Sentences with phrase «interests of developed countries»

Yesterday's text was imbalanced, only contained select Party Submissions reflecting only the interests of developed countries, and was absolutely empty under the topics of greatest importance to the developing countries.

The Indian negotiator retorted that a strong safeguard against such surges was essential to the livelihoods of the world's poorest farmers and «could not be traded off against the commercial interests of the developed countries.»

It also plays a pivotal role in promoting the development of responsible, sustainable and universally - accessible tourism, paying particular attention to the interests of developing countries.

However, and since there is no consensus on the Accord and since some of those countries who were in what is called «green room» started to disassociate themselves from parts of the Accord including the parts that protect the interests of developing countries including ours, we feel it is difficult to see how the upcoming negotiations would be if we start from scratch as many are predicting.

Focusing on the issue, the paper explores options available to liberalize trade in climate - friendly goods and technologies, both within and outside the WTO, and along with these discussion, discusses how to serve the best interests of developing countries.

At Lima too, India's interventions are keeping in line with the spirit of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and larger interest of developing countries.

The fact that this text, which developed countries hoped would be the basis of the negotiations, omitted the pillars of the Bali Action Plan and reflected the interests of developing countries so strongly that it can only shines light on the state of transition the entire UN climate convention is going through.

Our standpoint as a developing country will not change after 2020 (when the 2015 deal is scheduled to come into effect)... All our delegates are standing on the position of safeguarding the interests of developing countries.»

However, most of the outcomes of these discussions are not in favour of the interests of the developing countries, including Africa, leaving most of the negotiators dejected and frustrated.

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The U.S., with its complex ecosystem of competing parties and interests, is one of the last developed countries to adopt EMV chip technology.

In developed markets the new demand is coming from the same sort of young, adventurous consumers who are packing whiskey bars in the U.S. «The taste profile of bourbon, which is sweeter because of the mash bill, has been really interesting to consumers in other countries,» says Chris Bauder, the general manager for whiskeys at Beam Inc..

North Korea has shown a persistent interest in computer technology since the early 1980s so it is conceivable that a country, which has launched long - range missiles and tested nuclear weapons has also developed a smartphone, said Kang Ho Jye, a research fellow at Ewha Institute of Unification Studies.

With the global economy «floating on an ocean of credit,» the current acceleration of credit via central bank policies will likely produce a positive rate of real economic growth this year for most developed countries, PIMCO chief Bill Gross writes in his latest monthly commentary, but «the structural distortions brought about by zero bound interest rates will limit that growth and induce serious risks in future years.»

Rising interest rates in the United States are driving money out of many developing countries, straining governments and pinching consumers around the globe.

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.

That setting would, of course, have been well below the United States and we would have been the only country in the developed world not to raise interest rates.

It loses sight of the basic fact that aid is principally for the benefit of developing country partners, not for the rich country donors or their private sector interests.

Here's an interesting Bloomberg piece on what bond guru Bill Gross is calling «financial repression», but what you can just call «low interest rates» The big story is that the world is still crawling out of a near - depression, and there is not a central banker in the developed world who would dare dream of pushing interest rates to anything above a number you could count out on the fingers of one hand (and seriously, in most countries you could leave out the thumb and index finger as well).

For some years, then, the modus operandi of a developed country central bank involved setting a short - term interest rate and adjusting it incrementally in response to forecast deviations of inflation and / or output from the desired path.

Among the explanations that have been put forward are the increased credibility of central banks in controlling inflation (inflation rates remain below 3 per cent across the developed world), the low level of official interest rates in the major economies reflecting low inflation and the continuing weakness in some economies, a glut of savings on world markets particularly sourced from the Asian region, and changes to pension fund rules in some countries which are seen as biasing investments away from equities towards bonds.

It is neither possible nor desirable to question the development of international exchange, but it is necessary, by contrast, to bring about international co-operation to control the international operators and sanction practices which are contrary to national interests, particularly those of developing countries.

In the present system of global governance the interests of industrial countries and transnational corporations are usually better served than the prospects for developing countries.

Today, there is no indication that the current restrictive business practices, the constraints on the ownership of knowledge, and the rules on intellectual property rights that are adverse to developing country interests are radically changing.

Instead, I focus on the millions of dollars in no - interest loans made by thousands of Christians to American and developing countries» entrepreneurs through kiva.org, decisions made mostly $ 25 and one enterprising person at a time.

Interest rates much higher than in the countries of the North contribute to the destruction of national producers; uncontrolled privatisation and denationalization develop in the search for the resources demanded by investors.

