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In Pakistan, mullahs
raise
funds from their communities and from official and private donors in the wealthy oil-producing countries.
Even under new rules, such cases might still come before the Court, because they
raise
fundamental questions that require interpretation of the European Convention.
Two recent papers
raise
further doubts.
Among the reforms will be tax policies aimed at boosting rural purchasing power, measures to broaden rural land ownership, and technology-led programs to
raise
agricultural productivity.
After a prolonged period of monetary stability at unusually low interest rates, there are dangerous consequences of waiting too long to
raise
rates to more normal and appropriate levels.
Now it must continue to
raise
rates even though there are signs --like declining US consumer confidence — that America’s economy may be faltering.
The Federal Reserve proceeded to
raise
rates in 25 basis points increments for 13 straight meetings --with still more to come—after it exited from its prolonged period of low interest rates.
The House and Senate Republicans who do not want to
raise
the debt ceiling are playing with fire.
A greater effort to
raise
the average level of education in America would have made the country richer and produced a more even distribution of income and wealth by making educated workers more abundant and less-skilled workers harder to find – and thus worth more on the market.
In such a context, Sims argued, monetary policy alone would not be adequate to
raise
inflation; fiscal policy that increases the budget deficit would also be necessary.
So these two programs will
raise
the annual deficit by 2.7% of GDP.
The best way to slow the cost of Social Security is to
raise
the age threshold for receiving full benefits.
Financial markets, worried about this, would immediately
raise
interest rates on other at-risk eurozone countries, large and small.
And, given the low risk appetite among investors, not to mention the small size of city-level projects, municipal governments will struggle to
raise
that share.
But, if global growth remains weak and the dollar becomes too strong, even the Fed may decide to
raise
interest rates later and more slowly to avoid excessive dollar appreciation.
As if that were not bad enough, Germany’s new government is promising to
raise
taxes.
As the Business and Sustainable Development Commission has shown, pursuing the SDGs “could
raise
trillions in new market opportunities in ways that extend prosperity to all.”
To be sure, they could
raise
the rate for new and small borrowers; but, in the current political climate, they would stand accused of stifling economic recovery if they did.
It must do more than repeat that the Fed can
raise
interest rates paid on reserves to encourage banks to hold them.
While no state-run TV station had live current affairs programs ten years ago, now even stations from some of the most dictatorial regimes are forced to
raise
their level and allow live interviews.
All of the main capitalist economies have severe budget problems; all need to cut spending or
raise
taxes.
Instinctively the Left is more willing to
raise
taxes, and less likely to cut taxes irresponsibly in the manner of American Republicans.
Integrating cleaner power into national energy systems would not only
raise
local capacities; it would also free up hydrocarbons for export.
I regularly attend advertising industry events and
raise
this issue, and the answers I get are something along the lines of “what people don’t know won't hurt them,” or “all we’re doing is giving them ads better targeted to their interests.”
That is one reason why protesters should
raise
their own money and hire their own lawyers.
Many economies need to fix the financial sector and restore credit, while many more need to
raise
productivity in order to boost growth and create jobs.
We could also accelerate economic recovery, increase the pace of innovation, and
raise
livelihoods for millions of people worldwide.
Meanwhile, new technologies
raise
demand for skilled workers, while reducing demand for their less-skilled counterparts – a trend that fuels the expansion of the wage gap between skilled and unskilled.
For example, South Korea’s government recently announced that it will
raise
the minimum wage next year by 16.4%, to 7,530 won ($6.70) per hour, and up to 55% above its current level by 2020.
It will also
raise
tax rates for the highest income earners and companies.
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