Production or labour costs constitute only a relatively low proportion of their total operational costs.

They are trying to keep costs down.

There are also quasi fiscal costs involved. Fortunately, despite the low returns on foreign assets, this is not yet a major problem for China, owing to the low costs of the corresponding PBOC liabilities.

And by that I mean it's products for which the research and development costs are really high, and the manufacturing costs are low.

With the industrial economy, it is about controlling costs getting the costs down as low as possible so we can offer them to the masses.

(g) Conduct an assessment of hidden costs of conflicts, covering the cost for wasted time, loss of skilled staff, low morale and productivity and health costs

The low costs of finance facilitated global investment, thereby contributing to the acceleration of global growth in 2004.

In Pennsylvania it costs 60,000 dollars to keep people in jail, most of whom look like me.

At one extreme, low data rate sensors with only local or regional coverage on missions with low tracking and command requirements impose relatively low demands on the ground segment, possibly comprising only 10 per cent or less of total programme costs.

The guiding principle for implementing this initiative is to keep it simple, in order to reduce transaction costs.

Be moderate in your bearing, and keep your voice low. Surely the most repulsive voice is the donkey's.

Be moderate in your bearing, and keep your voice low. Surely the most repulsive voice is the donkey's.

Launch costs represent a large portion of total programme costs (generally over 25 per cent) and satellite mass and size must therefore be constrained to take full advantage of low cost launch opportunities.

The initial installation cost of a nuclear power plant may be high its operating costs, however, are relatively low and stable.

Zero ongoing communication costs. Highly scalable you can just keep adding them, and as in Katrina, you can keep subtracting them as long as there's some, we can still communicate.

New capacity is mainly planned in developing countries and countries in transition with relatively low production costs and rapidly growing domestic demand.

Like most economists, he believes that if policymakers try to keep interest rates at artificially low levels for too long, eventually demand will soar and inflation will jump. So, if inflation is low and stable, central banks cannot be blamed for low long term rates.

Yes, it costs tens of millions, low hundreds of millions, but one time shot and we've got basically the history of printed literature online.

However, such incentives do not address the problem of low quality education, and research shows that the benefits do not always outweigh the costs.

End user efficiency improvements provided or supported by water utilities can lower water costs, with benefits for low income households, and reduce water losses.

For example, the Fed has pledged to keep interest rates low at least until the unemployment rate falls to 6.5 a move that has arguably lowered long term borrowing costs. Likewise, Mark Carney, in his first policy action as Governor of the Bank of England, announced forward guidance for short term interest rates.

But he is working to keep his CD4 count high and his viral level low so he can make his life better.

Economists knew that the damage costs had been extensively massaged, and that the estimates were outliers compared to the academic literature. The unfathomably low projections for policy costs were artifacts of ignoring most liabilities, again contradicting the academic literature.

Even in a situation with relatively slow demand growth and weak prices, new capacity may still be added successfully if production costs are low enough.

Costs are low when local or regional experts are involved (Guatemala, Peru), and on the high side when international consultants are used (e.g. PDR Lao).

This actually is roughly, in man years of work, 200,000 dollars roughly, if you keep them on the low salaries with no benefits.

The cost of arms is often low compared to the overall logistical costs of terrorist attacks, but as mission critical components, they usually have funding priority.

Well known, low cost, and low tech interventions do not reach those most in need for example immunization against tetanus, exclusive breastfeeding, simple care for low weight babies, and antibiotics for infection. Such interventions are extremely cost effective, and packaging these interventions together and linking them with other health programs reduces costs further.

And what you will find is a very, very low ranking bitch will quite easily keep a bone away from a high ranking male.

No one should expect that the costs of combating climate change will be low. But those costs will have a significantly higher expected value if we do not adopt sensible global strategies that include adjusting our mitigation efforts in response to new information.

The poor quality of infrastructure imposes heavy costs on the producers of tradable goods and on the rest of the population, given the low population density in Africa.

Some experts pointed out that China's nuclear power leads the world in technical level, safety performance, operating experience and all other aspects, as well as has relatively low costs.

Because the analysis did not include subsidies, rebates, tax write offs, docks constructed at public expense, and costs for training and marketing, this estimate should be considered conservatively low.

Jordan claims an amount of USD 102,962,079 for expenses incurred in treating low birth weight infants and an amount of USD 51,710,096 for costs incurred in treating malnourished children.

On monetary policy, the European Central Bank s forward guidance the commitment to keep interest rates at a low level for a long time is too little too late and has not prevented a rise in short and long term borrowing costs, which could stifle the eurozone s already anemic economic recovery. Whether the ECB will ease policy more aggressively is also uncertain.

The conclusion is clear the costs of corruption far outweigh the benefits and not only in China. Since World War II, many countries have attempted the transition from low to high income status, but only 13 have succeeded and all had relatively low levels of official corruption.

Command the Muslim men to keep their gaze low and to protect their private organs that is much purer for them indeed Allah is Aware of their deeds.

Command the Muslim men to keep their gaze low and to protect their private organs that is much purer for them indeed Allah is Aware of their deeds.

In the view of the Panel, compensation for the costs of providing medical treatment to low birth weight infants born to refugees could duplicate the compensation recommended by the F2 Panel.

The costs of developing those vessels multiple carrier task forces and submarine fleets create enormous barriers to entry, enabling US naval dominance. But the barriers to entry in the cyber domain are so low that non state actors and small states can play a significant role at low cost.

One must also recognize that low labor costs are an essential component of China s competitive advantage. Along with tighter margins, low cost financing, and cheaper materials, this allows Chinese firms to compete for projects with tenders for as little as half the price sought by their Western competitors.

In Brazil, low savings and various institutional impediments keep interest rates high and investment low, while the educational system does not serve significant parts of the population well. And Russia, despite a very well educated population, continues to be reliant on commodity industries for economic growth.

First, they were trapped in a vicious circle of low income, low savings and low investment, leading to low productivity and low growth.

In addition, the ECB could purchase EIB bonds on secondary markets, which would help to keep funding costs low or even reduce them. More important, purchases of EIB bonds would enable the ECB to undertake quantitative easing without triggering the degree of controversy implied by intervening in 18 separate sovereign bond markets, where concerns that ECB purchases would affect the relative pricing of sovereigns are very real.

If income is expected to be low (perhaps because of other missing networks), it does not pay to connect a firm or a household to the network, because the fixed costs will not be recouped. Growth is not inclusive because fixed costs deter markets from extending the networks that underpin it.