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It is important that that momentum be maintained in preparation for the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris in December.
But reform momentum is tugging in two, quite opposite, directions.
The absence of sustained military momentum by any side has led to a dizzying mix of new security realities and strategic demands (from the implementation of Sharia law in opposition-held areas to predictions of regional secession).
But, overall, it is hard to deny that the global economy lacks momentum.
But regional partnerships that are established around shared goals could give national and local efforts more momentum.
The question is whether European policymakers can muster the political determination to adhere to the new course long enough for the economy to gain momentum.
This facilitated a two-decade-long economic boom, while reducing pressure on governments to sustain the momentum of progress toward greater energy efficiency.
By contrast, South Korea has maintained its growth momentum since the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990’s.
Nearly 60% of the WTO’s membership supports controlling fisheries subsidies, with support from the African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of developing countries – together with the EU’s contribution to improve transparency and reporting – giving new momentum to the effort.
The momentum now gathering in the public and private sectors is creating an opportunity that must not be missed.
The process picked up momentum late last year, after hackers leaked thousands of e-mails from a top British research facility showing that some of the world’s most influential climatologists had been trying to disguise flaws in their work, blocking scrutiny, and plotting together to enforce what amounts to a party line on climate change.
Chinese leadership over the past decade and a half has been about fine-tuning and maintaining the momentum of Deng’s state-led development model, launched after the Tiananmen protests of 1989.
The risk on the minds of investors, managers, and government officials is that currency markets – or government-managed currencies buffeted by market forces – often develop too much momentum and overshoot fundamental values.
That is a key reason why WTO negotiations lost momentum during the Doha Round of trade talks, which began in 2001 and petered out without an agreement.
For the corrupt elite, there is a tipping point beyond which the opposition provides better protection for their wealth and power – a point that was reached in Ukraine as the Maidan protests gathered momentum.
It is not a good bet for Europe, however, where growth momentum remains strong despite some recent backing and filling after the torrid pace of the second quarter, where interest rates remain too low and money supply growth too high.
This is a promising step forward, reflecting the tremendous momentum that efforts to protect the ocean have gained in recent years.
As the Global Ocean Commission’s work comes to a natural conclusion, its many partners and supporters will be working hard to sustain this momentum, ensuring that building healthy and resilient oceans remains a global priority until it is a global reality.
Economic interdependence in East Asia gained momentum following the Asian financial crisis of 1997-1998.
More broadly, only through the establishment of less ambitious, smaller-scale, and functionally oriented institutions can momentum be built for a regional framework for peace.
For example, youth leader Julius Malema, who accuses President Jacob Zuma’s government of complicity in the miners’ recent deaths, is gaining momentum in the political mainstream.
Fortunately, we already have the know-how, resources, and, crucially, the political momentum to do this; and at the High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS this year, United Nations member states made ambitious commitments that will put us on the fast track toward our goal.
Thus, normal re-equilibration to “purchasing power parity” should give the dollar slight upward momentum.
Similarly, proposals in the United States for a federal jobs guarantee have been gaining momentum on the traditional left.
No fewer than 187 countries – large and small, developed and developing – announced emissions-reduction targets in the months before the conference, which created the momentum to reach a landmark accord.
With the Paris climate agreement on track to enter into force in the coming months – more rapidly than anyone ever thought possible – we still have that momentum.
One can already see grassroots activism gaining momentum in congressional districts that would not have seemed competitive just five months ago.
This process is still in its early stages, but it is gathering momentum, and eventually it will cover all areas of production.
India's Economic Performance : 1868-2000Year Per Capita Income(at 1948-49 prices- Rs.)Population(million)1868 176 2091900 213 2381945 244 3191950 221 3591980 318 6791999-00 602 991Average Annual Growth Rates (per cent per annum)1868-2000 1868-1900 1900-1945 1950-1980 1980-2000per capita income 2.6 0.7 0.3 1.5 4.5population 3.6 0.4 0.8 3.0 2.3national income 6.2 1.1 1.1 4.5 6.8Are EU Troops on the Way?STOCKHOLM – Suddenly, the debate about creating a joint European Union army has gained real momentum.
The coalition is currently led by former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, and has picked up political momentum from real gains in last year’s general election.
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