The United Nations has the competitive edge.

500 years ago, it ran into a competitor with a lethal advantage.

But then, I want to know how you're special.

At first sight, it seems counterintuitive that companies would want to share data and potentially give away competitive advantages. But this presupposes that the possession of such data does indeed imply a competitive advantage, and that a closed operating model is financially sustainable.

And those three together, I think, give you leverage in the world.

The challenge is thus to convert comparative advantages into competitiveness.

That was largely due to the increasing competitiveness of developing countries based on their comparative advantage.

Article 48 The Company shall make detailed analysis on the general situation of the competition pattern in the industry as well as its position, its competitive advantage and disadvantage.

In this context, a key policy challenge is to set priorities and focus on niches where they could have a comparative or competitive advantage.

In order to continue doing so, they need to be competitive in terms of production costs, and the trading environment has to allow competitive advantages to be decisive.

Another source of competitive advantages relates to better managerial and marketing expertise.

LDCs' comparative advantage is in exports of labour intensive services.

Additionally, developing country firms may have competitive advantages in the use of mature technologies and in the production of goods competing on price.

The international community, in particular developed countries, should treat the comparative advantages and the competitiveness of developing countries in a fair and just manner.

The competitive edge of the poorest countries in terms of cheap labour was being subverted by moralistic approaches to labour conditions.

Comparative advantages are derived from resource endowments, and competitiveness stems from firm centred initiatives.

Finally, the Working Group addressed the determinants of international competitiveness and examined the factors involved, particularly the role of science and technology in influencing the competitive advantage of countries and their enterprises in the rapidly changing international environment.

(iv) Developing countries should make efforts to develop exports in services sectors where they have competitive advantages.

It would also reduce America s exposure to growing unrest in the Arab world. Finally, it would increase the relative vulnerability of America s main strategic rival, China, which is becoming increasingly dependent on Middle East energy supplies.

Third, in service sectors such as construction and tourism, developing countries had some competitive advantages.

Some two thirds of SINTNCs in the survey agreed that OFDI had increased their companies' competitive advantages.

In our globalized world, a country s optimal industrial structure in which all industries are consistent with the country s comparative advantages and are competitive in domestic and international markets is determined by its endowment structure. A well functioning market is required to provide incentives to domestic firms to align their investment choices with the country s comparative advantages.

Namibia has also started to successfully exploit the competitive advantage in grape production alongside the Orange River.

Now with anger, you've got two people on an even playing field.

Rival?

The quality of such a working relationship might be a competitive advantage for a country in its own right in a globalizing and liberalizing world economy.

New exports are an important dynamic, as they may lead to the discovery of new competitive advantages for a country.

Aside from ignorance of the Lisbon Strategy among the public and inaction on long term reforms among the member states, a second problem concerns the lack of acceptance of the virtues of competition the most effective way to ensure quality, innovation, and low prices for consumers. Competition also puts an end to rent seeking and protection of traditional corporate advantages.

Under the new competitive conditions brought about by globalization and liberalization, the focus of competitive advantages has shifted to core production functions and has become knowledge intensive in all sectors of the economy.

Competition law and policy and its benefits for the alleviation of poverty

451. The branches of industrial production in which women are most frequently employed centre on those in which they have greater competitive advantage than men.

Obtaining advantages for the local production system, thus allowing for the entry of our industry into a highly competitive international market.

They have also nurtured industries in line with their comparative advantage, which has helped them weather the storm. Indeed, comparative advantage determined by the relative abundance of labor, natural resources, and capital endowments is the foundation for competitiveness, which in turn underpins dynamic growth and strong fiscal and external positions.

Indian SMEs, unlike their TNCs counterparts, do not possess the necessary firm specific competitive advantages to exploit value adding activities abroad.

The project aimed at developing a significant, competent and globally competitive African capacity in communications technology, with a genuine scientific and technological cutting edge capability by the provision of products.

The first is to give business enterprises a competitive edge, and the second is to develop organization wide communications to facilitate sound management.

A cluster development strategy can help SMEs to overcome those obstacles and provide them with competitive advantages unattainable by individual enterprises.

Huge imbalances between those and other areas should be gradually reduced by investment in projects that would emphasize competitive advantages.

The quality of such a working relationship might be a competitive advantage for a country in its own right in a globalizing and liberalizing world economy.

Monitoring of trends and developments in the competition law and policy area at the national and international levels, including the prevalence of anticompetitive practices or concentrated market structures, as well as measures taken by Governments to address these

However, developing countries can only convert their competitive advantage into increased market shares if markets function in a way that is not impeded by distortions.

3. High transit transport costs remain the major barrier and they erode the competitive edge of land locked developing countries in world trade.

One must also recognize that low labor costs are an essential component of China s competitive advantage. Along with tighter margins, low cost financing, and cheaper materials, this allows Chinese firms to compete for projects with tenders for as little as half the price sought by their Western competitors.

Who's my rival?

These effects included quality improvements, cost reductions and product development, and have contributed to making the comparative advantage of labour cost a relatively less important determinant of competitiveness.