We figure this by subtracting a charity's annual surplus (excess of revenue over expenses) from public donations, then dividing this figure by the public donations.

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If all of the above was implemented and we focused on producing a 500 Billion dollar annual surplus to be applied to debt reduction we might have a chance.

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The UAE has an open economy with a high per capita income and a sizable annual trade surplus.

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Over the years, Japan has continued to achieve an annual current account surplus.

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Any prospect of an annual government budget surplus has vanished for the foreseeable future, whatever happens to Mr Bush's tax cuts.

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And to round things off, the party faithful, to the embarrassment of the finance minister, Erik Asbrink, passed a resolution to put off the government's campaign to achieve an annual 2% budget surplus.

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If Greece were to bring debt levels down to the 60% of GDP limit established by the EU by 2040, under very favorable conditions such as 6% interest rates on its bonds (compared with 16% currently), and 4% annual GDP growth, the country would need a primary surplus of 6% of GDP.

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Its leaders need at least 7% annual growth, they reckon, to continue to create enough jobs to absorb surplus rural labour and the workers laid off by state-owned enterprises.

ECONOMIST: China's economy

China's currency and its trade surplus are expected to be key issues at this week's World Bank and International Monetary Fund annual meeting, in Singapore, which will focus on global imbalances in the world economy.

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