As a result, under investment may occur even if the investment in the field concerned is socially desirable, i.e. the social rate of return on investment exceeds the private rate of return.

Under option one, UNOPS relies on short term, rapid return portfolios to build its investment capital and reserves.

Most of the financial return on investment has been realized in the areas of meetings planning, publishing and text processing.

(d) Alternative investments offer the opportunity for an enhanced risk return profile for a pension investment portfolio.

The past 40 years have demonstrated the remarkable return on investment to be gained in collaborative scientific research.

The education of girls is particularly important as it yields the highest return on investment in developing countries.

The good news is that growing discipline seems to be pushing out low return investment. And there is every reason to believe that investment will remain high as the economy s capital base expands.

The personalized stamp project has proved to be popular with visitors and has generated considerable revenue in return for a modest investment.

Firstly, in promoting investment in industries with greater potential for learning, scale economies and productivity growth, the policies served to raise the average rate of return on investment, and hence total profits, thereby stimulating capital accumulation.

But there has been something of a return to the former approach more recently in discussions of the investment climate and growth diagnostics .

Because the impact framework includes both benefits and costs, it provides the potential to calculate the return on investment generated by reform measures.

The risk is that Lin s warning will be interpreted as an argument for sticking with an investment led model, which would imply more low return public sector projects and excess capacity in selected industries. The right target for generating growth is domestic aggregate demand based on the right mix of consumption and high return investment.

The long term investment objectives of the Fund are, first, to preserve the principal of the Fund in real terms and, second, to obtain an optimal investment return over the long term while avoiding undue risk.

2. Reiterates the need to indicate the return on investment for planned and proposed major projects in terms that are as quantitative as possible

For increased effectiveness and efficiency, UNOPS will use net present value or internal rate of return to determine the expected value of the investment.

International investors rank future investment opportunities in Africa far lower than elsewhere (see figure 2), even though actual rates of return on existing investments in Africa compare more favourably to those in other regions.For evidence on rates of return see UNCTAD, Foreign Direct Investment in Africa, Current Studies, Series.

Among the fisheries with the most inefficient edible protein return on investment, vessels targeting shrimp, tuna and swordfish are at the top of the list.

Whereas the average return on FDI in China was 33 for American firms in 2008, the average return on China s investment in US government securities was a mere 3 4 . So, why does China invest its savings so heavily in low return US government securities, rather than in high return domestic projects?

The investments already made are considerable and should be taken into consideration, maximizing their return on investment, when planning the time frame of a future convergence.

As to the method used by the Fund to determine the investment rate of return, it was based on reviews and recommendations made by outside consultants.

For the project sponsors it is important to have a return on their investment commensurate with the amount of risk they assume.

While China has attracted a large amount of foreign direct investment, it has bought an even larger amount of US government securities. Whereas the average return on FDI in China was 33 for American firms in 2008, the average return on China s investment in US government securities was a mere 3 4 .

Presented with more robust research infrastructures and professional opportunities in developed nations, many foreign trained students remain abroad, severely limiting the return on their home nation's investment.

Nonetheless, China eventually managed to rid itself of deflation and return to rapid economic growth. For starters, a decline in investment during the deflationary period together with firm closures, mergers, and acquisitions reduced overcapacity, clearing the way for investment to rebound strongly in 2002.

(b) Compare these figures side by side with investment costs to obtain a snapshot of the relationship between these elements (while bearing in mind that this does not provide a valid representation of return on investment but rather shows benefits juxtaposed with concurrent investment over one reporting year).

More surgeons have access to the knowledge that the teaching teams have to share, so that the overall return on teaching investment is multiplied.

Some investments, however, are made for the improvement of infrastructure in these cases, a quantifiable return is difficult to estimate the investment could be required to meet contractual obligations or to support effective and efficient business operations and, as such, would generally not generate a quantifiable return.

This treaty improved the investment climate and encouraged investment.

Cannot edit investment transactions and non investment transactions together.

And the CEA goes further, estimating that conflicted investment advice leads to a one percentage point drop in return. In today's low interest rate environment, that's a huge potential loss.

Requests the Secretary General to take fully into account the return on investment for information and communication technology and to report on its impact on the resource requirements for the Support Account

Requests the Secretary General to take fully into account the return on investment for information and communication technology and to report on its impact on the resource requirements for the Support Account

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Through their regular updating, they will assist countries in identifying those environmental issues that have a major impact on social and economic development and a good return on investment and set priority for action.

Therefore, several reporting cycles will be required before the PIRS impact data begin to incorporate sufficient time series information to allow for calculations of return on investment.

One reason is that investment may never reach its previous levels. If a service based economy simply has less need for expensive fixed capital, why should we expect a return to the days when business investment was a strong component of demand?

However, a peace agreement would have to be signed and implemented, and a great deal of support and investment would be needed from the international community before the refugees could return on a large scale.

Investment agreements which signal that investment is valued and that all investors will be treated fairly also promote investment.

We recognise that these locations do not yield an adequate return on investment and often do not represent a customer shopping experience that reflects our aspirations for the Macy's brand, Gennette said.

Return and relocation

Restitution and return

While taxing the return on capital at the national level could discourage investment, taxing companies in exchange for location advantages might not. Countries that offer world class infrastructure, high skill staff, and simple business rules may be well entitled to ask companies to pay a commensurate tax in return.

Domestic investment comes in various forms, including business investment in machinery and buildings household investment in homes and government investment in people (education, skills), knowledge (research and development), and infrastructure (transport, power, water, and climate resilience).

Three recent trends should be noted the protection of investment, the liberalization of investment frameworks and the promotion of investment.

The competent regulatory body may have to approve criteria and parameters to be followed for determining reasonable price levels that allow the project company to recover the investment and achieve a reasonable rate of return.