An Indian government panel late last month published a set of proposals to control the prices of patented drugs.
In addition to financing a much larger share of their health economies, these other nations also often directly control the prices of providers and of pharmaceuticals.
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Despite angry Republican rhetoric, the president has little control over prices at the pump.
So is the reason to do that, the reason to close these unwarranted loopholes, as you say, is the reason to control gas prices or is the reason to address the deficit, primarily?
Moreover, the issues that led to the BJP's humiliating performance have a national appeal: The party was punished for misgovernance in economic and social policies, particularly its failure to control the sharp increase in the prices of onions, a staple vegetable in India that affected the cost of many other goods.
Sadly, handing the alleged wise men at the Fed control over prices is every bit as mistaken as allowing the central bank to manage unemployment.
More competition means De Beers can no longer control prices the way it used to: by buying diamonds when markets are weak and selling when they strengthen.
Chinese stocks will probably not be so fortunate, with markets in both Hong Kong and Shanghai set to finish the week lower amid fears that Beijing will implement further tightening measures to control prices in the residential property market.
Richardson said the emergency stockpile would be used only if there was a disruption in heating fuel supplies and not to control energy prices in the region.
Fuel prices have gone up, with the government lifting control on gasoline prices and raising diesel rates.
Otherwise, the central banks could no longer control commodity prices or virtually anything else in the monetary realm.
The British Gas boss claimed that 85% of the price it charges customers is outside its control, including wholesale gas prices and the cost of government policies to try to reduce emissions and help the poorest households.
Although the assembly government can not control fuel prices or income levels, which also directly affect fuel poverty, the minister confirmed that it was offering energy efficiency advice, supporting financially through schemes such as Arbed and urging people to keep warm in the cold weather.
The answer was to support prices artificially by seizing control of all the mines.
Inveigling his way into prime minister Indira Gandhi's inner circle, Ambani found the power to control yarn prices.
Aligned against the watchmaker are retailers and free-flow-of-information types like the Electronic Frontier Foundation, who say Omega is using a law designed to control creative works to control the U.S. prices of manufactured products.
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More recently, measures from the Chinese government to control rising real estate prices will further suppress sales of construction equipment and machinery in the country, and thereby impact Caterpillar.
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The lawyer said he would display emails and other correspondence that showed Jobs was active in the company's efforts to control e-book prices as Apple was preparing to launch the iPad.
If the deal is permitted to go through, the U.S. beer industry will become that much less competitive and give ABI even more control over beer prices for Americans, the suit argues.
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Unless the outlook for global growth shifts dramatically, the bears look to maintain control of the crude oil market and that means falling prices ahead.
This is nearly impossible given the variability of demand (at the mercy of fuel prices and the economy) and the limited control train operators have over costs, which continue to rise steadily.
It is the Department of Health's (DH) role to control prices, and this is done by what is known as the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme (PPRS).
The fall in energy prices offset higher production as the company struggled to control costs.
While governments and cartels can "control" prices for a while, the market will sooner or later take over, as it is doing now with Argentina.
If it's a guide to the other energy companies, then this is going to hit the inflation figures, continuing the battle to get prices under control.
The difference between the two prices reflects the different rights that attend being a minority holder or a control owner.
Men like Rockefeller and Carnegie colluded to control prices, eliminate competition, and manipulate the free market in the name of their own narrow interests.
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Ken Cohen, vice president of public and private affairs, explained that not only do they not control oil prices, but also that profit from the sale of gasoline and diesel fuel represents less than 3 cents out of every dollar the company earned.
We could not control what happened in the Middle East that drove up gas prices.
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