Sentences with phrase «developed and developing countries as»

The Bali road map extended the gambit of the MRV by strengthening the reporting requirements of both the developed and developing countries as well as instituting a formal process of review, international analysis and review (IAR) for developed countries and international consultation and analysis (ICA) for developing countries.
Although indigenous communities bear the least responsibility for human - induced climate change, they are very active in spearheading renewable energy initiatives in both developing and developed countries as a means of achieving energy self - sufficiency on their lands and territories.

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The newly designed aircraft, built partially with lightweight composite materials and powered by Pratt & Whitney's fuel - saving engines, is targeted at established carriers looking to replace older, inefficient planes, and new airlines launching in developing countries, such as China, to service the growing middle class and airport expansion.
Interest rates are low throughout the developed world, except in countries experiencing fiscal crises, as central banks and other policymakers try to cope with continuing financial strains and weak economic conditions.
Rosling encourages people to use this framework, rather than use labels like «developed» and «developing,» because, as Gates explains, «It's hard to pick up on progress if you divide the world into rich countries and poor countries.
Liew said that with the wide variations in credit quality across emerging markets, from non-investment grade countries such as Argentina and Venezuela, to single - A rated ones, such as Malaysia, GIC was looking for «idiosyncratic situations,» in emerging markets which were likely to converge with lower - yielding developed markets.
In many countries where you'd think the opportunity would be good (in Europe, for instance), entrepreneurs have found that the infrastructure wasn't as well developed and clear as it is in the U.S.. For example, angel networks aren't as well organized or even that easy to find, and venture capital firms are almost nonexistent.
Compared with most other developed countries, we're far more likely to work late at night (defined here as after 10 p.m.) and on weekends.
The more progressive line argues, as Wolman does, that reliance on cash transactions «perpetuates [poor] peoples» exclusion from banking and the formal economy» and makes it hard for governments, especially in developing countries, to efficiently serve their citizens.
As an entrepreneur since 16, and founder of Sughar Empowerment Society in Pakistan, Brohi shed light on the challenges some young treps face in developing countries.
The results of a world where developed and emerging countries are all pitted against each other will be «intensified conflict on the international stage over vitally important issues, such as international macroeconomic coordination, financial regulatory reform, trade policy, and climate change,» they said.
The lion's share of this expansion is expected to take place in emerging and developing countries such as India and China, where middle class growth is booming.
Meanwhile, global oil stockpiles in developed countries could actually fall below the five - year average — the level OPEC is targeting — as inventories approach normal levels, oil demand potentially outstrips Goldman's estimate and OPEC possibly cuts output too deeply.
The group also includes developing countries like Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia, as well as nations like the...
Bigelow first started his space company, Bigelow Aerospace, in 1999 to develop habitats for use as research labs for corporations and countries without space programs, housing for missions to Mars, or even as hotels for tourists on the final frontier.
Economists have long extolled the potential of so - called emerging markets — developing countries such as the so - called BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India and China)-- but many Canadian companies have been slow to act, comfortable focusing their international business on the massive, and relatively easily served, U.S. and European markets.
In the months following its international launch, Netflix's subscriber growth was weaker than many analysts expected, and many argued that this was partly because broadband Internet access is not as widespread in many developing countries.
In June he unveiled what he calls «40/20/10,» which is narrowing P&G's focus to its 40 biggest «category / country combinations» (such as laundry in China), its 20 largest innovations, and its 10 most lucrative developing markets.
Through detailed analysis of four countries, ranging from Singapore as the most successfully wired, to Ireland, Spain and finally Argentina, where the Internet is the least developed, Guillà © n and Suà ¡ rez's paper, in part, confirms conventional wisdom.
«Just as financial institutions in California were at the forefront of the development of oenological financial products,» he writes, «so should the Canadian financial sector develop specialty products designed for the country's energy and natural resources industries.»
Lenovo plans to keep both smartphone brands, selling under Motorola's name in developed markets such as the U.S. and Europe and under its own in developing countries where it already is established, Chief Financial Officer Wong Waiming told reporters.
Since the financial crisis (and arguably well before that), the central banks of developed countries have used draconian monetary measures as a means of staving off financial and economic collapse.
Diplomatic observers said the European Union was wary of China's growing investment in the Balkans, central and eastern European countries and poorer EU members - which Beijing sees as gateways into the more developed European market - as it threatened unity and solidarity.
