Sentences with phrase «between international benchmark»

The decrease in the value largely reflects lower international energy prices of subsidised fuels since mid-2014, as the gap between international benchmark and end - user prices is closed by decreased international prices of energy, but it also incorporates the impact of pricing reform.

Not exact matches

As you can see in the table above, which looks at the price differential between the Brent global benchmark price and the West Texas Intermediate price (the amount by which North American oil prices differ from average international prices each year), the problem is that the price differential between 2011 and 2013 was exceptional.

For example, a scientific study can set out the relevant evidence to help solve a disagreement between two countries, or can provide benchmarks by which international treaties are regulated.

The report shows that between one - quarter and one - third of Australian students did not achieve the TIMSS Intermediate international benchmark to apply basic mathematical and scientific knowledge in simple situations in Year 4 and apply basic mathematical and scientific knowledge in a variety of situations in Year 8.

Internationally, Stewart has developed a series of international benchmarking exchanges to share expertise between American and Asian education, business, and policy leaders on how to improve education to meet the demands of globalization.

The government said it did «not accept» the recommendation as the department «does not set national targets», but instead would benchmark the attainment gap between advantaged and disadvantaged pupils on international tests such as TIMSS and PISA.

For the first time, there will be a link between England's exam grades and international benchmarks.

The stark difference in performance between those managers, depending on the benchmark used, highlights the potential need for investors to consider currency management in the near to medium term when it comes to international investing.

In the 1987 Labour trilogy, Dickson attempted to introduce a distinction between general international human rights law which served as the context for the Charter's adoption and was therefore «relevant and persuasive» in Charter interpretation, and human rights treaties to which Canada is a party, which would serve as the benchmark for all Charter rights.