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While the primary deficit (before interest payments) in 2002 was similar among countries with and without important natural resources, in 2007, the former showed a surplus equivalent to 3.8% of GDP –
compared
to 1.6% of GDP for non-commodity-exporting countries.
In Bangladesh, for example, just 13% of households that receive remittances from abroad are below the poverty line,
compared
to 34% of non-remittance-receiving households.
The growth strategy will include targeting industries like regenerative medicine, with greater spending, for example, on cell research conducted by Nobel laureate Shinya Yamanaka; it will also feature policies aimed at leveraging the power of women, who are underrepresented in the work force, particularly when
compared
to other modern economies.
Mexico has been able to keep interest rates much lower – the basic policy rate is 4.5%,
compared
to 7% in Brazil (which is unusually low for the country) – while maintaining a lower inflation rate as well.
But,
compared
to July 2007, at the onset of the crisis, exchange rates between advanced and emerging countries have barely changed.
Compared
to his military predecessor, Musharraf, who touts the catch-phrase of "enlightened moderation," is conveniently progressive.
Many of them grew at rates that
compared
favorably to other emerging markets, if not to China.
The World Bank estimates that natural capital constitutes a quarter of total wealth in low-income countries,
compared
to 3% in the highly developed economies.
The VIX index, which measures stock-market volatility, had hit 44% in August 1998, and during the euro’s first few years, it hovered around 25-30%,
compared
to around 12% today.
Those countries, mostly in the developed world, that establish themselves as AI leaders could capture an additional 20-25% in economic benefits
compared
with today, while emerging economies may accrue only an extra 5-15%.
Global temperatures rose and fell by no more than one degree Celsius
(compared
with swings of more than eight degrees Celsius during the last ice age), and resilient ecosystems met humanity’s needs.
Would-be borrowers do indeed face genuine challenges as a result of these regulations; but that is nothing
compared
to the pain that a collapsing bubble would cause.
Put in “cow who” and you get nearly 400,000 hits,
compared
to nearly 600,000 for “cow that.”
I was appalled when I first saw the statistics: Japan’s wage level since 2000 has fallen at an average annual rate of 0.8%,
compared
to average nominal-wage growth of 3.3% in the United States and the United Kingdom and 2.8% in France.
I, for one, remember how low the net-worth ratio for Japanese corporations was 15 years ago – below 20%,
compared
to more than 30% in Europe and the US.
The gross public debt at the time, at 31% of GDP, was small potatoes
compared
to today’s ratio of 105%.
Capital-account surpluses, mirrored in current-account deficits, summed to about $3.3 trillion from 2010 to 2017,
compared
to an $8 trillion aggregate federal deficit.
Compared
with the original bankruptcy code, the 2006 code is firmly rooted in the needs of a market economy.
Though insignificant in overall trade terms, especially when
compared
with the volatility of floating exchange-rate regimes, the renminbi’s unexpected weakening sparked a global furor.
In adapting to today’s globalization, German banks, with their multiple roles, have a considerable advantage deriving from the diversification of their earning streams, as
compared
to institutions more exposed to the inherent volatility of most trading and fee-based advisory income.
Last year, a record-setting $13.6 billion was invested in Europe’s tech sector,
compared
with $2.8 billion in 2011.
Transactions worth more than $88 billion took place last year –
compared
to just $3.3 billion in 2014 – including SoftBank’s purchase of the British semiconductor-design firm ARM and Qualcomm’s $47 billion purchase of NXP Semiconductors.
These “digital frontrunners” generate about 8% of their GDP from the Internet,
compared
to 5% in Europe’s Big Five (Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom).
A multiplier of two would generate $480 billion of extra spending,
compared
to a multiplier of one, which would generate just the initial $240 billion.
Of course, the US cannot be
compared
with a Union that is nowhere near becoming a United States of Europe.
The “Great Successor” has had barely two years of on-the-job training,
compared
to the 14 years his father spent studying directly under Kim Il-sung.
And, according to World Bank data, extreme poverty is close to zero,
compared
to 11.8% in China in 2009 (the most recent year for which data are available).
At the Asian Development Bank, for example, Japan and the US each claim around 13% of the votes,
compared
to less than 6% for China, and the president is always Japanese.
In the last four months alone, it has soared by more than 7%
compared
with a basket of more than a dozen global currencies, and by even more against the euro and the Japanese yen.
Two major factors are currently working in the dollar’s favor, particularly
compared
to the euro and the yen.
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