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In both Tunisia and Egypt, the authorities have strengthened macroeconomic policy and moved to open the economy.
Her endorsement of a candidate whom she knew Cameron would vehemently oppose was a serious mistake, because it strengthened the hand of those in the UK who want to leave the EU.
In fact, the 2008 crisis will most likely be remembered as a watershed moment, but not because it led to reforms that strengthened economic resilience and removed vulnerabilities.
For many Indians, the temptation to identify with Israel was strengthened by the terrorists’ seizure of Mumbai’s Jewish Center (the Lubavitcher Chabad house) and the painful awareness that India and Israel share many of the same enemies.
Although a modern legal framework largely exists, the rule of law and political accountability urgently need to be strengthened.
Economic and social reform policies throughout Europe would be strengthened if the EU authorities were able to coordinate them, and EU enlargement, together with the further development of its internal market of almost half a billion consumers, could powerfully stimulate economic activity.
Chinese diplomats have pointed to a constellation of mechanisms and platforms built or strengthened in recent years that could help maximize its impact.
The ability and incentive to work cooperatively to solve these problems must be strengthened, not weakened.
Indians are more part of Africa’s social tapestry than are the Chinese, a fabric that has been strengthened through opportunity and adversity through the ages.
Corruption scandals have in fact strengthened the deregulation movements in both South Korea and Japan.
Yet they see that, under Karzai, Saudi influence has declined in Afghanistan since 2001, while that of the Iranians has strengthened.
Yet, over the centuries, the responses to these incentives gradually strengthened and entrepreneurship took hold.
Russia’s aggression in Ukraine and the wars in North Africa and the Middle East have demonstrated why NATO should be strengthened, and that Europe must become serious about defending itself – rather than simply continuing to depend on the United States.
But Sachs might have strengthened his case had he also recalled that during the Cold War, US national transportation strategy was implemented in the 1956 National Interstate and Defense Highways Act, and its national education strategy was implemented as the 1958 National Defense Education Act.
Global economic governance, including at the IMF, must be reformed to reflect the realities of the current era, and global financial-sector supervision and regulation need to be strengthened.
If the international community is to meet its SDG targets, sustainable finance practices will need to be strengthened.
Such classifications probably evolved because they strengthened the cohesion of the "in" group, facilitating cooperation by harnessing hatred for those outside.
As the world economy generates stronger headwinds in the years ahead, it will become easier to distinguish countries that have truly strengthened their economic and political fundamentals from those that have coasted on false narratives and the tenuous strength of fickle investor sentiment.
All of these forces overestimate their capacity to dilute or circumvent existing economic integration, which has been strengthened in recent decades by the rapid development of cross-border value chains.
The United States, quick to capitalize on regional concerns triggered by China’s increasingly muscular self-assertion, has strengthened its military ties with its existing Asian allies and forged security relationships with new friends.
After overcoming its initial reticence, the European Union significantly strengthened its punitive approach toward Iranian entities connected to nuclear activities (though recent court rulings have cast doubt on some measures).
But the EU must be strengthened if the project of European integration is to succeed.
The policy of isolation coupled with direct negotiations would be strengthened further by a common strategy toward Syria, aimed not at “regime change,” but at “coalition change” – that is, drawing Syria away from its close alliance with Iran.
Third, to restore credit growth, eurozone banks and banking systems that are under-capitalized should be strengthened with public financing in a European Union-wide program.
The mechanics of the welfare state will need to be strengthened; public policy must stop deferring to the financial sector, regardless of the need for bailout packages.
Now, exports to the US are falling while the yen has strengthened.
Its successful implementation will require bold policies and strengthened global cooperation that address both the impact of inclusion and its underlying causes.
An institutional framework implies that CFMs should be part of a country’s permanent policy toolkit, and that regulations are strengthened or weakened depending on the phase of the business cycle.
The legitimacy of the new Commission will only be strengthened after a second round of scrutiny.
By asserting its democratic prerogative, Europe’s Parliament has strengthened Europe.
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