The Commission is encouraged by the reduction of the unemployment rate.

Indonesia's success in family planning program is well recognized internationally. This program has contributed significantly to the reduction of its population growth, due to the reduction of its Total Fertility Rate (TFR).

Improvement in the rate of implementation of programmes for 2004 was acknowledged and further reduction of the surplus fund balance was encouraged.

For the Italian state, interest rate convergence brought a medium term reduction in debt service payments of up to 6 of GDP.

Both President Barack Obama s plan for business tax reform and the Simpson Bowles deficit reduction plan propose reducing such expenditures to pay for a reduction in the corporate tax rate.

The decrease in the rate of injury can be approximated by the Q10 rule, which states that the rate of biochemical reactions decreases by a factor of two for every 10 C reduction in temperature.

The average MB reduction rate was 33 per year for countries that achieved reductions (in 1998 to 2001 2).

The average MB reduction rate was 33 per year for countries that achieved reductions (in 1998 to 2001 2).

Empirical evidence shows that there is no invariant relationship between the rate of growth and the rate of poverty reduction, and that even in a context of faster growth, complementary policies specifically targeting poverty are required.

But there are not enough tax breaks for the rich to cover another 20 reduction in their income tax rate.

But each percentage point reduction in the corporate tax rate would reduce federal revenues by about 12 billion per year.

This rate decreased to approximately 3.4 tonnes per hectare during 1990 to 1991, a reduction in yield of approximately 2.1 tonnes per hectare.

For any other infectious disease or global health threat, achieving this kind of reduction in incidence rate and mortality would be nothing short of miraculous.

Reduction of the maternal mortality rate has been slow in improving. In 1992 to 1997, the rate was 390 to 334 per 100,000 live births, while the target of the Government is 125 per 100,000 live births by 2010.

Last November, at a conference marking the Central Bank of West African States 50th anniversary, Senegalese President Macky Sall pleaded for an interest rate reduction.

This rate decreased to approximately 2.3 tonnes per hectare during the period 1990 to 1991, a reduction in yield of approximately 1.5 tonnes per hectare.

The Kremlin s political battle to win control of Russia s energy sector has resulted in a dramatic reduction in the growth rate of domestic oil and gas production.

The macroeconomic stabilisation programme introduced in 1991, which focused on tight fiscal and monetary policies, has contributed to a controlled reduction in the rate of inflation.

Finally, both inflation and restructuring put some of the burden on non resident bondholders (through exchange rate depreciation and the direct reduction of the value of assets, respectively).

Now, however, closer economic integration means that sluggish growth in China and India will reduce job opportunities and slow the rate of poverty reduction throughout the region.

However, other data from the IDS97 suggest that the rate of current fertility has practically remained unchanged or it has seen a rapid reduction in relation to 1980.

Concerned by the continued loss of biological diversity, and acknowledging that an unprecedented effort would be needed to achieve by 2010 a significant reduction in the rate of loss of biological diversity,

Concerned by the continued loss of biological diversity, and acknowledging that an unprecedented effort would be needed to achieve by 2010 a significant reduction in the rate of loss of biological diversity,

The third arrow is not a traditional industrial policy based approach. On the contrary, it emphasizes reform of the labor market, deregulation, and a reduction in the corporate tax rate.

The main change was a large reduction in interest rates, in line with an inflation targeting framework, which has led to a more competitive exchange rate policy.

Indeed, cutting these items to pay for a reduction in the corporate tax rate could end up increasing the tax on corporate economic activity in the US.

This resulted in a significant reduction in the interest rate differential with other countries, which, together with a more active intervention policy in the spot and future markets, brought the exchange rate to a much more competitive level, despite the global currency war.

The report also called for a 40 reduction in global energy intensity by 2030, which, if implemented, would reduce global energy intensity at approximately double the historical rate.

Unfortunately, none of the net reduction in the US unemployment rate over the past year came from increases in the employment to population ratio all of it came from declining labor force participation.

China has elevated the reduction of external imbalances to a major national objective in 2007. It intends to boost domestic demand and is committed to moving gradually toward greater exchange rate flexibility.

In 44 of the cases, the Department granted permits for dismissal while 56 of the requests were either refused or the cases were closed, a significant reduction to the 54 approval rate in 2000.

17. We emphasize the adverse impact on development of pandemics, such as HIV AIDS, and other communicable diseases, particularly the significant economic and social costs and thus slow down the rate reduction of poverty.

This reduction became necessary in order to reflect the loss of purchasing power of the support cost income earned in United States dollars, due to the unfavourable euro dollar rate of exchange experienced during 2004.

With low interest rates, price stability, a more competitive exchange rate, a lower tax burden, plentiful resources for investment, and the reduction of electricity tariffs, Brazil is strengthening its potential for more rapid expansion.

Reduction of military budgets

Reduction of military budgets

C. Reduction of hunger

Reduction of military budgets

Reduction of military budgets

Some representatives deemed the draft text too weak in its reference to the need to demonstrate a downward trend over the period of the exemption and called for further discussion on the acceptable rate of reduction.

But a country s poverty rate also depends on the degree of income inequality a reduction in which makes growth more pro poor and inequality in China has, in fact, increased more rapidly than in India.

To reverse these trends, all Governments should take steps, individually and collectively, to implement the Convention on Biological Diversity8 and the Johannesburg commitment to achieve a significant reduction in the rate of loss of biodiversity by 2010.9

The Demand Reduction Index provides a visual representation of changes in the different areas of demand reduction.

The Dangers of Deficit Reduction

Debt reduction, either through stock of debt reduction or debt service reduction based on a concessional rescheduling, will continue to be considered only in exceptional cases.