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But, in the absence of a major unexpected shock, oil companies will remain under pressure to continue selling oil, even at low prices, as they struggle to service the large debts they incurred on investments when oil prices were high.
Different countries will have different priorities, but all will need to make larger investments in education and life-long training, while pressing ahead with labor- and product-market reforms.
This primarily benefited wealthy households, which could, for example, borrow to make long-term investments that would finance future, rather than current, consumption.
Chinese officials stressed the crucial role of public investments, especially in agriculture and infrastructure, to lay the basis for private-sector-led growth.
Two other critical investments are also needed: roads and electricity, without which there cannot be a modern economy.
The Bank’s failures began in the early 1980’s, when, under the ideological sway of President Ronald Reagan and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, it tried to get Africa and other poor regions to cut back or close down government investments and services.
Practical development strategy recognizes that public investments – in agriculture, health, education, and infrastructure – are necessary complements to private investments.
The World Bank has instead wrongly seen such vital public investments as an enemy of private-sector development.
The Bank can regain its relevance only if it becomes practical once again, by returning its focus to financing public investments in priority sectors, just as the Chinese leadership is prepared to do.
But it is one of the best value-for-money investments a middle-income country can make.
But the lion’s share of these investments result in lower energy usage, and thus reduced energy costs.
Many investors also feel the need to balance increasingly speculative investments (“satellite positioning”) with much safer investments (“core positioning”).
Finally, the leverage of financial investments remains very low compared to other countries.
Governments in the region are pledging to cut emissions by as much as 25% by 2030, and to implement other measures to mitigate and adapt to climate change; overall, these efforts are expected to require at least $4 billion a year in investments.
And if these loans can be shown to be good investments, more banks might be persuaded to finance climate-related agricultural projects.
But to do that, we have to prove that climate-smart investments can be good not just for people and the planet – but also for profits.
North America’s shale-energy revolution has weakened oil and gas prices, while China’s slowdown has undermined demand for a broad range of commodities, including iron ore, copper, and other industrial metals, all of which are in greater supply after years of high prices stimulated investments in new capacity.
Fortunately, proactive policies and investments in sustainable development could unleash a wave of economic opportunity, which in turn could make adaptation more manageable.
Officials should recommit to pursuing green growth and funnel investments into climate-resilient projects.
Then any inflationary monetary policy errors driven by exaggerated fears of deflation will be allowed to stand, and the cumulative inflation will offset any returns on investments in long-term bonds.
Democracy is more than voting, for it requires large investments in education, institutions, and promotion of non-governmental organizations.
Such entities would be able to make investments that would not be possible otherwise.
So, for reasons of Realpolitik, India expanded its activities and investments in Burma throughout the last two decades of the junta’s rule.
Russia’s government is now doing its best to prove that, while difficult, it is possible to defy the laws of business physics and kill investments that are already in the pipeline.
In order to thrive, and to foster the private-sector investment needed for long-term growth, an economy requires functioning health and education systems, investments in soil nutrients and water management, and basic infrastructure such as electricity and motorized transport.
Yet the poorest countries, even well governed ones, lack the resources to finance these investments.
The draft outcome document for the upcoming conference in Addis reflects the rapidly emerging consensus:“We will scale up investments and international cooperation to allow all children to complete free, equitable, inclusive, and quality early childhood, primary and secondary education, including through scaling up and strengthening initiatives, such as the Global Partnership for Education.”
Officials would liquidate the low-return investments that form the legacy of the late-1980s asset-price bubble and then clear away the wreckage left behind in the financial system.
In the face of such uncertainty, the business sector will not enter the market until the riskiest and most capital-intensive investments have been made, or until coherent and systematic political signals have been communicated.
Governments must therefore act decisively to make the needed investments and provide the right signals.
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