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Abenomics, one might conclude, is basically a Japanese version of the failed policy combination deployed in the United States and Europe: massive unconventional liquidity injections by central banks (with the European Central Bank apparently now poised to follow the Fed), but little in the way of fundamental fiscal and structural reforms.
Even more remarkable, for the first time, the executive branch in each country is poised to find parliamentary support for its governmental program.
The economy is poised for stronger growth in the year ahead.
It is only at the cliff’s edge, poised to go over.
The Fed seems poised to make a similar – and possibly even more serious – misstep in the current environment.
Heeding these calls would be a costly mistake that would undermine the objective, non-discriminatory CFIUS process and encourage Chinese companies to look elsewhere at a time when Chinese FDI is poised to explode and the US economy sorely needs the jobs, capital, and trade benefits that it would bring.
Japan’s economic interests are more closely aligned with America’s – the country is poised to join the US-initiated Trans-Pacific Partnership, which will create a vast free-trade zone among a dozen Pacific Rim countries – and the two sides’ strategic visions for Asia are in near-harmony.
But its approach to e-tail is poised to be one of the forces shaping the emerging-market Internet revolution of the twenty-first century.
So even as the Japanese tidal wave appeared poised to overwhelm the world economy in the late 1980s - remember "Japan Inc"? - the country was nearing collapse at home.
So far it has failed to achieve its purpose and Brazil is remains poised on a knife-edge.
Green tech is poised to become the next big player in the global market.
Chinese officials are poised to tighten monetary policy and impose regulatory measures to curb debt momentum, which is bound to mean sacrificing short-term economic growth in order to put growth back on a stable footing.
No convincing peace initiatives or major policy responses are expected from Israel at a time when the United Nations General Assembly is poised to recognize overwhelmingly the creation of a Palestinian state – a move that would further isolate the country.
Ireland's Second, and Last, ChanceOnce again, Irish voters are poised to vote Yes or No to the Treaty of Nice.
Europe is now poised for similar reconciliations elsewhere.
Hungary is now an EU member, and Romania is poised to join (though its membership is a bit delayed because of a lagging domestic reform process).
There are already serious players poised to become SPZ entrepreneurs.
Fallen Tiger, Shaken DragonCLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA – Less than 18 months after becoming General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, Xi Jinping is poised to cage the biggest political “tiger” – a corrupt top official – in the history of the People’s Republic.
In 1992, with the Islamic Salvation Front poised to win Algeria’s general election, the country’s military staged a coup and immediately canceled the election’s second round.
The Truth About NAFTABERKELEY – As US President Donald Trump receives bids to build his supposed “beautiful wall” along the border with Mexico, his administration is also poised to build some figurative walls with America’s southern neighbor, by renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement.
With bomb explosions almost taking the life of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, opposition leader Khaleda Zia charged with murder, and violent protests and arson sweeping the capital, the country seems poised at the edge of a terrifying abyss.
Today, we are poised to take another giant step, one that will bring us back into the natural system of our planet rather than remove us farther from it.
But the Islamist parties also recognize the strength of popular support for Turkey as a modern country, poised to represent Islam's modern face in today's world.
One can understand the Polish position: on regaining independence in 1918, Poland found itself in a brutal war with the Red Army, which was poised to occupy Warsaw.
Only now, with the EU contemplating its future shape and discussing a common foreign and security policy, are Europeans and European politicians poised to recognize the magnitude of the philosophical dimension of European unification.
Even in the best-case scenario, the presumptive coalition seemed poised to maintain the narrow, play-it-safe approach that has prevailed for almost two years.
Changing China’s Growth PathMILAN – China is poised to begin its transition from middle-income to developed-country status.
In 1989, when the Soviet Union was poised to collapse and China was shifting to a market-based economy, Francis Fukuyama announced the “end of history.”
The Chamber of Deputies is poised to enact a law only the White Queen in Alice in Wonderland could love.
And with her Conservative Party poised to win a solid majority in the general election on June 8, the UK will almost certainly stay this course.
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