Therefore, the regular valuation as at 31 December 1997 showed a decrease of 1.82 per cent in the required contribution rate as at 31 December 1995 (from 25.16 per cent to 23.34 per cent), resulting in an actuarial surplus of 0.36 per cent of pensionable remuneration.

(a) The total pensionable remuneration as at 31 December 1997 stood at 3,533.26 million as against 3,585.18 million at 31 December 1995, a reduction of 1.4 per cent.

In December 1994 the number of employed foreigners liable to pay social insurance contributions had risen by 37.4 per cent as against December 1985.

As per inventory records, the purchase cost of these items at 31 December 1997 was as follows (in United States dollars)

The three previous valuations those as at 31 December 2001, 31 December 1999 and 31 December 1997 had revealed surpluses of 2.92, 4.25 and 0.36 per cent of pensionable remuneration, respectively.

The United States owed 79 per cent of all outstanding regular budget assessments as at 31 December 1997.

(a) Arrears in assessed contributions of 473 million as at 31 December 1997 had been reduced as compared with 564 million as at 31 December 1995, but still represented nearly 19 per cent of the total assessed contributions.

These directives set out indicative targets for the biofuel share of all transport fuels at 2 per cent by December 2005, and 5.75 per cent by December 2010.

The regular valuation, as at 31 December 2003, revealed a fourth consecutive surplus, amounting to 1.14 per cent of pensionable remuneration.

The result of the actuarial valuation as at 31 December 2003 was an actuarial surplus of 1.14 per cent of pensionable remuneration.

Report of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme to the United Nations General Assembly as per resolution 59 144 of 15 December 2004

The result of the actuarial valuation as of 31 December 2003 was an actuarial surplus of 1.14 per cent of pensionable remuneration.

This means that, as compared with December 1990, the number had decreased by 1,217,400, that is by more than 9 per cent.

The policy of making an allowance of 10 per cent of non United States dollar denominated outstanding accounts receivable as at 31 December as a provision for delays in the collection thereof, is discontinued effective 31 December 2003.

For the Office of the Prosecutor, 1998 vacancy rates for Professional posts ranged from 33.5 per cent in January to a projected 11.3 per cent in December and, for General Service, from 44.2 in January to a projected 6.9 per cent in December.

As at 13 December, the strength of the military contingent stood at 4,291 personnel, or 40 per cent of an expected total of 9,880.

As at 31 December 2004, the number of benefits paid under the two track system was equal to 13,830, which represents an average increase of 2.17 per cent per annum over the past five years.

The Board is concerned that the total unpaid assessed contributions represented nearly 19 per cent of the total assessed contributions as at 31 December 1997.

The deficit under the regular valuation as at 31 December 1995 had been 1,688.7 million, which had represented 4.0 per cent of the projected liabilities.

The Advisory Committee notes that, for the first time, since the valuation as at 31 December 1976, the regular valuation as at 31 December 1997 disclosed a small surplus when measured against the present contribution rate of 23.7 per cent of pensionable remuneration.

The market values of these assets also increased by 3.3 billion (22 per cent) as at 31 December 1997 to 18.5 billion as against 15.2 billion at the end of 1995.

During 2002, gross production of electricity contracted by 1.4 per cent, falling from 121,139,700 kWh as at 31 December 2001 to 119,466,000 kWh by end 2002.

The surplus of 417.3 million under the regular valuation as at 31 December 1997 represented only 1.0 per cent of the projected liabilities of the Fund.

The surplus of 417.3 million under the regular valuation as at 31 December 1997 represented only 1.0 per cent of the projected liabilities of the Fund.

4. As indicated in paragraphs 21 to 24 of the Pension Board s report, the twenty fourth regular valuation showed, as at 31 December 1997, a decrease of 1.82 per cent in the required contribution rate (from 25.16 to 23.34 per cent), resulting in an actuarial surplus of 0.36 per cent of the pensionable remuneration.

Date as per above.

For the Registry, 1998 vacancy rates for Professional posts ranged from 35.1 per cent in January projected to 11.0 per cent in December and, for General Service posts, from 17.1 per cent to a projected 4.3 per cent.

The revised cost estimate reflects higher actual requirements as indicated in actual recorded expenditure until 31 December 1997, resulting in an average cost of 25,000 per month.

In 45 per cent of the cases, managers assessed the audit services as excellent, 50 per cent as good and 5 per cent (one case) as poor.

Although the number of participants, 68,708, as at 31 December 1995 decreased over the biennium to 67,740 as at 31 December 1997, the total contributions increased by 0.10 billion (7 per cent) to 1.59 billion (1995 1.49 billion) owing to changes in the levels of pensionable remuneration.

In that connection, the Committee noted that as at 31 December 2004, 90 countries and territories, accounting for 59 per cent of 2001 world population and 91.8 per cent of total world gross domestic product (GDP), had implemented the 1993 SNA.

Insurance coverage as per contract

97. In December 1995 the number of unemployed foreigners amounted to 459,000 and was thus higher than the year before (December 1994 416,000) consequently, their unemployment rate of 18 per cent considerably exceeded the general unemployment rate of 9.7 per cent.

It is important to stress that, in preparing the table, no attempt was made to recalculate any of the liabilities as at 31 December 1997 other than to project them to 31 December 1998, using a 5 per cent adjustment.

And, as you can see, the death rate goes down from 65,000 deaths per conflict per year in the 1950s to less than 2,000 deaths per conflict per year in this decade, as horrific as it is.

As early as 1970, 99 per cent of all dwellings had piped water, 97 per cent central heating, 94 per cent toilets, almost 80 per cent bathrooms, and 96 per cent had an electric or gas stove.

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