overhead, most dash for cover.

It is a modern equivalent of the slide projector or overhead projector.

True, armaments costs have risen sharply, but only because Putin s KGB friends, who monopolize weapons production, have stolen inordinate amounts.

Labor and many product markets remain closed, despite the urgent need to increase competition, lower production costs, and raise productivity.