A World of Convergence

And the forces of convergence exploded.

Will Technology Kill Convergence?

NACE NAICS convergence project

There's a lot of serendipitous convergence here.

So my story really is as much about that convergence in the Americas as it's a convergence story in Eurasia.

Those points of convergence deserve thorough consideration and reflection.

The Maastricht Treaty contains the striking phrase overall harmonious development. But, however admirable this sentiment may be, there is no scientific truth about the right level of disparities and the correct speed of convergence.

I think we can reach a good degree of convergence.

No one doubts the depth of Europe s official long run commitment to integration. The huge design challenge is to find the right level of mandatory policy convergence one that works economically and is acceptable politically.

So this dream is really enabled by the convergence of two known technologies.

A possible convergence of interests lies with expanded South South trade and investment.

Moreover, the project provided indications of the extent of convergence achievable in participating countries.

I think they re two quite different modes divergence and convergence.

First, the new architecture must facilitate the convergence of the security, humanitarian and development perspectives.

The process of convergence of evidence and the careful cross checking and review of testimony requires time.

Improved convergence of approaches, programme strategies and interventions will lead to greater effectiveness and enhanced outcomes.

Because what it does is allow a convergence like we've never had before.

So, even if the eurozone s structure is modified to achieve the desired level of fiscal discipline and balance, in its current highly decentralized structure, countries will continue to diverge in other important respects. Divergence in policies and convergence in outcomes is not a realistic expectation.

What results UNDP has achieved have been based on convergence among the following elements

Kozul Wright R and Rowthorn R (2002). Globalization and the myth of economic convergence. Economie appliqué, vol. LV

His Majesty's Government is committed to resolving the problems confronting Nepal with patriotism as the point of convergence.

It maps out the architecture needed to guarantee the minimum level of convergence required for the EMU to function effectively, and calls for a more integrated financial, budgetary, and economic policy framework. Specifically, the report highlights the need for the eurozone to make two fundamental commitments.

(d) The deliberations of the high level segment should provide political impetus for building areas of convergence and facilitate the consideration of the issues in question, including the emergence of new recommendations on the issues in the relevant forums (see General Assembly resolution 45 264, annex, para. 5 (d) (i))

And I had a happy brush with convergence until, kind of, Warner basically has to liquidate the whole thing.

Over the past 20 years, convergence had again come to be seen as the inevitable result of free trade.

First, empirical evidence shows that convergence of per capita income between lagging and leading regions is neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition for achieving poverty reduction and social convergence. Second, regional policies that promote balanced growth could lower overall growth, thereby impeding poverty reduction.

The concentration on six provinces was meant to model initiatives for decentralization and inter sectoral convergence.

It is through the convergence of multiple avenues of enquiry that patterns emerge and begin to focus on the most critical elements.

A project to study convergence between the European and North American industry classifications was initiated in 2000.

That's what we're looking forward to. That is where we're going this union, this convergence of the atomic and the digital.

Convergence in social service provision also required strengthening the linkages and coordination of CBSS with other national programmes supported by UNICEF.

In the US, successful convergence in economic conditions across regions relies strongly on labor mobility. Internal migration is the main driver of income convergence, helped by a common language and all the other factors that foster mobility in America, such as comparatively easy access to housing and education.

The Third and Fourth Committees should collaborate closely to promote ideas reflecting the convergence of their mandates on the issue of self determination.

It has expanded detail on services considerably as part of a wider convergence process of the international and regional3 industry or activity classifications.

The three hours of discussions in an informal, interactive mode lead me to conclude that there are more areas of convergence than of divergence.

The quasi unison statements and the virtual convergence on the subject in the general debate speak for themselves.

And here is where we really felt that there was a great convergence of the technological and the natural in the project.

Over the last few decades, there has been increasing convergence towards a set of non jurisdiction specific, widely recognized financial reporting standards.

As a result, the new focus of the convergence work became a better concordance scenario, which addressed lower structure detail and concept issues.

In particular, Thailand fully supported the role of UNCTAD as a forum in which countries could enhance policy convergence on important global issues.

At the same time, it showed the limitations in the convergence effort that ISIC and other classifications could achieve.

In the first, the region risks a cycle of weak growth, retreat from market oriented policies, and increasing disillusionment. As a result, convergence with Western Europe could slow, with many countries lagging far behind a far different outcome from that envisioned during the boom of the mid 2000s, when convergence within a generation seemed almost like a birthright.

Obviously, the crisis will be economically and financial challenging for Eastern Europe. It will heighten the difficulty of meeting the convergence criteria for euro adoption.

There's a convergence. So, wherever the rain is falling, the air is drawn towards it to replace the air that's rising.