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After the Islamic State’s demise, the next chapter in the history of the Middle East will be determined by open,
direct
confrontation between Sunni Saudi Arabia and Shia Iran for regional predominance.
Any
direct
military confrontation with Iran would, of course, set the region ablaze, greatly surpassing all previous Middle East wars.
And firms in the US would take a
direct
hit from higher tariffs in trade, given that 77% of China’s exports to the US are intermediary and capital goods used to produce finished products, according to the McKinsey Global Trade Database.
Indeed, it may be a painful recognition, but America’s share of worldwide foreign
direct
investment is now half of what it was two decades ago.
The country’s balance of payments is under chronic strain, and attracting foreign
direct
investment – including from the Cuban diaspora – would be easier if the country could bring its reforms to fruition and rationalize its complex exchange rates.
Apart from the
direct
effects on economic growth and job creation, broadband can have some other very important benefits for Least Developed Countries.
Direct
investment in both directions is higher than with Asia, and US-European trade is more balanced than US trade with Asia.
Thus, though Smoot-Hawley was not a
direct
cause of the Great Depression, as many have claimed, it did contribute to a breakdown of international trade precisely when the world could least afford it.
The second path is not to worry about production of goods and services, but rather to try to boost employment directly through
direct
government hiring.
We are talking about either
direct
government employment programs, or large tax credits for businesses that increase the number of workers they employ.
Yet the new generation gap has had little
direct
political effect.
While its impact on China would not be as
direct
as Trump’s actions, it is a source of significant medium-term risks for the entire global economy.
The resulting flows of global capital into European shares, property, and
direct
investment – all of which are now substantially cheaper than corresponding US assets – could easily outweigh the cash and bond investments attracted by rising US interest rates.
To determine the appropriate role and capabilities of Iran’s military,
direct
talks between the US and Iranian militaries, like those the US has pursued with China, might be in order.
These people viewed the austerity and liberalization policies enacted in recent years by Spain (but often mandated by the EU) as a
direct
threat to their livelihoods.
These days it is a growing industrial power which, after six and a half years of high-speed economic liberalization under successive governments of varying political hues, now has the largest middle class in the world, is an ever more enticing lure for foreign
direct
investment, and is economically stable enough to have escaped the financial storms that have wrecked much of east Asia.
Government debt has increased by $25 trillion, with the advanced economies accounting for $19 trillion – a
direct
result of severe recession, fiscal-stimulus programs, and bank bailouts.
That is a thin legal basis for establishing a pan-European supervisor with
direct
responsibility for individual institutions, and it was clearly not intended for that purpose.
Indeed, Germany agreed to the wording only on the understanding that the ECB could not be a
direct
supervisor.
The Fed has given ordinary banks
direct
access to its credit facilities, and the ECB no longer rations the supply of base money, instead providing as much liquidity as banks demand.
To reduce tensions in the region, perhaps the US should initiate long-avoided
direct
talks with North Korea, which could help to resolve the security issues posed by that country’s regime.
Proponents of referenda hold them up as the epitome of democracy, giving ordinary citizens a
direct
say over specific policy decisions.
Doing so requires, first and foremost, measures to halt the decline in foreign
direct
investment, which fell by 30% from 2012 to 2013.
Second, QE could evolve into a “helicopter drop” of money or
direct
monetary financing by central banks of larger fiscal deficits.
Think of
direct
purchases of stocks, high-risk corporate bonds, and banks’ bad loans.
Taking
direct
aim at Obama’s proposals, he argued that reform of the global financial system should not be driven by what each country sees fit for itself.
Russia today openly lays claim to a sphere of interest in its borderlands – in
direct
contradiction to commitments made under the Helsinki process.
World flows of foreign
direct
investment (FDI) have soared over the past two decades, from $40 billion in the early 1980’s to $900 billion last year.
America has also been frustrated in its desire to obtain regional support for its policy of
direct
involvement in the Colombia’s internal strife.
Some countries – Mexico, Colombia, and Peru – appear to want a privileged
direct
relationship with America.
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