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Production chains are facing labor shortages, wage increases, and threats of relocation to lower-cost countries.
Yes, the problems facing Egypt and Tunisia today are far more profound than in many other countries.
Hard Financial Questions about Soft Development MoneyAchieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s) by 2015 is a tremendous challenge facing the international community, and there is widespread agreement that additional external aid is required to meet it.
Beyond facing daily humiliation at checkpoints, Palestinians have seen Israeli settlers destroy their crops and olive groves, and even torch a West Bank home, burning three family members and killing a toddler.
The challenges facing Kim are piling up.
Following the United Kingdom’s Brexit referendum and Donald Trump’s election as US president, the question facing Europe is straightforward: Will populist and nationalist forces exert the same influence in core countries of the EU?
Today, with Greece facing many of the same challenges, it is worth taking a closer look at the lessons learned from Argentina’s crisis.
Its soaring deficits and unsustainable debts were symptoms of serious pathologies: a dysfunctional public sector, an uncompetitive private sector, and an elite that abdicated its responsibilities and, rather than facing the challenges of the day, used the state as a means to supply jobs to political loyalists.
This chart shows increasing divergences over the last ten years, with the countries now facing difficulties (Greece, Portugal, and Spain) having lost competitiveness by around 20% relative to Germany.
Obama’s Real Mistake in SyriaDENVER – As US President Barack Obama’s eight-year term winds down, he has been facing intensifying criticism for failing to stop the carnage in Syria – what many call his “worst mistake.”
With the advanced economies facing rapid population aging, large public-debt burdens, overstretched monetary policies, and fractious politics, the global economy’s capacity to escape its current rut depends largely on the emerging economies.
After all, while these economies are facing challenges of their own, they enjoy more favorable demographics and are experiencing rapid urbanization.
The lessons are too important, and the stakes too high, especially for populations facing systematic discrimination and violence today and in the future.
China’s $5 Trillion OpportunitySHANGHAI – China is facing the difficult task of managing a soft economic landing, after decades of spectacular expansion.
A nuclear-armed Iran would change the entire region’s security environment, and, given the enmity between Israel and Iran, two such nuclear powers facing off against each other would pose a threat.
Facing Down Secular Stagnation in ChinaHONG KONG – Secular stagnation is looming worldwide, and China is no exception.
So it is past time to recognize the deflation danger facing Europe and to consider what more could be done to prevent it.
But the Malaysian constitution provides room for arguments on both sides of the question, and the relatively secular status quo is facing a serious challenge.
Defending a multi-cultural national identity in the face of religious intolerance is thus the great challenge facing Malaysia’s state and society.
But financial markets are in no mood to give Greece time, which brings us to the second major problem facing the country.
MILAN – The world is facing the prospect of an extended period of weak economic growth.
The resulting disequilibrium – not enough France, and thus too much Germany – has been one of the major political problems facing the European Union.
It would have been preposterous to tell Ukrainian demonstrators facing government storm troopers to just grin and bear it without any external solidarity or support.
With the European Union facing unprecedented challenges and crisis, it is impossible to predict its future.
While the challenges facing Afghanistan are immense, they are not insurmountable.
Countries with floating exchange rates, including Colombia, Mexico, and Russia, have managed to adjust so far, despite facing significantly tighter fiscal constraints (though Russia’s situation remains especially vulnerable if low oil prices endure).
Facing Facebook’s ResponsibilityLONDON – When Facebook went public in May 2012, its capacity for effective corporate governance was already in doubt.
For starters, improved access to contraception would prevent an estimated one-third of all maternal deaths, and would have a particularly large impact among those facing the highest risk.
In the future, if we discover that some other product causes health problems (think of asbestos), rather than facing lawsuits for the costs imposed on us, the manufacturer could sue governments for restraining them from killing more people.
Europe’s Trapped PoliticsPARIS – When the last European Parliament election was held, in 2009, it seemed that Europe’s citizens were all facing the same dangers.
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