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

Operational costs

Operational costs

186,641,300 under operational costs.

(Operational costs) or 2. (Procurement and Construction).

They include provision for civilian personnel costs of 2,687,800, and 2,329,600 for operational costs.

Decides to reduce operational costs by 1 million dollars

The savings realized under operational costs were attributable to

Military and police personnel costs would increase by 40.5 per cent, civilian personnel costs by 1.3 per cent and operational costs by 48.9 per cent.

The costs of media for serious games is very low.

Total operational costs, estimated at 2,329,600, are broken down in table 1 of the report.

Health care costs in the US are exorbitant, with low value for money.

There are also quasi fiscal costs involved. Fortunately, despite the low returns on foreign assets, this is not yet a major problem for China, owing to the low costs of the corresponding PBOC liabilities.

No one should expect that the costs of combating climate change will be low.

His land costs are low. So are his labor costs, since he relies on family and friends to weed and pick the crop.

Trade facilitation looks at operational improvements at the interface between business and government and associated transaction costs.

As to operational costs, the estimate had been reduced on the basis of the revised deployment schedule.

It is therefore recommended that the costs associated with investment advisers be separated from other operational expenses.

a Reflects adjusted distribution of approved resources between military and police personnel and operational costs categories of expenditure.

a Reflects adjusted distribution of approved resources between military and police personnel and operational costs categories of expenditure.

Thus, it is recommended that the following costs, associated with contractual services, be separated from other operational expenses

It should be noted that costs for administrative and operational services (AOS) are now included in programme expenditure.

Updated requirements under operational costs reflect a reduction of 1,131,200 in comparison with the initial estimate of 1,795,200.

Traditionally, NATO applied a policy of costs lie where they fall each member picked up all the costs for the operational contribution that it made to an Alliance operation.

One must also recognize that low labor costs are an essential component of China s competitive advantage.

Bearing in mind the efforts undertaken to mobilize the necessary resources for the operational costs of the Regional Centre,

Bearing in mind the efforts undertaken to mobilize the necessary resources for the operational costs of the Regional Centre,

The reduction includes the related impact on operational and other non staff costs of the Committee's recommendations on posts.

(g) Conduct an assessment of hidden costs of conflicts, covering the cost for wasted time, loss of skilled staff, low morale and productivity and health costs

The Committee notes from the supplementary information provided to it that the expenditure under operational costs as at 31 August 2005 amounted to 20 million, which, if compared with the budget of 135.3 million, may indicate delays in the implementation of projects funded under operational costs.

Because these activities costs are so high and their benefits so low, stopping them would be easy.

Low inflation, no currency risk, decreased transaction costs, and greater transparency have made the euro a success.

With regard to operational costs, the Advisory Committee recommended that expenditure for official travel and air transportation should be reduced.

As enterprises seek to reduce operational costs, they have the option to outsource non core activities to countries that can provide a high level of service with much lower labour costs.

Insufficient resources to cover the operational costs have hampered the effective functioning of the Centre and impacted on the staffing situation.

The operational costs for a centre are tied to the value of work that will be carried out by that centre.

First, the domestic interest groups that benefit from low borrowing costs have become a barrier to their liberalization.

The low costs of finance facilitated global investment, thereby contributing to the acceleration of global growth in 2004.

18 See IMF Debt Sustainability in Low Income Countries Further Considerations on an Operational Framework and Policy Implications, 10 September 2004.

Accordingly, relevant adjustments are made in all tables in the present report by transferring the posts and a minimum of operational costs to infrastructure and the substantive activities costs to the programme budget.

Strong economic performance reflects strong domestic demand in the US, owing to low borrowing costs and rising asset prices.

But, despite their robust base and low administrative costs, excise taxes currently amount to less than 2 of low income countries GDP, compared to roughly 3 in high income countries.

Reasons include lack of investment in health infrastructure, not enough health professionals and donor reluctance to finance the increased operational costs, especially salaries.

Lastly, MONUC must administer its operational costs, particularly those relating to official travel, in a more effective manner and make savings wherever possible.

But even if tariffs and quotas are progressively reduced, trade flows may remain low if other trade costs remain high.