However, by 2012 tobacco production, Zimbabwe's top cash crop, had partially recovered with the income being divided between thousands of Black farmers rather than hundreds of white farmers.

The IFC's cash and liquid investments accounted for 83 % of its estimated net cash requirements for fiscal years 2012 through 2014.

In April 2012, the Federal Reserve bank inspector general released a report that found " we did not find any evidence of undue political interference with or improper actions by Federal Reserve officials related to the cash found on the Watergate burglars.

On February 21, 2012 the Greater Cleveland Council announced that " the executive board of Greater Cleveland Council, Boy Scouts of America voted to unanimously accept a cash offer of $ 415, 000 for the 10 acre property on the French River in Ontario, Canada that was the Tinnerman Wilderness Canoe Base.

In 2012, press reports indicated some of these officers may have pocketed fines paid in cash by foreign tourists.

On May 17, 2012, it was announced that Berkshire Hathaway will be acquiring Media General's newspaper division ( excluding The Tampa Tribune ) for $ 142 million in cash ; these newspapers will be merged into Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary BH Media Group under the World Media Enterprises division, a sister division to the Omaha World-Herald Company.

* Tobacco is a significant cash crop on the U. S. mainland, and in March 2012 was stated as one of the top-ten U. S. cash crops by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Vodafone became the sole bidder after Tata group withdrew ; and on 23 April 2012, Vodafone announced an agreement to acquire the operations of CWW for £ 1. 04 billion in cash.

An update was given at Deepcut on 9th February 2012 on the future planned move of HQ RLC & Defence Logistics School from Deepcut to Worthy Down ( Project KESTREL ) the date of 2018 is now projected for moves, with new buildings being built from April 2013 with ' ring-fenced ' cash not affected by the ' Strategic Defence Review '.

Except in the 2012 revival, a number of bonus cards were used during the front games, offering cash or a prize if the team correctly guessed all of the answers in a particular category.

The largest jackpot in Mega Millions, as well as in American lottery history, was $ 656 million annuitized ( with a cash option of $ 474 million ) for the March 30, 2012 drawing in which there were three jackpot-winning tickets ; one each in Illinois, Kansas, and Maryland.

On 30 January 2012, the courts gave Năstase a two-year prison sentence for misuse of a publicly funded conference to raise cash for his unsuccessful campaign in 2004.

At the end of the first quarter of 2012, Boswell trailed Latham substantially in both fundraising and cash on hand.

( Cash payout $ 240 million, second largest cash value claim in American lottery history, pending the outcome of $ 337m annuity /$ 244. 7m cash jackpot below, won on August 15, 2012 )

* Feb 22, 2012: Completes acquisition of Magma Design Automation with the cash value of transaction of about $ 523 million, or $ 7. 35 per Magma share.

* Motor way toll booths have been replaced with electronic toll systems ( Hills M2 was the last to do so on 21 January 2012 ); time of day tolling is in use on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and Sydney Harbour Tunnel to provide cash incentives for commuters to remain out of the city in peak times.

Effective September 1, 2012, C-TRAN cash fares are as follows:

In March 2012 Old Mutual sold the Nordic businesses ( Sweden, Denmark, Norway ) to the Swedish-based Skandia Liv, a partly mutual assurer, in an all cash deal for £ 2. 1bn.

On June 29, 2012 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co ( BMS ) extend its portfolio of dibetes treatments with Amylin's products with agreed to buy Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc for around $ 5. 3 billion in cash and will pay $ 1. 7 billion to Eli Lilly to cover Amylin's debt and its obligations to Eli Lilly from ending the collaboration with Amylin.

Formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange and a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index, Logica was acquired by the Canada-based CGI Group in August 2012 for £ 1. 7 billion in cash.

On 31 May 2012 Canada's CGI Group agreed to buy Logica in a £ 1. 7bn cash deal.

The merger was finalized on February 22, 2012 with the cash value of transaction of about $ 523 million, or $ 7. 35 per Magma share.

In May 2012, the toll for driving the fixed link was as follows ( one way trip without discount, including VAT at 25 %) in Danish kroner ( DKK ), Swedish kronor ( SEK ) and euro ( EUR ):

Besides residents demanding sound barriers, the only major construction ( was completed in early 2012 ) was building a new ramp from the toll gate to the southbound inner roadway ( or Car Lanes ).

As of 1 April 2012, the toll was reduced to £ 1. 50 each way after the UK government cut £ 150 million from the bridge's current debt.

Until 1 April 2012 the Humber Bridge was the only major toll bridge in the United Kingdom to charge tolls to motorbikes (£ 1. 20 ); others such as the Severn crossings and the Dartford Crossing are free.

As of 2012, the toll fee is £ 1. 50 per journey for a single passenger car of typical size.

As of July 2012, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent had officially declared Syria to be in a state of civil war, as the nationwide death toll for all sides was reported to have neared 20, 000.

Then the toll was increased to $ 1. 00 from December 2008 to December 2011 ( first phase of the toll increase ) and then it was increased to $ 1. 50 on January 2012 to present ( second phase of the toll increase ) to southbound traffic after passing the bridge.