But when interest rates rose sharply at the end of the seventies, developing countries found it difficult to make payments.

Changes would include a drastic increase in overseas development assistance in the field of communication and under conditions more favourable to recipient parties, the adoption of the UNCTAD Code of Transfer of Technology on the terms proposed by the developing countries, a revision of provisions on the protection of intellectual property in the GATT / TWO multilateral trade accord so as to take the interests of less powerful countries and small producers into account, and the adoption of a multilateral accord on space cooperation and equal benefits.

Porter used the company as an example of how developing countries could market interesting products for consumers worldwide, walking up the value ladder in otherwise boring commodity - based industries.

The 1980s African debt crisis was created by a variety of factors (much more complex than the commonly attributed «poor African leadership» theory), including irresponsible over-lending by private creditors seeking high returns, the tendency towards one product commodity economies, the targeting of developing countries for high interest loans, the global monetary shock of 1979 - 81, trade protectionism in Northern countries, the depreciation of the US dollar, the prolonged drought of 1981 - 84, among other factors (see African Debt Revisited).

They have called on Alistair Darling, as host of the conference, to take a lead in championing the interests of poor countries by spearheading the closure of such tax loopholes - which it says cheat developing countries out of # 160 billion annually.

«They have become a hub for economic and financial activity and present opportunities for trade, market, and financial resources and have attracted interest even among the most developed countries many of whom have taken steps to recalibrate their economic, trade, and foreign policies to engage meaningfully in the region.

In the development of these advanced countries, they used things like subsidies, protection of infant industries from unfair competition by external forces, the non-enforcement of patent rights and fair credit terms or the availability of credit to develop industries that directly compete with foreign interests.

The other aim is to introduce vaccines that are of special interest to developing countries, such as a malaria vaccine,» she says.

«Our immunology program has a special interest in mucosal immunology and the development of improved clinical immunological tests that can be used in field evaluations in developing countries,» he says.

In addition, all five participating Latin American countries are interested in getting NCI's help to develop molecular profiles of breast cancer in their patients, which could elucidate how breast cancer varies from population to population, and how best to treat it.

Using sewer water for irrigation is economically and ecologically of great interest in developing countries where water resources are limited.

Sharing some of his experiences as project leader, he also gives advice to young researchers interested in working in or for developing countries.

Another reason, according to the WHO's food safety chief, Fritz Kaferstein, is that because they affect mainly developing countries «they've been cut off from the main interests of the Western world».

«(1) as part of a global effort to mitigate climate change, it is in the national interest of the United States to assist developing countries to reduce and ultimately halt emissions from deforestation;

collaborates with the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters to stimulate the interest in mathematics both domestically and internationally, in particular aimed at children and the young and the developing countries.

In furtherance of their mutual interest in improving fundamental and clinical pharmacogenomics and its translation into clinical practice, the two organizations have agreed: (a) cooperate and collaborate on programs and activities of mutual interest, (b) work together to provide education symposia / workshops in developing countries and regions, and (c) foster collaborative research to better understand the genetic basis for ethnic diversity in the response to and adverse effects from medicines.

Natalie has developed an interest in global health, which led her to study and work in several countries including: South Africa, India, Kuwait, and remote parts of Canada.

It all started when Karen Behnke, a serial wellness entrepreneur, who built one of the first corporate wellness companies in the country, developed a keen interest in personal care products upon becoming pregnant with her first child at the age of 40.

In non industrialized countries cellulite is rare, only the wealthy develop cellulite - an interesting mark of social status.

Fonda's interest grew from her involvement in initiatives that emphasized the advancement of girls and women in the U.S. and developing countries.

There are an endless number of interesting stories that could be told with this information, but the one that really stood out to us is that achievement in many of our affluent suburban public school districts barely keeps pace with that of the average student in a developed country.

So, we've developed the UNA Student Alliance — a group of students throughout the country involved and interested in connecting with their peers across the oceans and borders, and working on similar issues and sharing best practices: «What are you doing in Ghana?

The plight of developing countries is the lack of resources and that creates problems when there are sectors of interest that are paramount to the advancement of the people.

According to data from Ambient Insight Research, while worldwide interest in self - paced eLearning is reducing, the growth rate in developing countries has been very positive — with countries like Rwanda, Mongolia, and Myanmar experiencing an average growth rate of over 25 % when it comes to self - paced eLearning.

In this interview, part of the Lead the Change Series of the American Educational Research Association Educational Change Special Interest Group, Ainscow talks about his work in developing inclusive schools and shares his thoughts about educational change in England and other countries.