Trends in the services trade balance varied.

Disbursements Total Balance Section 16 Trade Promotion

Reconciliation of balance of payments and foreign trade statistics.

Agricultural and industrial output stagnated, and the balance of trade gradually worsened.

A trade balance surplus and an approved deficit in the general State budget

Croatia was constantly endeavouring to improve its creditworthiness, trade balance and investment climate.

8. The merchandise trade balance declined in the first three quarters of 1997.

Global trade as a share of GDP may therefore decline, but without adverse consequences for global economic growth. Rising productivity does not require relentlessly increasing trade intensity.

(h) India Focus on themes that would pay greater attention to the adverse international economic environment faced by developing countries and the role that the international financial and trade institutions could play in alleviating these adverse conditions .

We therefore call for fairer rules to govern international business and trade, in particular measures to cushion the impacts of adverse changes.

The loss of oil revenue and the disruption of trade with Iraq had had a very adverse impact on the Jordanian economy.

The model was also used to estimate the possible adverse consequences on trade interactions between Annex B and non Annex B countries.

Trade liberalization would strengthen countries balance of payments position and, as a consequence, their current accounts.

Some believe that monetary expansion in one country shifts the trade balance against its partners, owing to the exchange rate effect others believe that any adverse effect on trade balances is offset by higher spending. Some argue that the problem is competitive depreciation or too low interest rates others maintain that the real problem is overvalued currencies or too high interest rates.

It should help countries to develop a socio economic surveillance system to mitigate adverse effects of trade competition, environmental degradation and energy supply problems.

The World Trade Organization and related international organizations should take measures to mitigate the adverse effects of the implementation of the Uruguay Round agreements.

Its gross domestic product was holding steady, its industrial output had increased and its trade balance was favourable.

Water's adverse impact

It was important for the international community to take action to improve their access to trade financing, protect them against the adverse effects of trade liberalization and commodity price volatility, and reduce their transport costs.

Opening up markets in developed countries is certainly one way of striking a better balance in multilateral trade efforts.

Right of the State to plan development policies (including investment regulation, protection of balance of payments, trade and sector policies)

10. With regard to foreign trade, the major characteristic is the dramatic increase in the balance of trade deficit, from US 73 million in 1996 to US 187.4 million in 1997.

20. As for the external situation the terms of trade have deteriorated and there is a structural balance of payments deficit.

In trade, at issue is also the question of how to overcome the adverse affects of the proliferation of bilateral agreements, including marginalizing the disadvantaged countries even more.

However, along with trade policy, deregulation policies, fiscal policy, and exchange rate regimes also have the potential to cause considerable adverse effects in terms of inequality and poverty.

It was felt that the inadequate participation of developing countries may have a direct link with certain adverse trade effects that may accompany the use of ISO 14001.

Perhaps most important, a weaker dollar s effect on the trade balance, and thus on growth, is limited by two factors. First, a weaker dollar is associated with a higher dollar price for commodities, which implies a drag on the trade balance, because the US is a net commodity importing country.

It is important to aim for an equitable balance of the benefits of trade and transport facilitation measures among all trading partners.

Consequently, the trade balance improved to a deficit of US  235 million in the review year from US  288 million in 2002.

This was seen to be important in ensuring a balance in trade and economic development with social progress and limited environmental damage.

(d) Other new developments (i) adverse

Potentially adverse consequences of scientific progress

Lack of adequate physical infrastructure and human resources development, declining commodity prices, adverse terms of trade and natural and man made disasters contribute to negative economic growth for most LDCs.

Necessity is seen as a concept to strike a balance between the right to regulate and the requirement not to unduly restrict trade.

Thus, trade liberalization in these countries was initially accompanied by real currency devaluations to avoid a sharp deterioration in the balance of payments.

12. From the perspective of another key economic indicator, balance of trade, while Cayman has traditionally had an imbalance of visible trade, the export of services, mainly tourism and financial, continued to offset the deficit.

I wish to voice my strong concern about the loss of trade preferences for some of our countries, as well as the adverse impact that will have on our export capabilities.

The Convention will establish an international alert list and help developing countries obtain necessary information to protect themselves from adverse health and environmental impacts of trade in hazardous chemicals and pesticides.

In most cases, these adverse effects are related to the balance of payments on current account, particularly exports and imports in goods and services, but they may also refer to capital account activities, such as investment projects.

Fund balance Balance at 1 January 1996

Under these conditions, a simultaneous export drive by developing countries runs the danger of overproduction of standardized mass products with adverse terms of trade effects and attendant pressure to keep wages low.

Such a sectoral approach may have prevented developing countries from striking a balance with developed countries on concessions among different sectors in trade in services.

There was a balance, a five sided balance.

Children in institutions also frequently face adverse conditions.

Both developments have serious and adverse destabilizing consequences.