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By contrast, if a country experiences 2% inflation over a ten-year period, the same items that $100 can buy today will cost $122 at the end of the
decade.
After all, in the last
decade
or so, Russia, Argentina, and Ecuador defaulted on their public debts, while Pakistan, Ukraine, and Uruguay coercively restructured their public debt under the threat of default.
Then a
decade
of nominal-wage growth that out-paced productivity gains led to a rise in unit labor costs, real exchange-rate appreciation, and large current-account deficits.
This is not to say that ambitious reform is not good, or is not warranted to sustain growth for the next
decade.
A Clarion Call for Emerging MarketsITHACA – With 2012 underway, it is worth reflecting on how a
decade
of strong economic growth in emerging markets led to last year’s resounding political transformations.
According to the Third World Center for Water Management, the amount of electricity required to pump water in India has doubled – and, in some cases, even tripled – in the last
decade
alone, as tube-wells have moved from 10-15 meters (32-50 feet) to 200-400 meters (650-1300 feet) deep.
Financial Innovation in the WildPARIS – This month, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) celebrates the start of its fifth
decade.
A
decade
ago, Europe disappointed Iran by withdrawing from negotiations, under pressure from the US – a move that some have suggested aided former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s rise to power.
Now, compare this real and ongoing fintech revolution with the record of blockchain, which has existed for almost a decade, and still has only one application: cryptocurrencies.
The Visegrad initiative worked to some extent, though it was temporarily paralyzed by the disintegration of Czechoslovakia just over a
decade
ago.
We have arrived at this point precisely because both Russia and the West have spent over a
decade
seeking unilateral advantages and eschewing negotiated compromises.
A
decade
ago, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted the “responsibility to protect” populations from mass atrocity crimes – protection that, in extreme cases, could take the form of military intervention.
Intra-regional trade flows have surged during the last decade, but they have been concentrated in parts and components that go into finished products assembled in China for export to developed countries.
Over time, much of the expansion in capacity will be absorbed, as an estimated 15 million people move from rural to urban areas each year over the next
decade.
And when the Fed printed mountains of money in the 1970s to try to dull the pain of that decade’s oil shocks, it triggered an inflationary surge that took more than a
decade
to tame.
The explanation, I believe, lies largely in the August 11 devaluation of the renminbi, after a
decade
of appreciation.
Many Indians lament that such blind religious devotion should thrive in their country in the second
decade
of the twenty-first century.
Although this is changing, the country will continue to dominate this field for the next
decade.
So, despite Sputnik’s initial triumph, a
decade
later the Soviets lost the race to the moon to the Americans.
Of the four BRIC countries – Brazil, Russia, India, and China – Xi’s is the only one that has met my expectations for growth so far this
decade.
If it continues to grow by around 7% for the rest of the decade, as the authorities and many observers expect, it will achieve an average pace of expansion of 7.5%, in line with my projections.
Over the coming decade, seizing that opportunity would increase the size of Europe’s economy considerably – by up to 5% over the next
decade.
But the reality is that helping countries in situations like Brazil’s is an area where global financial institutions like the IMF – which, it should be noted, is more flexible and open today than it was a
decade
ago – can play a constructive role.
As the European Union’s top competition official a
decade
ago, he was regarded as a very Anglo-Saxon regulator.
In a country where left-wing extremists gunned down the last labor-market reformers a
decade
ago, the joke carries ominous undertones.
Over the past decade, the bloc has faced two profound challenges, and it is now in the process of confronting a third.
Over the last decade, US leaders’ efforts to establish productive frameworks for multilateral cooperation with Latin America – including attempts to reinvigorate the Organization of American States and build up new forums like the Summit of the Americas – have run aground on their continued isolation of Cuba.
We all stand to lose from a reversal of the economic and social progress made across Africa in the past
decade.
In Asia, the standard of living doubles every
decade
.
No sane politician will commit to another
decade
of structural reforms that will test the patience of ordinary Latin Americans beyond the limits of electoral survival.
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