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Meanwhile, demand in most of the European Union is weak, ruling out the economic growth needed to repay debts and offer hope to the 25 million unemployed.
What is now holding back these and other European economies is
weak
demand in the eurozone as a whole.
But those charges seem odd coming from countries with
weak
rule of law and heavy Internet censorship.
Iran’s war with Iraq in the 1980’s, and the low price of oil throughout the 1990’s, kept the Islamic Republic
weak.
That will require carefully identifying the
weak
spots of the existing order, and forging coalitions of the willing to address them.
Brazil should have been downgraded below investment grade last year, as the economy struggled with a widening fiscal deficit, a growing economy-wide debt burden, and a
weak
and worsening business environment.
Without such a revision aimed at boosting growth, Europe will remain alarmingly
weak
both internally and externally.
However the WikiLeaks cables show that the Syrian leadership told the Iranian regime not to count on it in any war with Israel because it is too
weak.
Rotary took on the challenge of getting vaccines to the poor, in regions with
weak
or non-existent public health systems.
The Kurdish and Arab Shia religious parties sought a very
weak
central government in Baghdad, the latter because they feared a return to Sunni minority rule.
The global economic recovery remains too
weak.
It requires a fiscal policy that focuses not only on efficiency, but also on equity – particularly on fairness in sharing the burden of adjustment, and on protecting the
weak
and vulnerable.
But Western nations are in a
weak
position to make this response, because they inflict so much unnecessary suffering on animals.
While imports must, of course, be financed by exports, the focus on trade competitiveness is drawing attention away from Europe’s underlying problem – very
weak
productivity growth.
And productivity growth has been almost as
weak
in the eurozone’s core as in its troubled periphery.
As depositors flee from a
weak
bank, they can destroy the bank’s liquidity.
Thus, central banks wisely stand ready to give credits to weakened banks to prevent panics and bank runs, and to allow an orderly period of closing or merging
weak
banks.
The competitive pressures on European banks resulting from currency union will almost surely force the issue, by pushing
weak
banks towards bankruptcy.
Profit margins have expanded to record highs as companies have cut costs, delayed infrastructure investments, borrowed at ultra-low rates, and taken advantage of
weak
labor markets to avoid raising wages.
Though most African states outlaw early or forced marriages, enforcement is
weak.
Israel’s political system, through its complex mechanisms of rigged party selection and absolute proportionality, condemns the country to
weak
coalition governments and escalating corruption.
Unfortunately, population growth, urbanization, and
weak
land rights are driving up demand for land, thereby undermining many farmers’ ability to invest in and replant their property.
And a strong euro is the last thing that a
weak
Europe needs.
Thus, in Europe now, as in Japan then, the pieces are in place for a lost decade:
weak
banks make for
weak
government finances, which in turn make for
weak
growth and even weaker banks, with the absence of monetary and fiscal support leaving no escape from this vicious spiral.
If civil society is too weak, parties will seek to dominate institutions that should remain independent.
Havel was the first important Czech politician to criticize this trend, warning against excessive partisanship and arguing that political parties would become internally
weak
but outwardly authoritarian if they did not draw inspiration from a vibrant civil society.
Nonetheless, the real issue is that the Fed’s last-minute change of heart does not significantly alter the main challenge that the highly qualified Yellen will face: persistently
weak
economic fundamentals and doubts about the continued effectiveness of the Fed’s policy tools.
We cannot afford to have
weak
links in our chain of defense.
With the economy already desperately weak, the resumption of sanctions could empower the extremists.
The withdrawal of QE, beyond being unpopular among some policymakers and politicians, has highlighted concerns about the risk of increased financial instability and rising inequality – both of which could undermine America’s already
weak
economic recovery.
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