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The interim administration must undertake a delicate balancing act: Iraqis will have to be prevented from choosing how they will be ruled until the economic preconditions are in place for that choice to be genuinely free.
With the fund amounting to only about 6% of GDP, Russia can maintain a 3.7% deficit for less than two years before it either has to withdraw from Ukraine to gain relief from Western sanctions, or undertake a major – and, for Putin, politically dangerous – fiscal adjustment.
Pushing China into a corner could force it to undertake more intractable, WTO-compliant ways to keep a lid on exports – for example, by vertically integrating Chinese producers and consumers, or by establishing long-term supply contracts.
Hard to be EasingNEW YORK – The United States Federal Reserve’s decision to undertake a third round of quantitative easing, or QE3, has raised three important questions.
Governments preoccupied with reducing debt are unlikely to undertake the investments needed for long-term structural change.
Its people have been besieged by brutality and mayhem for far too long; they can find respite in far too few countries; and they are being forced to undertake journeys that are far too dangerous.
As the Arab Spring unfolds at different speeds in different countries, Turkey continues to urge Arab governments to undertake genuine reform.
As Premier Wen Jiabao recently emphasized, China must now undertake comprehensive measures to control mounting inflation, growing asset bubbles, and an overheating economy.
They now have a perfect opportunity finally to undertake comprehensive economic reforms.
In the worst cases, voices command the listener to undertake destructive acts such as suicide or assault.
With governments in many developed countries now reaching the limits of their gap-filling capacity, three undesirable possibilities loom large (in addition to the desirable possibility that they will have no choice but to undertake long-postponed reforms that will create sustainable growth with less need for government buffers).
Countries were required to undertake only limited trade liberalization, with plenty of exceptions for socially sensitive sectors (agriculture, textiles, services).
Too timid to undertake serious reforms at home, Japanese authorities fight to keep the yen's value as low as possible against the dollar and rival Asian currencies.
The question is whether the soft-spoken Ignatiev can undertake a major re-organization.
Even though America’s financial markets nearly collapsed, its public-debt levels rose sharply, and the Federal Reserve was forced to undertake massive monetary expansion to support the economy, the dollar strengthened relative to most other currencies.
The price system is saying: shut down risky production activities and don’t undertake any new activities that might be risky.
With zero growth and 10% unemployment, Western Europe's "Rhineland model" is no longer what countries seeking to undertake root-and-branch social and economic reform want to emulate.
Resolving problems that extend across borders is a good place to start, with strategies involving specific tasks for various groups and countries to undertake that advance the greater good.
All of this is well known; what is needed now is the will to undertake such reforms and a mechanism for oversight and accountability to ensure that the bureaucracy implements them quickly and effectively.
To ensure a safe and prosperous future, French voters must support a person of authority, wisdom, and experience, who is willing and able to undertake urgently needed reforms without exacerbating social divisions – someone wholly unlike Marine Le Pen.
In the meantime, both sides would be well advised to undertake a careful analysis of previous experiences with programs that were approved in principle, rather than becoming immediately operational.
The Brazilian and Russian economies are contracting;South Africa’s growth has slowed; and India, though maintaining relatively strong growth, must undertake important reforms.
There is strong evidence, however, that it would not cost the world huge amounts to undertake large-scale carbon capture and storage.
On those visits, I witnessed firsthand the commitment of the continent’s leaders to undertake reforms and boost investment in education.
But private corporations undertake only about half of all agricultural research, whether or not it involves genetic engineering.
The question is whether it will undertake the reforms it needs now or wait until a costly crisis leaves it no choice.
Its recent shelling of South Korea suggests that the failing Kim dynasty might set East Asia alight rather than undertake any serious reform.
Greek Lessons for the World EconomyCAMBRIDGE – The $140 billion support package that the Greek government has finally received from its European Union partners and the International Monetary Fund gives it the breathing space needed to undertake the difficult job of putting its finances in order.
China may not have an infrastructure deficit, but it has something else: large construction companies that welcome the opportunity to undertake additional projects abroad.
Countries with low GES scores need to undertake policies that allow them to rise.
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