“We are aware of distortions in the market that have arisen from price controls. These controls have contributed to the shortages of basic commodities on the open market, with the same goods resurfacing on the parallel market.”
Herbert Murerwa
“Continued declines in gasoline prices, an upbeat stock market and high levels of employment all contributed to gains in consumer confidence this month.”
Chris McCarty
“There were two key trends in the global wireless market in 2005. First, emerging markets contributed phenomenal levels of subscriber growth. In particular, Russia, India and Indonesia saw major growth in new users in 2005, up 40-50 percent over 2004 levels.”
Phil Kendall
“For the first two months of the quarter, higher pricing in most of our markets also contributed to our strong results. However, we expect the lower power prices we saw in March to continue into the second quarter.”
Steve Snyder
“These results were contributed by the return of investors' interests on the equity market towards the end of 2005, and fund raising by large state-owned enterprises.”
Edmond Chan
“Without Russia's contribution, prices would rise even more. Some members of the EU meet 90% of their demands for gas with the help of Russian hydrocarbons and have no complaints so far. Everybody is happy. Russia is a reliable partner and has never failed her partners in Europe, even in the hardest times of its economic development.”
Vladimir Putin
“Higher production volumes together with rising metal prices have contributed to the strong set of third-quarter results.”
Anil Agarwal
