Competitiveness
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For Europe, the rising Euro means lower
competitiveness
and further economic contraction.
Record levels of military expenditures are the only major source of expansion, and while such expenditures may be necessary and do stimulate the economy in the short run, they do not enhance its long-term
competitiveness
and strength.
With Turkey’s external deficit equivalent to 6% of GDP, the authorities have adopted a macro-prudential framework that combines policies to reduce exchange-rate volatility in the very short term with measures to increase domestic savings and promote the real sector’s international
competitiveness
in the long run.
With the notable exception of the Fed, central banks fear the impact of an appreciating currency on domestic companies
' competitiveness
too much not to intervene; indeed, an increasing number of them are working actively to weaken their currencies.
With German prices rising at less than 1% annually, the eurozone periphery needs falling prices in order to regain the
competitiveness
lost during the pre-2008 boom years.
Japan’s export growth was crippled by these non-market interventions, not by a loss of
competitiveness.
If France wants to capitalize on the positive emotions of Bastille Day, it needs much more responsible elites, ready to unite in the fight against unemployment and its causes (lack of
competitiveness
and labor-market rigidity) and consequences (the rise of populist, non-republican forces).
Trump’s stance on China is well known: he has blamed the country for everything from hacks on his opponent (thought by the US government to be the work of Russia) to climate change (which he has called a hoax cooked up by China to undermine US competitiveness).
Energy’s emergence as a focal point for European leaders makes sense, given that it lies at the confluence of the three existential threats facing the European Union: a revisionist Russia, the declining
competitiveness
of European businesses, and climate change.
Such an integrated energy market would lead to significant savings – estimates go as high as €40 billion ($51 billion) annually by 2030 – thereby providing a much-needed
competitiveness
boost.
According to the World Economic Forum, which released its annual report on economic
competitiveness
last month, the US is the fifth most competitive economy in the world (behind the small economies of Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, and Singapore).
The introduction of the euro was supposed to spur the less dynamic and competitive European economies, mostly in the south of the continent, to drive down their costs and increase their
competitiveness.
Far from pushing through structural reforms, they let domestic wages and costs rip, reducing their
competitiveness
relative to Europe’s better-run economies.
Crisis-weary Europe and America face a rising tide of protectionism at home, and are trying to find ways to blunt the edge of China’s non-transparent trade
competitiveness.
That way, immigration will improve the quality of supply in the labor market and boost firms’ competitiveness, without generating cultural pressures.
Over the longer term, a strong currency promotes efficiency in export industries, further insulating
competitiveness
from exchange-rate effects.
And China relied heavily on the US dollar to anchor its undervalued currency, allowing it to boost its export
competitiveness.
Furthermore, the decline in the working-age cohort would squeeze labor supply, fueling wage growth and eroding the country’s economic
competitiveness.
In Latin America, Trump is not only harming American competitiveness; he is also helping Chinese players establish themselves.
The idea of creating and publishing an index with country rankings is a strategy adopted by many organizations and social movements to raise awareness about issues such as corruption, governance, freedom, gender equality, competitiveness, productive knowhow, and the investment climate, among others.
Their approach has been to extend new loans so that Greece can service its existing debts, without restoring Greece’s banking system or promoting its export
competitiveness.
Yes, the economy’s long slide reflects Italian leaders’ failure to confront the country’s loss of competitiveness; but it is a failure that is widely shared in Europe.
Sustainable growth can be achieved only if Italy’s economy regains its competitiveness, and within the eurozone there is only one way to accomplish this: by reducing the prices of its goods relative to those of its eurozone competitors.
Given that disinflation or deflation leads through a valley of tears before
competitiveness
improves, there is reason to doubt whether election-minded politicians, with their short-term orientation, are capable of staying the course.
The underlying loss of
competitiveness
is not discussed, because that is a problem that discussion alone cannot resolve.
Such reforms are essential to raise productivity growth and improve the Japanese economy’s
competitiveness.
After an “age” of excessive leverage, debt creation, and credit entitlement that culminated in the 2008 global financial crisis, America still faces the tricky challenge of allocating cumulative losses that continuously inhibit investment, jobs, and
competitiveness.
Easing access to finance for the private sector, strengthening legal frameworks, making the private sector more attractive to nationals (more than two-thirds of whom are currently public employees), and coordinating investment in areas like logistics would go a long way toward improving private-sector
competitiveness
in the GCC.
In return, the highly indebted countries must commit to multi-year programs to restructure fiscal institutions and enhance
competitiveness
– reforms that can be implemented and bear fruit only over the medium term.
Advances in the defense industry lead to significant positive externalities, such as civil-military synergies and investment in research and development, which is fundamental to growth, innovation, and future
competitiveness.
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