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Indeed, privatization was all the more bizarre as a policy choice because it was doomed in advance: investors clearly would not be attracted to buy assets where property rights might change once a legitimate Iraqi government took over – a huge impediment to investment in Kosovo as well.
Both ideas have their roots in the Democratic administrations of Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama; but they attracted congressional Republican support because they empower state and local governments, rely on public-private partnerships, and encourage rigorous impact assessments.
Trade disputes between China, on the one hand, and the US and Europe, on the other, have attracted much attention.
The Convention’s memorandum of understanding on shark conservation, which lists seven endangered species, has attracted 35 signatories so far.
Beyond accelerating progress, the collaboration supported by data sharing boosts researchers’ ability to secure the funding they need, because donors are attracted to interdisciplinary, innovative work.
This episode has now attracted much attention, as well as criticism for Facebook.
Businesses that attract top ratings can enjoy exponential growth, as new customers are attracted by good overall reviews and subsequently provide yet more (positive) feedback.
He attracted the endorsement of the Ku Klux Klan and surrounded his campaign with the white nationalists of the so-called alt-right.
The so-called sunset clauses that stipulate expiration dates for various restrictions imposed on Iran’s nuclear program – clauses that attracted so much derision from Trump and other opponents of the deal – were vital, because they necessitated further negotiation.
But, at the start, it attracted little attention.
The Triumphs and Struggles of Arab StartupsDUBAI – The recent STEP conference in Dubai – the biggest startup conference for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region – attracted a lot of buzz.
The proposed bill attracted support from moderate Muslim leaders, but its most vocal advocates were a collection of radical religious groups with a predilection for violence, led by the Islamic Defenders Front (known by its Indonesian acronym, FPI).
China this year jumped ahead of Japan as the world’s second-largest economy, while India attracted a record $80 billion in FDI, double that of 2010.
Manufacturing superstars such as Germany and South Korea have always attracted the brightest and the best to the sector.
Two recent developments indicate the shape of things to come, although neither has attracted much notice.
Bennett is religious and the former head of the West Bank settlers’ council, but he is also young, articulate, a successful high-tech entrepreneur, and a former combat officer – a combination that attracted both radical right-wing voters and young, urban, secular support.
So, while right-wing populists have attracted older voters, left-wing populist have gained a following among younger generations.
Shown at the 2017 Cannes Festival, Schroeder’s film attracted an impressive amount of media attention.
Attracted by the promise of membership, the countries that joined the EU last year underwent 15 years of social, economic, legal, and political changes whose scope was unprecedented in modern European history.
Elsewhere, Gabon’s lumber and mining sectors, Equatorial Guinea’s oil industry, and various industries in Kenya have also attracted migration from neighboring countries.
They were active participants on international markets, attracted foreign capital, were integrated for all intents into the globalized world.
The two-day event attracted 29 heads of state, including Russia’s Vladimir Putin, and 1,200 delegates from over 100 countries.
The resulting political instability attracted outsiders keen to exploit governments’ weakness.
Since its 2008 launch, M-PESA has attracted nearly 14 million Kenyans – almost one-third of the country’s total population – who use it for money transfers, savings, and other financial transactions.
Similarly, a state-owned Indonesian bank, Bank Rakyat Indonesia, is providing micro-financing services to 30 million people, while in India, new “no-frills” savings accounts have attracted 12.5 million customers.
But he did so only after his cabinet secretaries’ statements had attracted sharp responses from international partners.
In the 1930’s, politics attracted the masses because people believed in the future.
Even in northern England, many voters would be attracted to Scotland’s greater emphasis on social welfare.
Trump attracted the support of the enraged and frustrated, and Palestinians feel even angrier and more hopeless than the working-class white Americans who supported him.
But such measures will merely worsen the situation: specialization in activities in which unskilled workers are not needed intensifies, even more capital will leave the country, and even more people will be attracted from abroad, driving more domestic residents into the welfare system.
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