The substantial benefits are considered worth the initial investment costs .

During 2002 the formal procedure for assessing the benefits and costs of new statistics was further refined .

This optimisation phase led to a significant reduction in the estimated construction costs .

and ( iv ) a reduction in staff costs and the number of staff .

reduced loan loss provisioning .

The Almaz 205 module is similar to the OPS 2 of the Salyut 3 station, while the Almaz 206 is closer to the OPS 3 of the Salyut 5 station.

I think we form social networks because the benefits of a connected life outweigh the costs.

Standard 4 Central counterparties ( CCPs ) The benefits and costs of establishing a CCP should be evaluated .

This resulted in reduced average costs of telephone services to consumers .

The benefit of separately identifying insignificant data is likely to be less than the costs associated with its collection .

The benefits and costs of EU wide settlement cycles shorter than T 3 should be evaluated .

Cost cutting , which had contributed to banks profitability in 2004 , lessened in 2005 .

Indeed , the expected substantial lowering of bank fees for crossborder payment services will be sustainable in the long run only if bank costs also decrease substantially . As a result of the Regulation , banks , particularly in countries with highly competitive and efficient national systems with low profit margins , have for the time being the option of either incurring

for Huta Labedy, implementing the cost savings programme and reducing reliance on the mining industry

The deluge of conflicting data relating to various foods costs and benefits exemplifies the challenge inherent in making informed decisions.

The current regime imposes unwarranted compliance cost burdens on investment firms without delivering any apparent societal benefits .

The banks incurred significantly lower costs with STP and passed the cost advantages on to their customers in the form of considerably lower charges .

Other administrative expenses also declined , primarily due to a reduction in consultancy and professional fees .

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Reducing non wage labour costs would also enhance employment and the net income levels of workers .

They used a theoretical model to show how a reduction in search costs will affect the concentration in product sales.

Indeed, the irony is that the social benefits of such subsidies are enormous, while the costs are negligible.

The economic benefits of rebalancing the global labor market are compelling the human costs of failing to do so are enormous.

The link between banks and their customers is a significant source of cost and offers significant savings potential if adequate procedures are implemented .

Projected developments underline the benefits of the reduction in the deficit position achieved in 1997 , and forecast to decline further in 1998 , for reducing the debt ratio .

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Costs were primarily cut by reducing the size of branch networks and staff numbers .

But there are not enough tax breaks for the rich to cover another 20 reduction in their income tax rate.

And a third workshop in Ljubljana examined cost , benefit and risk issues relating to central counterparty clearing .

But the art of leading rests on calculating costs and benefits and exercising judgment when the balance is unclear.

The benefits have become more dubious, while the costs and risks have grown increasingly evident.

In the U.S., over 200 airlines have merged, been taken over, or gone out of business since deregulation in 1978.

Indeed, Iran s leaders, weighing the costs and benefits, have plenty of good reasons not to cross that red line.

however , in the medium to long term , the European banking industry will benefit from cost savings and potential new revenue streams .

T h e i n c re a s e d competition between card schemes should also drive down fees for merchants .

The increased competition between card schemes should also drive down fees .

The ECB 's administrative expenses on staff , rental of premises , professional fees , and other goods and services amounted to Euros 316 million ( Euros 340 million in 2004 ) . Staff costs decreased primarily due to a change in the accounting treatment applied to the recognition of net actuarial gains and losses in respect of the ECB 's retirement plan and other post employment benefits .

The success of The Simpsons and the lower production cost prompted US television networks to take chances on other animated series.

A global reordering of economic growth is punishing the developed countries high cost, high tax, high benefits governance model.

In order to balance user needs for statistics with the costs of providing them , decisions on new or substantially enhanced ECB statistics are always based on a systematic assessment of the additional benefits and costs . Quality and governance are top priorities in statistics

The right of every person to use communication and information technology by means of reducing barriers and costs in addition to promoting their use by all.

Third , there is increasing evidence that the introduction of the euro has contributed to a reduction in the cost of capital in the euro area .

Because beggar thy neighbor policies create benefits by imposing costs on others, they, too, need to be regulated at the international level.

Furthermore , the distribution of costs and benefits among stakeholder groups under this option is the most consistent .

However , the decrease in raw materials prices and low interest rates may have combined to reduce the cost of building up inventories .