That result was mainly owing to the strengthening of the United States dollar and the investment returns since the last valuation.

296. Health expenditure was estimated at 4.2 per cent of GNP in 1985 and rose to 5.2 per cent in 1990 and 6 per cent in 1995.

GWP global warming potential

The private industry's projections estimate that the market is worth close to US 100 billion and growing.

The Value of Being Undervalued

All of this will lead to a strengthening of the US dollar, as growth in the United States is picking up and the Federal Reserve has signaled that it will begin raising interest rates next year. But, if global growth remains weak and the dollar becomes too strong, even the Fed may decide to raise interest rates later and more slowly to avoid excessive dollar appreciation.

Estimated annual value

Estimated requirement (litres)

For example, Poland and the Czech Republic have seen their currencies go up by close to 30 and 15 , respectively. Major countries also have undergone currency appreciations 30 for Japan and 15 for China.

Don t Fear a Rising Dollar

GWPs would be those developed by the IPCC.

The value of the yen has soared.

Don t Bet on a Stronger Dollar

This picture frame can make the picture rise in value.

Certainly a lot of the discrepancy is attributable to valuation effects since 1982, the dollar value of overseas assets has increased repeatedly, owing to increases in the dollar value of foreign currency and increases in the assets foreign currency value. But part of the discrepancy also reflects the discovery of missing assets, some of which may have originated in the reinvestment of overseas income.

Contribution Estimated annual value

Three IQ points per 10 years, going up.

Time for China to Float

F. The use of global warming potentials (GWPs)

A.II with B.III. Analysis of valuation results

Why China is Right on the Renminbi

You have to sell the shares when the market is high.

And the value of your gold increases many times.

The cost of diesel fuel is estimated at 0.25 per litre.

Valuation results surplus (deficit)

The first option is to do nothing and allow the currency to appreciate. This may be the right response if the inflows and upward pressure on the exchange rate are driven by fundamental factors (a current account surplus, an undervalued currency, a large and persistent growth differential).

Can We Increase Gross National Happiness?

On the contrary, they're gonna go way, way up.

That the place where, during an earthquake in 1954, this marine terrace was lifted up out of the ocean very quickly, and it was lifted up about six to seven meters.

Well, keep it cocked. Keep it up there. Keep the right hand high.

Couldn't be easier.

The change can be measured by real exchange rate appreciation, which consists partly in nominal renminbi appreciation against the dollar, and partly in Chinese inflation. China s government should have let more of the real appreciation take the form of nominal appreciation (dollars per renminbi).

But as people get more conservative, the values rise.

Provide business opportunities (vendor rationalization by eliminating non competitive firms and fostering competitive ones)

The cost of diesel fuel is estimated at 0.25 per litre.

The median market forecast is positive 22.

(a) Estimates of the gross national product

I want to talk now about errors in value.

During the first eight months of 2005, the Sudanese dinar appreciated by 17.5 per cent in real effective terms.

It's moved up again. The groups are more fragmented.

Others, who see a substantially undervalued renminbi as a significant factor in US unemployment, will be disappointed by gradual adjustment. They would have preferred a sharp revaluation of perhaps 20 in order to make a noticeable dent in the US unemployment rate.

(b) Use of selected low GWP fluorocarbons instead of high GWP fluorocarbons

Bring him along. One of you at either end.

We cannot overestimate the value of health.

SHANGHAI The question of how much China s currency should appreciate to rebalance its trade has become a global hot button issue. But the answers have been all over the map, with some finding that the yuan is not undervalued at all, while others argue that it should appreciate against the dollar by more than 30 .