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Reform-minded Arabs must aim to
widen
the center, rather than trying to bring together the fringes.
Not surprisingly, the League is calling for new elections in the spring, whereas Berlusconi would prefer to
widen
the government’s majority by bringing back Casini – a path beset with hurdles and hazards.
They should
widen
the regulatory perimeter – that is, they should work to bring nonbank financial institutions under their regulatory umbrella.
And the warming of Sino-US relations helped
widen
divisions between China and America’s Cold War adversary, the Soviet Union.
Now that America's recovery is underway - and it arises from a slump not a recession - the current account deficit will
widen
even further and in no time discussions about the unsustainable high-flying dollar will become fashionable again.
But when the technology requires high skills – technological change is “skill-biased,” in economists’ terminology – its adoption and diffusion will tend to
widen
the gap between the earnings of low- and high-skill workers.
The high rents paid to noble landlords increase their wealth and power by giving them the resources to keep the peasants down and
widen
the surplus – for, after all, they cannot make more land.
Turkey’s Lonely Neighborhood WatchISTANBUL – For nearly a decade, Turkey benefited from a strategic environment that allowed it to raise its profile,
widen
its zone of autonomous action, and aspire to regional power in the Middle East.
Today's government won a strong mandate in last autumn's elections, giving it several years to deepen and
widen
reform.
But, in the absence of serious political reform, income inequality will
widen
as crony capitalism sinks its roots more deeply.
The divide between wealthy and poor nations could
widen
further with each generation until a common humankind no longer exists.
The fundamental problems have not been resolved; indeed, the gap between creditor and debtor countries continues to
widen.
Either way, debt ratios will rise, and the competitiveness gap with Germany will
widen.
On the contrary, it aims, in Hirschman’s words, “to
widen
the limits of what is or is perceived to be possible.”
Even more significant, however, are the differences in energy costs, which are now up to 50% lower in the US – a gap that is likely to
widen
further as America’s shale-gas revolution continues.
No matter how you slice the data on wealth and income, the super-rich are doing very well, and the gap between them and median-income earners – not to mention the poor – continues to
widen.
The third AI divide – among countries – is already apparent, and seems set to
widen
further.
Similarly, China has become more uncoordinated, or fragmented, as its income disparities have continued to
widen.
The budget deficit continued to
widen
as the economy collapsed.
The PBOC is also likely to
widen
the currency’s trading band and move toward a more flexible exchange-rate regime.
But if the government starts reducing its own deficit before private-sector spending recovers, the net result will be a further decline in total spending, and hence in total income, causing the government’s deficit to widen, rather than narrow.
Should current sanctions fail to do the job, Europe and the US should
widen
them to include the oil and gas sector, which is the engine (and soft underbelly) of the Russian economy.
If left unaddressed, the yawning gap between under-connected and hyper-digitalized countries will widen, exacerbating existing inequalities.
The answer depends on how many people either are unaware of the interest-rate spread or do not believe that it will
widen
very far.
The gap is already wide – the International Monetary Fund forecasts a $484 billion deficit this year for the US, versus a $262 billion surplus for the eurozone – and is almost certain to
widen
much further, owing to the euro's 20% depreciation since the IMF released its estimate last autumn.
It is clear that if change does not happen soon, this opportunity gap will continue to widen, causing both a humanitarian and an economic crisis that will hit citizens, businesses, and governments worldwide.
As yields on Treasury securities fall, other spreads
widen
relative to them.
Finally, opponents claim that the financial sector’s global mobility would make it difficult to
widen
the scope of national reforms.
And the gap is continuing to
widen
– services activity grew 8.4% year on year in the first half of 2015, far outstripping the 6.1% growth in manufacturing and construction.
Will inequality be narrowed by job creation or
widen
further, causing political upheaval?
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