The reason, of course, is the strong increase in Chinese domestic demand.

But, in broad terms, the prophecy of vastly increased leisure for all has not been fulfilled.

A substantial increase in official development assistance to developing countries has not been achieved.

The increase by 136,500 is attributable to the significantly more expensive malicious acts insurance (administered by the United Nations) and to the significant increase in UNIDO's contribution to the worldwide security infrastructure operated by the United Nations.

Given this dual exchange rate system, hiding Burma s gas earnings becomes easy.

The significant increase compared to the numbers at the beginning of the year reflects primarily two specific categories.

The exchange rate explains part, but not all, of the increase, since 13 countries actually increased contributions in local currency.

The increase in costs is primarily due to the substantial increase in the market value of the small capitalization portfolios, the management of which is billed on the basis of market value.

In all four countries, there has been a sizeable upward trend in government outlays as a share of GDP

The high increase in service coverage could be attributed to the launch of pilot initiatives in some of the countries in the region.

One example is the increasing number of young, successful information technology entrepreneurs in Pakistan.

As in the case of Jamaica, the big increase in Mexico's assessed contribution did not reflect improvement in its economy.

Whereas extraction of America s extensive reserves of natural gas was previously thought to be unfeasible, technologies such as hydraulic fracturing ( fracking ) have ushered in a shale gas revolution.

We are seriously concerned at the significant increase in the number of terrorist activities carried out by the Taliban and other extremists in recent months.

A completely fixed exchange rate rules out monetary policy initiative, and consequently makes adjustment to large external imbalances very difficult to carry out.

There is only one way out for Asia a significant increase in real, or inflation adjusted, policy interest rates.

If the interest rate is raised too little, banks will use more reserves to support lending, leading to higher inflation. If the interest rate is raised too much, economic activity will be constrained and growth could fizzle.

Despite the significant increase in recent years, FDI inflows remained concentrated in a few specific sectors sectors particularly oil, steel, chemicals and pharmaceuticals Moreover, they seemed not to have a significant impact on the national economy in terms of job creation, access to markets and technology transfer.

In the view of the Panel, such a large increase in the numbers of refugees and livestock would have caused significant environmental damage to Jordan's rangeland and wildlife habitats.

The most glaring weakness in the current methodology was the substantial scale to scale increase in the assessments of Member States, particularly developing countries.

In fact, estimates by the International Energy Agency suggest that the most significant recoverable reserves of shale gas are in the US and China, not Europe.

Commendable progress has been made in the diamond mining sector, particularly in the area of licensing and the substantial increase in the official exports of diamonds.

The prospect of the greatly increased money supply turning into inflation is likely to lead to a period of stagflation.

That means full financing of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, as well as vastly increased funding of organizations that provide direct services to those in need.

Looking back on the past year, the 6 rise in the renminbi dollar exchange rate might understate the increase in the relative cost of Chinese goods to American buyers because of differences in domestic inflation rates.

Owing to better planning and close monitoring, the percentage of unliquidated obligations in relation to total programmed activities has remained relatively stable, despite a considerable increase in activities.

This was folly for their big banks today, more capital would reduce the probability of needing further government bailouts.

Seeking to boost economic growth, the authorities may soon destroy their one great advantage the low rate of interest on government debt and private borrowing.

Given this dual exchange rate system, hiding Burma s gas earnings becomes easy. By recording earnings at the official exchange rate, they are worth nearly 200 times below what they should be.

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In exchange for extending the base agreement, Russia agreed to cut by 30 the price of gas that it sells to Ukraine, throwing out the January 2009 contract signed by former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, which ended a 17 day gas crisis.

The Chinese government s reluctance to allow faster exchange rate appreciation may reflect its aversion to large, unforeseeable fluctuations, particularly given its determination to make the renminbi an international reserve currency.

With the dramatically increased number of natural disasters in South Asia, the Caribbean and Central America, as well as the United States Gulf Coast, many of our best experts are being drawn away from Africa.

Meanwhile, an increase in the exchange rate is likely to contribute to inequality in China, as its poor farmers face increasing competition from America s highly subsidized farms.

In fact, such a large increase has seldom if ever been attempted, owing to the risk that it would spur consumers to spend before it takes effect, thereby reducing future consumption.

The representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, speaking on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, noted the substantial increase in FDI flows in 2004 and in the share received by developing countries.

Mexico underlines the valuable work of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, and we express our concern at the logistic implications that the Commission's significantly increased workload will have in the foreseeable future.

The gas distribution node in Baumgarten is Central Europe s largest node for gas from Russia.

In spite of a general increase in all categories, the two most senior grades of the Secretariat (Under Secretary General and Assistant Secretary General) have a low female representation (23.7 per cent of 59 staff).

On 5 October 2010, biogas was injected into the UK gas grid for the first time.

In bid and ask, the bid price stands in contrast to the ask price or offer , and the difference between the two is called the bid ask spread.

The three phenomena that boost nominal GDP increases in real output, a rise in the relative price of exports, and real exchange rate appreciation do not operate independently of one another.

As the dollar continued to weaken against the Euro and other major currencies, exchange rate fluctuations continued to affect core income positively, accounting for more than two thirds of the increase in regular income in 2004.

16. Recalls section VIII of its resolution 60 266, and, mindful of the significantly increased size and the increased area of operation of the Force, decides to authorize the provision of 500,000 dollars for quick impact projects

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