In a paediatric ward in Guinea Bissau, pre-war CFR due to all diseases, and adjusted for various confounders, was higher than during the period of active fighting, possibly due to increased equity of care and availability of free drugs during the ensuing humanitarian response; the pneumonia CFR showed a similar trend (17.2% before the war, 13.1% during) [ 45].
The firm attributed the jump in profit, in part, to increased equity trading activity, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region.
From the perspective of handset manufacturers, a luxury mobile phone does not simply mean a new handset model, it represents a meaningful strategic approach to increased brand equity".
Mr. Sway said that because house values are growing more slowly, or slumping, in many markets, homeowners cannot simply wait a year and use the increased equity to upgrade their houses.
If, on the other hand, the home's value races way ahead of the mortgage balance, the homeowner possibly could refinance the reverse mortgage and take advantage of increased equity to get larger monthly payments.
They can now refinance the mortgage, taking out much or all of the increased equity in the process.
The effects are striking: increased equity investment, coinciding with the adoption of the euro as a single currency, has spawned a huge new capital market that has lowered financing costs and enabled governments gradually to lower taxes.
In general, the implementation of the new CAP should follow these criteria: - increased equity (distribution of direct payments among MS, regions and farmers without "historical references"); strengthening of farmers' position in the food chain; greening: MS, regions and farmers will face the challenges of sustainability and climate change with simple measures of proven effectiveness.
All those discussions in Europe have led to the discovery, pretty late in the day, that the main obstacle to increased cross-border equity trading (and so to a putative global market) does not lie in the trading platforms of the exchanges at all, but in the usually boring business of clearing and settlement of trades.
(2) Increased Market Value: Another study demonstrates that firms which lobby 'significantly outperform non-lobbying firms with respect to increased market value of equity'.
The specific objectives of this evaluation were to assess: i) whether changes in national ELSR systems have led to increased access and reduced equity gaps in ELSR; and ii) the contribution of UNICEF to these system changes and the validity of the generic TOC to UNICEF's ELSR work.
