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This failure to follow through reopens old wounds and raises troubling questions about the legitimacy of an institution that, reflecting the long
shadow
of history, is dominated by a handful of advanced countries.
Even in the best of times, Lebanon muddles through with a politically dysfunctional government and an army that operates in the
shadow
of a large Shia-dominated militant organization.
Meanwhile, efforts to rebuild the Bretton Woods international monetary system had collapsed, casting a
shadow
over prospects for international trade and global economic growth.
Not the smallest
shadow
of the slightest suspicion of corruption ever disturbed his peace.
At the same time, Europe’s leaders are under pressure from a new generation of voters, who grew up in the
shadow
of the Berlin Wall’s collapse.
This shortage – exacerbated by exploding populations, depletion and degradation of natural ecosystems, and popular discontent – is casting a
shadow
over these countries’ future.
The
shadow
banking system, which is beyond the reach of bank regulators and deposit insurance, fed the boom in home prices by helping provide more credit to buyers.
As a result,
shadow
banking, which provides capital at triple the cost implied by the official base interest rate, is flourishing – and generating significant uncertainty and risk.
The Federal Reserve Board comprises seven governors; but, for most of its history, the Board has operated in the
shadow
of its chairmen, three of whom (Marriner Eccles, William McChesney Martin, and, most recently, Alan Greenspan) served for nearly 20 years.
It describes how the meeting’s attendees did not just focus on humanitarian assistance, but rather served as a sort of
shadow
government.
This growing aversion to risk makes it particularly difficult for SMEs to borrow from commercial banks, forcing them to turn to the under-regulated
shadow
banking sector.
For example, Kenya, in a bid to attract private investors, has provided
shadow
credit ratings of 43 utilities.
But just how extensive – and how risky – is
shadow
banking in China?
Chinese
shadow
banking totals only about $2.2 trillion.
Thus, the real issue in China is not the volume of
shadow
credit, but its quality, and the banking system’s capacity to absorb potential losses.
Market forces and policy conflicts triggered
shadow
banking’s emergence in China.
Since 2008,
shadow
banking has exploded, owing to price and regulatory factors.
In an environment dominated by direct quantitative controls, such as increasingly stringent lending quotas,
shadow
banking is meeting genuine market demand, with the interest rates that borrowers are willing to pay providing a useful price-discovery mechanism.
But, if more risk builds up through continued expansion of
shadow
credit, this risk buffer may become inadequate.
Ultimately, addressing
shadow
banking in China will require mechanisms that clearly define, allocate, and adjudicate financial risks among the key players.
The state fails to provide for its citizens; poverty, political marginalization, and land disputes then fester, fueling ethnic militias that function as a kind of tribal
shadow
government, often providing social services.
If highly leveraged developers are under stress, they could produce non-performing loans – and thus considerable risk – in both the traditional and
shadow
banking sectors.
Going on to accuse Soros of creating a
shadow
government in the US, the show claims that this “greatly resembles” similar organizations that “he has created in other countries” supposedly “before instigating a coup.”
That description may not yet be true, but the
shadow
of state failure is certainly growing.
Nevertheless, the country cannot escape the
shadow
cast by the terrible events of June 4, 1989.
The world community will continue to pay a high price for the nuclear standoff, which will cast a
shadow
over world oil markets for years to come.
Surely the largest single factor in the synchronized global upswing is that the world economy is finally leaving behind the long
shadow
of the 2008 financial crisis.
It cast a dark
shadow
over humanity, one unseen since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
Rapidly changing conditions have brightened some people’s economic outlook; but they have left others behind, casting a dark
shadow
of dissatisfaction across the global economy.
The
shadow
of two previous events that took place on September 11 looms over the outcome – indeed, over the fact that the question is even being considered at all.
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