We see it in developing countries as a teaser to get some customers to use mobile data and to give access to publicly beneficial data (Wikipedia, government sites, health sites etc) and then there are countries where it is a commercial deal between mobile or fixed operators and certain content providers.
«There are companies that try to use brute force to solve these issues, such as employing hundreds of low cost, low quality workers in developing countries to look at each product image and annotate the details.
Even though it's considered the dirtiest of fossil fuels and as a result is being burned less in many developed countries, there's no way that it would suddenly stop being used.
Beyond that, he described China as a country upon which other nations had imposed unfair trade penalties: «We hope developed countries will stop imposing restrictions on normal and reasonable trade of high - tech products and relax export controls on such trade with China,» he said, not naming any specific country.
But there is widespread skepticism about whether Kim is ready to abandon the nuclear arsenal his country has defended and developed for decades as what it says is a necessary deterrent against U.S. invasion.
Perth - based Mining 2000, has developed what is rated as the biggest international convention and trade exhibition ever held in the country for the Australian mining industry.
This way they maintain their razor - sharp edge, and a complete mastery of the very same methods, strategies and tools that Tony Robbins continuously develops and uses as he helps millions of people — in more than 100 countries all over the world.
As the Post reported: To develop its psychographic models, Cambridge surveyed more than 150,000 households across the country and scored individuals using five basic traits: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism.
As countries develop, costs converge and eventually, the burgers cost about the same.
The summary of issues explores various considerations arising in developing an internationally accepted and applied «template» for country - by - country reporting as a part of transfer pricing documentation, and considers accounting requirements and other information as the base for the information which might be included in the template.
As a group, these developing - country superstars are growing faster and more profitably than their global counterparts (see Figure 1).
Smartphone sales fell 3 percent in the March quarter compared with a year earlier, as consumers in developed countries such as the U.S. and China balk at upgrading to more expense phones.
This is because in China the gap between lending and deposit rates during this century has been much higher than in other developing countries, probably as part of the process of recapitalizing the banks after the last banking crisis at the turn of the century.
This changing tone is unlikely to equate to an immediate acceleration in growth, and some big developing countries such as Brazil are tightening their belts.
Emerging markets like China are a good starting point for developing cross-industry ecosystems because businesses and expectations are not as defined as they are in more developed countries.
As a percentage of GDP, more than half of the outstanding sovereign bonds in the developed world originated from countries or regions where negative interest rate policies are in place, primarily representing bonds from the euro zone and Japan.
Similarly, many ventures are based around business methods and concepts that have been successful in developed countries, but with adaptations made to reflect local conditions, such as «Careem,» the Uber of Pakistan.
They will land on fertile ground, as there is no shortage of innovative ideas across the country that with the right support can be developed and successfully commercialized.
A report from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development concluded that a Doha agreement could cost developing countries huge losses in tariff revenue, four times as much as any benefits they might gain.
Mission Hills touches the Missouri state line and was originally developed as an upscale community built around the Mission Hills Country Club in the Kansas City suburbs.
It stems from the fact that PAF allocates much of its portfolio to South Korea — a country our MSCI benchmark doesn't classify as developed, but which is classified as such by some other indexes and the IMF.
As a result, bilateral ties between the two countries have become highly personalized with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping directing government commissions, sitting officials, and heads of state corporations to develop financial and trade deals — most of which are large - scale, top - down investments of Chinese money into key sectors of the Russian economy.
What is particularly notable about this is that developing countries such as South Africa, Nigeria, Botswana, Argentina, Brazil and others are increasingly important in the net growth rate taking place.
As of December 2003 the MSCI EAFE Index consisted of the following 21 developed market country indices: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
As the core of many production chains aimed at supplying developed - country markets, and especially the US, are in Asia, Canadian companies will have to set up facilities in Asia or risk losing their place as supplierAs the core of many production chains aimed at supplying developed - country markets, and especially the US, are in Asia, Canadian companies will have to set up facilities in Asia or risk losing their place as supplieras suppliers.
They tend to overweight countries that have already gone through rapid growth and are now decelerating as they reach middle - income status, countries whose performance is becoming more closely correlated to developed economies.
Economic contraction in the U.S. and Europe in the early and mid 1970s did not lead immediately to economic contraction in what were then known as LDCs, largely because the massive recycling of petrodollar surpluses into the developing world fueled an investment boom (and also fueled talk about how for the first time in history the LDCs were immune from rich - country recessions).
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