It says the money will be used to reduce debt, finance investments, and buy back shares.
And the companies believe that improved cash flow will allow them to reduce debt.
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Well, first they should reduce debt levels, and get fit enough to keep up with Germany.
As part of the agreement, the country must reduce debt, as well as the government wage bill.
These can be used to cut taxes, balance the budget, reduce debt and even provide essential government services.
Icahn first invested in Chesapeake in 2010 and promptly demanded that the company unload assets to reduce debt.
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They will argue that the government has failed on its own terms: it has failed to reduce debt.
But the other peripheral countries have it in their power to reduce debt, and eventually to finance themselves.
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She says the US must repair its broken finances and reduce debt, while balancing that with growth creation.
You can make a contribution (gift) to reduce debt held by the public.
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If we have deflation, debt grows in value, so we must reduce debt.
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Part of that will be used to reduce debt, buyback stock, invest in growth initiatives and for general corporate purposes.
This is a credible plan to control public spending, reduce debt and put our public finances on a sustainable path.
Particularly when the less painful way to reduce debt and the interest paid on that debt is through inflation via QE.
Bottom line: you can run a trade deficit, reduce government debt, and reduce private debt, but not all three at the same time.
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Local agencies should be made to look at their internal operations from the top down, identify ways to save money, and reduce debt.
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Borders said it would use the proceeds from the sale to reduce debt levels and would continue to carry Paperchase products in its US stores.
The key issues are the rational desire to reduce debt loads, and the inadequacy of profitable investment opportunities in an economy flooded with excess capacity.
Ms Lagarde acknowledged the need for governments to reduce debt levels, but said "slamming on the brakes too quickly would hurt the recovery and worsen job prospects".
Somewhere out there is an optimal tax rate that will create the win-win of private gain along with more tax dollars to meet current obligations and reduce debt.
Also, a consumption tax of 15 percent would not be moderate, nor, very likely, would it do anything but fuel greater spending while doing nothing to reduce debt.
House prices are not part of America's inflation index but their decline is forcing households to reduce debt (see article), which could subdue economic growth for years.
Throughout 1999, however, South Korea's government appeared determined to force the chaebol to sell assets, reduce debt, produce more transparent balance sheets, and appoint independent directors to their boards.
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However, it should be robust enough to reduce debt.
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Many countries, particularly within the eurozone, have been cutting back hard on welfare spending in an attempt to reduce debt and balance government books as tax revenues fall because of weak growth.
Mr Napolitano is hoping to avoid an early poll so that Italy can press ahead with enacting economic reforms needed to reduce debt, pull the country out of recession and reduce unemployment.
He said the top three factors to improving front-line services while delivering savings are to strip out duplicated layers of management, reduce debt repayments to the banks and drive down accommodation costs and overhead.
Last year a bid to list the company on Indian stock markets to raise funds for expansion and to reduce debt was aborted after several months in the planning as the stock markets plunged.
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Interim chief executive Sam Weihagen said the company was moving ahead with efforts to "re-energise our business and begin to rebuild profitability, reduce debt, and continue to provide a fantastic holiday experience for our customers".
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