This can occur if UBS is able to acquire more market share in the region as well as increase its operational efficiency.

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When operational it will give the West access to the region's oil and gas through a pipeline that avoids Russia.

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Of the 57 import terminals in the affected region, 8 were reported as still not operational as of Thursday.

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It concluded with the commitment from the 25 participants from 14 countries in the region to take concrete actions at legal and operational levels to improve their capacity to fight illicit trafficking in cultural property and to strengthen international cooperation.

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The retailer is looking to strengthen its position in the region by centralizing management, cuttings costs, improving operational efficiency and expanding efforts to gain price leadership.

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The first anti-narcotics battalion, now operational, has been dispatched to the southern province of Putomayo, a region under the control of the biggest rebel group, the 15, 000-strong Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.

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In 2012 some of the national tsunami warning centres will also offer interim operational tsunami watch provisions upon request to the other member states of the NEAM region.

UNESCO: EDUCATION

In the wake of the conflict, some Israeli experts claim that Iron Dome and other similar systems - that are either operational or in development - have changed the strategic rules of the game in the region.

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When the service is fully operational in the North West in July, about 200 staff will be actively involved on motorway patrols across the region.

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