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For years, the Wahhabis of Arabia have been the fountainhead of Islamist radicalism and the
primary
backer and facilitator of extremist groups throughout the region.
And when the downside risks materialized, the losses were largely socialized – the
primary
reason why US public debt has soared in recent years.
Our
primary
goal must be to take planetary responsibility for this risk, rather than placing in jeopardy the welfare of future generations.
As a result, Greece moved from a
primary
budget deficit (which excludes interest payments on debt) of more than 10% of GDP to a
primary
balance last year – by far the largest such reversal in post-crisis Europe.
Blanchard notes that in 2012, Greece agreed “to generate enough of a
primary
surplus to limit its indebtedness” and to implement “a number of reforms which should lead to higher growth.”
With no path to growth, the creditors’ demand for an eventual 3.5%-of-GDP
primary
surplus is actually a call for more contraction, beginning with another deep slump this year.
Pensions and wages account for about 75% of
primary
spending; the other 25% have already been cut to the bone.
The swing in Greece’s fiscal position from a large
primary
deficit to a surplus was almost unprecedented, but the demand that the country achieve a
primary
surplus of 4.5% of GDP was unconscionable.
As matters stand, central banks in developed countries find all sorts of ways to justify their policies, without acknowledging the unmentionable – that the exchange rate may be the
primary
channel of transmission.
The transition from
primary
school to secondary school is particularly important, as it usually coincides with adolescence, a period in a girl’s life that lays the foundation for success and wellbeing in womanhood.
What should be its
primary
goals?
A recent decline in
primary
surpluses has added to the problem.
The
primary
goals are now economic, reflecting growing pressures and priorities inside Iran as well as the shifting measure of power worldwide.
Midwives’ services extend far beyond pregnancy and birth to include essential education, health monitoring, and
primary
care for babies, adolescents, and mothers throughout the life cycle.
And, though infrastructure is by no means neglected, the
primary
focus of educational investment is students and teachers.
Opinion polls consistently show that some 60% of Americans still regard television as their
primary
news source.
Health Express achieves this by training local physicians in prevention and treatment of infectious diseases and educating
primary
and middle-school students on health and hygiene via a traveling caravan that moves from school to school.
As a result, many of them rely on exports of
primary
commodities with little change in the composition of exports or their methods of production year after year, or even decade after decade.
Thus, Saudi Arabia has become the
primary
source of financing and weapons for Sunni rebel forces fighting Assad’s army, which is backed heavily by Shia Iran and its proxy, the Lebanon-based Hezbollah militia.
The
primary
reason for the projected slowdown is the decrease in employment relative to the population, which reflects the aging of American society, a lower birth rate, and a decelerating rise in women’s participation in the labor force.
Large reductions in public-sector wages brought down the
primary
deficit, but employment maintenance lowers productivity, raises costs, and delays adjustment.
Progress will require eliminating shortages of doctors and nurses, adopting electronic recordkeeping, and strengthening the availability and quality of
primary
care.
He is a savvy marketer who tapped into the political zeitgeist by pandering to working-class Republicans and “Reagan Democrats,” some of whom may have supported Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in the Democratic
primary.
The UN’s Crimes of OmissionCAIRO – When the United Nations was founded, its
primary
goals, as stated in its Charter’s preamble, included saving future generations from “the scourge of war” and reaffirming “faith in fundamental human rights.”
The Security Council has the
primary
responsibility within the UN for maintaining peace and security.
Optimists point out that the country is supposed to eliminate its
primary
deficit (the budget balance minus interest payments) by 2013, which implies that it could pay its non debt-related bills with its own resources after a default.
For starters, there is the structural trend of rising
primary
government expenditure as a share of GDP, which reached 36% in 2014, up from 22% in 1991.
In the US, Trump’s ascendancy and the political traction gained by Senator Bernie Sanders’s
primary
campaign reflect many of the same sentiments that led to Brexit.
The half-billion people who depend on a healthy fishing industry, and the one billion who rely on fish as a
primary
source of protein, cannot wait another 20 years for the international community to act.
What leaders – both within and outside the region – can do is pursue large-scale and intelligent investments in
primary
and secondary education, small and medium-size businesses (which form the backbone of Arab economies), and renewable energy sources (which could underpin the upgrading of regional value chains).
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