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But the trend in concentration will reverse about a decade from now,
owing
to the size and growth rates of India and China, which together account for almost 40% of the world’s population.
Yet that revolution has had little impact on Saudi Arabia, Iraq, or Kuwait,
owing
to crude quality.
The Bank’s Concessional Financing Facility (CFF) aims to provide $3-4 billion in low-cost loans to the national governments of Jordan and Lebanon, which have experienced 10% and 25% population growth, respectively,
owing
to the influx of Syrian refugees.
Owing
to historical factors and opportunities, financial transactions were concentrated in cities that were traditionally closely linked to the rise of European and American capitalism.
China’s financial system is failing in that respect,
owing
to frequent administrative and political intervention.
Another such election in the near future, including the one set for January, is unlikely to occur, mainly
owing
to the continuing rift between the PLO and Hamas, which controls Gaza.
These stores solve a psychological problem for us, too, since one can shop at length – a pleasure that may well be hard-wired in the female brain,
owing
to our evolutionary development as gatherers – without feeling sick about one’s overspending by the end of the exercise.
Indeed, China recorded a trade deficit in part of this period, as high investment in fixed assets
(owing
to government stimulus policies enacted in the wake of the global financial crisis) fueled domestic demand for goods in the same way that higher consumer spending would.
Without domestic structural change, currency appreciation would not only undermine exports, but might also decrease imports,
owing
to higher unemployment and lower income.
If all of this happened, the price of oil would skyrocket
owing
to shortages and fears, possibly driving much of the world economy, already in a precarious position, into recession.
The TPP will not be as powerful a free-trade agreement as originally intended,
owing
to exclusions and a very long phase-in period.
Though India had experienced annual real GDP growth of more than 8% for several years, growth has slowed since 2010, to less than 5% in 2013,
owing
to a populist shift in policies dictated by Congress party leader Sonia Gandhi.
Cheap Haitian labor has become a substitute for less-skilled Dominican labor in a way that increases income inequalities, and puts a special burden on the country’s public finances and services,
owing
to lower tax revenues.
The argument for legislative action is tantalizingly simple: the US merchandise trade deficit has averaged a record 4.4% of GDP since 2005, with China accounting for fully 35% of the shortfall, supposedly
owing
to its currency manipulation.
The 1907 panic started in the United States,
owing
to a rise in interest rates as farmers in the West were paid for their crops and financial scandals in New York that seemed to implicate a large financial institution, the Knickerbocker trust.
Spain and Portugal, by contrast, would probably suffer,
owing
to their still-considerable external debts.
If risk premia increase, it would be a result of creditors’ doubts about a government’s ability to finance itself in the long run,
owing
to a downward revision of growth expectations or a domestic political stalemate in which taxpayers oppose bondholders.
The small proportion of students from poorer backgrounds who manage to gain admission and secure scholarships to top institutions often have lower grades, especially toward the beginning of their university education,
owing
to their inferior preparation.
In fact, financial constraints prevent many capable students from attending any university at all,
owing
to their need to earn an income that only full-time employment can provide.
The Weimar Republic had incurred huge deficits,
owing
in part to meet reparations payments mandated by the Treaty of Versailles, but it was unable to borrow, so the central bank printed money.
Japan escaped contagion, even serving as a haven from financial turmoil elsewhere in Asia,
owing
to its large reserves and stable currency.
The news focus today is on how hard it is for the eurozone periphery to adjust and return to growth,
owing
to the combination of high public debt and actual or perceived austerity measures.
The current-account balance deteriorated rapidly,
owing
to the loss of more than $4 billion in tourism revenues and a sharp fall in remittances by Egyptian workers abroad.
The International Monetary Fund estimates that foreign-currency reserves fell by half, to $18 billion, by December 2011,
owing
partly to the worsening current-account balance, but, more importantly, to withdrawal from Egypt by foreign and domestic investors alike.
Today, Egypt not only remains vulnerable to unstable domestic politics;
owing
to the depletion of its international reserves – at a rate of roughly $2 billion a month since last October – the country now also faces the threat of a currency crisis.
Egypt’s economy is facing continued risks,
owing
to capital flight, rising inflation, unemployment, and populist policies.
And 32 million girls are denied the basic right to attend school,
owing
to gender discrimination; around 500,000 of them are trafficked each year.
In the short run, the investment boom will fuel inflation,
owing
to the highly resource-intensive character of growth.
Both the two-year and five-year US repo rates have been pushed periodically into negative territory,
owing
to the combined effects of risk-averse behavior, investor deleveraging, and stricter banking regulation.
According to the 2017 Edelman Trust Barometer, the public’s confidence in the status quo has collapsed worldwide,
owing
to widely held concerns about globalization, innovation, immigration, the erosion of social values, and corruption.
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