The US Congress and the Bush administration enacted a 100 billion tax rebate in an attempt to stimulate consumer spending.

Imagine you were Lula and had 18 billion at your disposal. Would you rather spend it on highways, or give each Brazilian 100?

Thus, at current market prices, it is worth more than 100 billion over its book value.

More promising is the 150 billion tax cut that the US Congress recently enacted.

As a rough calculation, assume 10,000 in annual per capita health care costs, or 1 billion per year in a community of 100,000.

The total shortfalls were estimated at 150 billion a few months ago now the number must be much larger indeed, California alone faces a shortfall of 40 billion.

The US Federal Reserve increased its stock of base money in 2008 by 97 , the European Central Bank by 37 .

The Group suggested that its proposed policies could generate annual private flows of 100 200 billion.

The Copenhagen agreement envisages the world s industrialized nations financing emissions reduction and other necessary adjustments in developing countries through a 30 billion aid package, which will rise to 100 billion between now and 2020.

The expropriation of the oil company Yukos, valued at 100 billion, was the signal event, and was followed by rising corruption.

One is the 1980 s savings and loan crisis in the United States, which cost US taxpayers more than 100 billion.

The Confederation of Indian Industry estimates that, despite the recent global financial crisis and the US recession that sparked it, bilateral trade in services is likely to grow from 60 billion to more than 150 billion in the next six years.

Imagine you were Lula and had 18 billion at your disposal. Would you rather spend it on highways, or give each Brazilian 100?

The Group s report this week concluded that raising 100 billion a year for developing countries is a feasible goal if the political will is there.

Investing about 100 billion annually would mean that we could essentially resolve the climate change problem by the end of this century.

The economy rebounded in a double dip, W shaped recession in the second quarter, boosted by the temporary effects on consumption of 100 billion in tax rebates.

One conservative estimate which has a reasonable chance of being accepted precisely because it is conservative calls for 50 billion per year as of 2015, increasing to 100 billion by 2020 and beyond.

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Asia is the major beneficiary, receiving 113 billion.

To compensate for the damage that their reckless behavior caused, they received 303 billion ( 378 billion) in extra credit through Target, the European Central Bank's interbank payment settlement system, and can now expect a further 100 billion in help from the European Financial Stability Facility.

Total aid went up by around 40 billion rather than 50 billion, and aid to Africa rose by 10 15 billion per year rather than 25 billion. The properly measured shortfall is even greater, because the promises that were made in 2005 should be adjusted for inflation.

Qatar has provided 5 billion to Egypt since 2011, with a promise of 3 billion more.

Nevertheless, the AGF s report concludes that reaching the goal of raising 100 billion a year by 2020, while challenging, is feasible.

Rejecting IMF demands for higher interest rates, utility price increases, budget tightening, and maintenance of the peso s unsustainable link to the US dollar, Nestor Kirchner s government was able to chart its own economic course.

Thus, GDP would be higher than otherwise by 120 billion in 2009 and 180 billion in 2010..., and by 60 billion in 2011.

In 2011, SWFs invested 35.2 billion in financial services, 13.4 billion in property, 13.2 billion in fossil fuel resources (mainly oil and gas), 6.5 billion in infrastructure and utilities, and 3.4 billion in aircraft, car, ship, and train manufacturers.

In 2008, French Polynesia's imports amounted to 2.2 billion US dollars and exports amounted to 0.2 billion US dollars.

In 2010, China s ordinary trade balance recorded a 71 billion deficit with East Asia and surpluses of 44 billion and 23 billion with the US and Europe, respectively.

The 4.3 Billion Shrug

Worldwide, 184 billion is being allocated in public stimulus investments to promote clean energy, led by the United States ( 67 billion) and China ( 47 billion).

The past relationship between wealth and consumer spending implies that each 100 of additional wealth raises consumer spending by about four dollars, so 2.5 trillion of additional wealth would raise consumer spending by roughly 100 billion.

Instead of spending 1 billion a year, imagine spending 1.2 billion the first year, but, say, only 750 million in the fifth year.

Recreational fishing in California generates 2.9 billion in sales, 5 billion in personal income and 5.7 billion in value added to the economy.

In addition, Canada's net foreign debt rose by 41 billion to 194 billion in the first quarter of 2010.

In 2010, China ran deficits of more than 100 billion in processing trade with East Asia and surpluses of 100 billion with Europe and 150 billion each with the US and Hong Kong.

Yet the quarterly US current account deficit actually increased from 195 billion to 205 billion.

These budgetary costs (exclusive of interest) amount to 652 billion in our conservative estimate and 799 billion in our moderate estimate.

Europe s ordinary exports to China increased from 85 billion in 2009 to 115 billion in 2010.

Overall, the new deals between the two countries will bolster economy and are reported to double Saudi investment in Egypt from US 30 billion to US 60 billion.

For example, the US could give 25 billion in development aid each year and another 25 billion for global health, and still save 50 billion each year to reduce the US budget deficit.

The report outlines a coherent structure of policies through which, by 2020, at least 100 billion a year could be generated from public and private sources for international action on climate change.

Japan s outward FDI rocketed from 7 billion in 1984 to 20 billion in 1986, peaking at 48 billion in 1990.

In 2007 alone, the US imported 790 billion of capital, while the emerging and developing countries exported 714 billion.

But total annual funding of 12 billion is really very modest, representing around 0.033 (three cents per 100) of the donor countries GNP. This is a tiny sum, which could be easily mobilized if donor countries were serious.