The estimated costs for the Sixth Review Conference reflect the maximum duration identified for that meeting a shorter duration would result in lower costs.

The other thing is that we ve got much lower costs.

We have significantly lower capital costs in our plant equipment.

(e) Deployment of fewer than projected vehicles resulting in lower costs for petrol, oil and lubricants

As seen from table 7, the lower labour costs in developing countries and countries in transition more than offset lower labour productivity, resulting in production costs that are significantly lower in these countries than in developed countries.

Field operating costs have been reduced by 1,147,800 and the new staffing structure resulted in lower staff costs.

(d) Simplification of the administration of transaction and lower transaction costs.

(f) Relaxed reliability owing to the shorter lifetime or agreed, lower levels of product assurance or lower quality parts as appropriate to lower development costs

debt service coverage reduces the financial risk to investors and translates into lower borrowing costs for the borrower.

Other restrictions in domestic Internet markets often make it difficult for ISPs in developing countries to lower their costs.

The decrease under this heading is attributable to reduced requirements under common staff costs arising from lower actual common staff costs than projected ( 2,795,700) offset by increased requirements under salaries ( 2,605,200) owing to the lower than budgeted vacancy rate realized for the Professional category.

Technical options for waste water treatment range from capital intensive conventional treatment systems to alternative systems with lower capital costs.

Higher import costs and lower export earnings combined to reduce the competitiveness of landlocked developing countries.

Furthermore, the reductions under common staff costs reflect both the realized vacancy rates described above and the lower than budgeted actual rate of common staff costs ( 5,526,400).

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

The competitive pressure to lower production costs has also influenced the geographical destinations of these SMEs from Singapore.

Cheaper photovoltaic cells may enable remote villages to get electricity without the fixed costs of long transmission lines. Mobile banking may lower the fixed costs faced by traditional banks.

Concerning joint programming, some speakers said that the initiatives seeking greater coherence and streamlining of operational activities would result in lower transaction costs for national counterparts.

The unspent balance of 71,600 is the result of lower than budgeted costs allocated by the Information Technology Services Division for the rental of photocopy machines.

But the profits that would be lost remain lower than the potential costs of another major financial crisis. The eurozone s member states should never again have to face such costs.

As enterprises seek to reduce operational costs, they have the option to outsource non core activities to countries that can provide a high level of service with much lower labour costs.

They can even capture opportunities if they are able to innovate and show flexibility because of their lower fixed costs.

While accepted economic theory would argue that lower prices are good for consumers, it does not consider the hidden costs that accompany lower prices such as the health damaging effects of high levels of methyl mercury and the destruction of ocean marine resources.

Provided jobs are available for the rising number of workers, a country can reap the benefits of increased production and lower costs associated with the decreasing proportion of dependants.

The net decrease of 25,200 is attributable mainly to lower requirements in other staff costs based on the current pattern of expenditure.

To prevent this, the eurozone needs a risk free interest rate. The struggling economies need lower borrowing costs, or they will suffocate economically (and political support for eurozone membership will evaporate).

Savings arising from lower translation and reproduction costs for documents of the policy making organs have been partly offset by increased staffing levels of the Secretariat of the Policy making Organs.

If they had been bought in the United States, the shipping costs would have been approximately 20 per cent lower, thus saving some 303,781.

The Advisory Committee notes that the savings realized under posts, which include requirements for salaries and common staff costs, are due to effective average vacancy rates that were higher than the budgetary assumptions (15.1 per cent for Professional and 8.9 per cent for General Service staff), as well as lower than budgeted requirements for common staff costs.

In order to reduce the operating costs incurred by banks providing remittances, the fee payable to the Monetary Authority for a limited purpose branch licence is significantly lower than the fee for a full service branch.

Regarding cost benefits, experience had proven that common premises, common services and joint offices had resulted in lower transaction costs and allowed greater development impact.

The benefits of this model are higher net revenues than for other types of projects implemented by UNOPS lower fixed costs and speedy, visible results that satisfy clients and lead to more business.

In addition, since that time, health care costs have skyrocketed. Furthermore, the value of the dollar in 2005 is far lower than it was in 1993.

Moreover, if financial institutions follow their own risk assessments when estimating appropriate capital cushions, the costs associated with such provisions decline. Better repayment prospects and lower regulatory capital costs then fuel the asset based financing of further acquisition of assets.

If Cuba had access to the United States market, the advanced technology, high quality raw materials and much lower freight costs that this implies would enable it to reduce production costs by 50 per cent, i.e. to around 0.45 per unit.

The increased requirement for Mission subsistence allowance derives from the lower average vacancy rate of 14.9 per cent compared to the 30 per cent vacancy factor applied to the calculation of Mission subsistence allowance costs.

They include provision for civilian personnel costs of 2,687,800, and 2,329,600 for operational costs.

This amount was inclusive of extrabudgetary costs amounting to 642,400 to be funded by a number of member organizations and comprised 35,671,100 for administrative costs, 43,014,100 for investment costs and 1,443,200 for audit costs.

It had consistently emphasized the importance of strengthening the capacity and role of national staff in United Nations peacekeeping missions, which could lower overhead costs, without decreasing efficiency.

The resources requested by the Secretary Chief Executive Officer for the biennium 2006 2007 comprised 61,881,300 for administrative costs, 66,757,800 for investment costs and 1,720,600 for audit costs.

(c) Because these emigrants paid contributions for lower professional categories, so that they were much lower.

Back office and support functions, such as payroll processing, helpdesks, staff records data entry, etc., are performed by the organization's own staff but in areas where operating costs are significantly lower than the average for the organization.

Methodologies used to calculate costs Staff costs Salary and common staff costs The standard costs (in United States dollars) applied in determining staff costs in the proposed budget are based on actual salary costs for the first three months of 2005, and adjusted for step increments in 2006 2007.

The US dollar accounts for 60 of world trade, and the US has the strongest military in the world, making it a safe haven for global investors. But, while large capital inflows reduce borrowing costs, they also tend to cause current account deficits lower costs of capital boost asset prices, with the wealth effect then prompting people to consume more than they earn.

The long term consequences for women were lower earnings, lower pensions and greater vulnerability in old age.