balance of payments [ BOP | capital balance ]

balance of payments assistance | balance of payments support

balance of payments position | balance of payments statement

balance of payments need

Definition: Voluntary, repetitive, stereotyped, nonfunctional (and often rhythmic) movements that do not form part of any recognized psychiatric or neurological condition. When such movements occur as symptoms of some other disorder, only the overall disorder should be recorded. The movements that are of a non self-injurious variety include: body-rocking, head-rocking, hair-plucking, hair-twisting, finger-flicking mannerisms, and hand-flapping. Stereotyped self-injurious behaviour includes repetitive head-banging, face-slapping, eye-poking, and biting of hands, lips or other body parts. All the stereotyped movement disorders occur most f ...[+++]requently in association with mental retardation (when this is the case, both should be recorded). If eye-poking occurs in a child with visual impairment, both should be coded: eye-poking under this category and the visual condition under the appropriate somatic disorder code. | Stereotype/habit disorder

post-closing trial balance | after-closing trial balance | closing trial balance

balance of payments assistance [ balance of payments facility | balance of payments support | BOP assistance | medium-term financial assistance ]

negative trade balance | negative balance of trade | adverse trade balance

trade balance [ balance of visible transactions | visible trade balance ]

Application of the framework - This element was brought to the fore in the context of discussion on Germany's current account surplus as some participants considered that recommendations aiming at reducing current account imbalances lacked symmetry across deficit and surplus countries, not only as regards their formulation but also application.

On the other hand, some members objected that Germany's current account surplus reflects the country's successful economic model and consequently the criticism was unjustified on both political and economic grounds.

We see health-related devices including blood glucose meters, peak flow meters, weight scales changing the way we deliver wellness to Canadians, changing that equation and that conversation around how we deliver health care.

December figures reveal an even worse trade deficit than expected, now $1.7 billion, enough to knock a full point off our GDP in the fourth quarter, and we have just passed two years of monthly merchandise trade deficits.