BEIJING Authentic Walter Payton Jersey , July 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping received the credentials presented by eight new ambassadors to China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Wednesday.
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Xi welcomed the ambassadors to China and asked them to convey his sincere greetings and good wishes to the leaders and people of their countries.
The Chinese government will provide convenience and support for the work of the ambassadors and hopes that they will actively contribute to bilateral relations between China and their countries, Xi said.
Xi spoke positively of traditional friendship and sound relations with the eight countries, and said China will enhance mutual trust Authentic Adam Shaheen Jersey , promote pragmatic cooperation, and deepen people-to-people exchanges to boost bilateral ties.
The ambassadors conveyed greetings from their state leaders to Xi. They said their countries highly value the relations with China, as well as the friendship between the peoples, and expect to participate in the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative.
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Why is this statistic so significant? Well, in order to switch provider and take advantage of the cheapest business electricity rates in the market, you need to know your contract end date so that you can serve the necessary notice beforehand. Failure to do this results in you being rolled onto more expensive business electricity tariffs for at least another year. The fact that so few people know this vital piece of information nicely illustrates why even if a business manages to compare their business electricity prices… so few fail to switch. Indeed one the Big 6 business electricity suppliers puts the figure of small businesses that have their energy contracts automatically rolled at over 95%.
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With an estimated 1.8 million premises that have business electricity meters, that’s fewer than 100 Authentic Eddie Jackson Jersey ,000 a year managing to switch. Compare this number to the switching rates among households (which don’t have such complicated rules for transferring accounts). Ofgem, the energy industry regulator, says that annual customer switching rates are at the highest ever with 5 million switching to cheaper electricity and 4 million gas customers – that’s more like 20%.
Why the big disparity between households and business? You would have thought that the downturn would mean that businesses could not afford to be so complacent and that they would be looking for every opportunity to save – including via business electricity cost comparison. Certainly a recent survey by the Major Energy Users Council would suggest that was the case. It found that uncertain and volatile energy prices were the number one concern and that lack of competition among business electricity providers was close behind.
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