That s considerably less than the cost of a new car especially an electric one.

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

With the ongoing revolution in information and communications technology, the phones and computers will cost less and less, even as the costs of many commodities needed for development grow.

Ideology and profiteering have also played a role in driving up the war s costs.

As a result, they benefit from the latecomer s advantage technological innovation and industrial upgrading can be achieved by imitation, import, and or integration of existing technologies and industries, all of which implies much lower R D costs.

But no one has so far argued that the cost of damage caused to the development prospects of poor countries and regions is less than the amount of compensation being offered to cover adjustment costs.

Portugal could produce wine cheaply, whereas Great Britain could produce cloth much more cheaply than wine.

At the same time, the overall construction cost was 19.5 million less than the original design.25

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

Now, global warming is real, and cutting CO2 is a good idea when the reduction cost is lower than that of the damage it prevents.

And, until recently, donors who were willing to pay for relief were less likely to finance follow up evaluations.

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

We urge that early action be taken, as it is much cheaper to preserve rainforests than to rehabilitate them.

As a result of the need to produce business results, UNIDO staff members are faced with increased expectations and are required to produce greater results, working more efficiently with less resources.

As a result, German banks have a lower cost of funding and all else being equal higher profitability.

The simple truth is that the cost of preventing financial crises is much lower than the costs imposed by them after they erupt.

The costs of managing the Social Security system are far smaller than those likely to be associated with privatized accounts.

The US and EU keep out products from developing countries, alleging that they charge less than the cost of production.

Back office and support functions, such as payroll processing, helpdesks, staff records data entry, etc., are performed by the organization's own staff but in areas where operating costs are significantly lower than the average for the organization.

With exports of manufactures becoming more expensive, China will have to grow by producing something else.

In other words, since 1999, wage costs have increased by about 20 less in Germany than in southern Europe.

These measures are achievable by 2010. They are affordable, and in each case would ultimately deliver large net benefits.

An investigation by the Taiwan Province of China competition agency determined that the wholesale costs for these products had not increased.

The costs of managing the Social Security system are far smaller than those likely to be associated with privatized accounts. This is understandable private investment firms spend an enormous amount on marketing and salaries.

Each country asks itself, How do I do the least and get the other countries to do the most?, when they should be asking instead, How do we cooperate to achieve our shared goals at minimum cost and maximum benefit?

Use more equity, and equity becomes less leveraged and less risky, which causes investors to demand lower returns to hold it, and again the overall financing cost remains the same.

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

Privatization and liberalization have produced mixed results, either increasing prices for the poor or entailing other adjustment costs (e.g. loss of employment).

Progress in achieving these Millennium Development Goals may have fallen short of expectations, but we are not totally disheartened.

Other activities undertaken by UNCTAD include the following The Costs of Agrifood Safety and SPS Compliance project aimed at identifying and quantifying the compliance costs for tropical fruits faced by a representative group of African LDCs, and proposing ways of dealing with them.

But the military pays disability benefits that are markedly lower than the value of lost earnings.

In an age of soaring oil costs, a few countries have made a real difference in energy efficiency. The OECD countries, on average, use 160 kilograms of oil equivalent energy for every 1,000 of GDP (measured at purchasing power parity).

13. We acknowledge that the special characteristic of the Pacific Island region incurs significant transaction costs and place practical constraints on the prospect for achieving the MDGs.

But Dubai, with very little black gold of its own, has done more with less than any other state in the region.

Schools underperform poverty remains high and the resulting high rates of unemployment and crime impose huge financial and social costs on US society.

And I believe that the decades ahead of us now will be to a greater or lesser extent turbulent the more or less we are able to achieve that aim to bring governance to the global space.

The Millennium Project estimates that based on average per capita costs in selected African countries, 100 per person per year are required to achieve the Millennium Development Goals.

So far, little damage has been done and little positive change accomplished.

Costs of dry bulk foods (before preparation) are often considerably less than convenience and fresh foods purchased at local markets or supermarkets.

When the difference between borrowing costs and growth becomes too large, the primary budget surpluses required to stop debt from increasing become impossible to achieve.

Effective harnessing of existing and emerging technologies, will both reduce costs of, and increase the likelihood of achieving the MDGs.

6. Welcomes the continued economic progress of many least developed countries, which has led to the fact that a number of countries are proceeding towards graduation from the list of least developed countries

Getting everyone to agree on everything will be difficult instead, we should consider accords with fewer parties and narrower goals.

Using a more realistic approach, and including monitoring and administration costs, the outlay for governments will still be less than half of the economic benefits.

The same result could be achieved, with less cost to Germany, if Germany chose to behave as a benevolent hegemon.