On July 19, 2012, Governor Nathan Deal announced that the toll barrier on SR 400 will be removed by the end of 2013.

In July of 2012 two weeks before voters of Georgia would vote on the Transportation Referendum act Georgia Governor Nathan Deal said that the toll on GA 400 would be abandoned in December of 2013 starting of 2014 with GA 400 as a toll free road.

A toll of € 2. 80 ( as of 29 June 2012 ) for cars is charged at a toll plaza just west of Kilcock and at smaller toll plazas at on and off ramps at Enfield.

As of June, 2012 the toll is $ 9 for a return trip ticket on a standard car or light truck.

The SR 237 Express Lanes, the long high-occupancy toll ( HOT ) lanes along Route 237 in both directions between North First Street in San Jose and I-880 in Milpitas, opened on March 20, 2012.

In July, 2012, Brookfield and Spanish toll road operator Abertis announced plans to acquire a toll road network in Brazil.

As of March 2012, passenger cars pay $ 2. 00 at each toll booth.

As of June, 2012 the toll is $ 9 for a return trip ticket on a standard car or light truck.

The FDP are one of the coalition partners proposing the severe cuts to EEG tariff payment rates in March 2012.

With an economy worth $ 64 billion ( 2012 IMF estimate ) ($ 170 billion PPP estimate ), and a per capita GDP of about $ 7900 ( PPP ), Sri Lanka has mostly had strong growth rates in recent years.

* The Lives of Juvenile Lifers: Findings from a National Survey ( 2012 ) – the first national survey of such persons, documenting high rates of social disadvantage and racial disparities in the imposition of these punishments

Accuracy rates must meet FCC standards on average within any given participating PSAP service area by September 11, 2012 ( deferred from September 11, 2008 ).

On July 10, 2012 during contract negotiations over raising carrier rates the U. S. satellite TV provider, DirecTV's executives approached Viacom with a new proposal and a request to continue broadcasting 17 of Viacom's television networks ( including Nickelodeon, MTV, Logo, and Comedy Central ) during talks, but received no response and thus Viacom ceased transmission to DirecTV's 20 million subscribers.

* On 3 January 2012, Argentina fined GSK 400, 000 AR $ ( US $ 92, 000 at current exchange rates ) for irregularities in documentation of a clinical trial for the Synflorix vaccine.

A 2012 study in the Journal of Applied Research on Children found that rates of food security varied significantly by race, class and education.

The European Tour uses conversion rates at the time of the tournament to calculate the official prize money used in their Race to Dubai (€ 6, 433, 971 in 2012 ).

As of 2012 IMDB rates the film at 6. 1 / 10.

By January of 2012, the stock closed at $ 4. 71 HK on the Hong Kong Main Board, far outperforming its competitors sohu. com and sina. com's growth rates on the NASDAQ.

A June 2012 New York Times article reported that neighborhood watches in the New York City area are growing again after decades of decrease due to lower crime rates.

In January 2012, it was reported that McKeon received a so-called " VIP " or " Friends of Angelo " loan from troubled mortgage lender Countrywide Financial, in which loans were granted at lower interest rates than were available to the public.

In Kuala Lumpur on 14th April 2012, student activists camped out at Independence Square and marched against a government loan program that they said charged students high interest rates and left them with debt.

8 June 2012 in Istanbul, Sberbank of Russia (“ Sberbank ”) and the shareholders of DenizBank AS (“ DenizBank ”) – Dexia NV / SA and Dexia Participation Belgium SA ( together, “ Dexia ”) have signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition of 99. 85 % of DenizBank by Sberbank for a consideration in Turkish Lira of TRY 6, 469 million ( at the current exchange rates approximately EUR 2, 821 million or US $ 3, 504 million ).

In April 2012, Uber tested reservations for conventional taxis, at lower rates, in Chicago.

In April 2012, Butterfield accompanied President Obama to speak at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to speak about extending the current interest rates on federal loan program for many undergraduate students.

In Ireland, 2012 saw the introduction of a new 5 seat version of the Discovery 4 classified as an N1 Commercial vehicle, therefore attracting lower VRT rates.

The 300D was one of the first digital SLR ( single lens reflex ) cameras that cost less than 1000 euros (£ 830 at January 2012 exchange rates ).

Since McGhee's capture in 2003 crime rates had decreased, but according to the Los Angeles Police Department they were on the rise again in 2012.

With effect from 1 April 2012 the rates are:

Kaiseki is often very expensive – kaiseki dinners at top traditional restaurants generally cost from 15, 000 yen to upwards of 40, 000 per person ( about US $ 200 to $ 500 at 2012 exchange rates ), without drinks.

A US study of 205 elderly patients with a high risk of hospitalisation showed a significant increase in the mortality rate over 12 months, with rates over 12 months for the telemonitoring group at 14. 7 %, compared with 3. 9 % for the usual care group ( Source: Arch Intern Med 2012, online 16 April, and Pulse, April 20th 2012-Telemedicine trebles death rate in elderly patients ).

In 2012, Barlow released a statement in support of new cancer treatments including a finding that folic acid playing a significant role in reducing the rates of two childhood cancers.

As of Fall 2012, the following were on-campus tuition rates for attending WSC: