Federal grants generally have been the largest source of revenue, but taxes also have generated a significant portion of the territory's funds.
"The disruptions of the global economy are affecting all businesses and industries, especially companies, such as ours, that generate a significant portion of their revenues from advertising," the president and chief executive, Janet L. Robinson, said in a statement.
Komal Sri-Kumar, chief global strategist at the TCW Group, notes that companies in the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index generate a significant portion of their revenue abroad.
Though the participating countries were responsible for generating a significant portion of the funding required for getting the massive initiative off the ground and for maintaining KAZA, a June 2007 donor conference generated substantial contributions from other countries and from nongovernmental organizations.
If solar energy is eventually going to matter — that is, generate a significant portion of the nation's electricity — the industry must overcome a major stumbling block, experts say: finding a way to store it for use when the sun isn't shining.
Page A18 Business BUILDING FACTORIES TO STORE THE POWER OF SUNLIGHT If solar energy is eventually going to generate a significant portion of the nation's electricity, the industry must overcome a major stumbling block, experts say: finding a way to store it for use when the sun isn't shining.
For example, companies such as Coca-Cola, which generate a significant portion of their business overseas, are hurt by concerns over the impact of the strong dollar on their earnings prospects.
The Badia rangelands used to generate a significant portion of domestically produced forage for the range livestock industry, providing sufficient natural forage for around 800,000 sheep for a whole year (Badia Research and Development Centre BRDC, Meteorological Department Data [2005]).
