Sentences with phrase «lower economic strength»

1) Lower economic strength in light of the diminished medium - term growth outlook, constrained by foreign currency shortages, high inflation, lower public sector spending and a weak banking system.

Low economic strength, inadequate infrastructure, low level of social development, lack of institutional capacity, and a higher dependency on the natural resource base make the country more vulnerable to climate stimuli (including both variability as well as extreme events)» (Ministry of Environment and Forest, 16).

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Two more years of economic pain Australia faces a longer period of low growth, higher debt and higher unemployment than predicted just four weeks ago as the wave of job losses gathered strength, with clothing manufacturer Pacific Brands axing 1850 staff across the country.

Ratings agency Moody's on Wednesday maintained the United States» top - notch «Aaa» credit rating, saying the country's «exceptional» economic strength would counterbalance lower fiscal strength.

Reuters's Noel Randewich: «Ratings agency Moody's on Wednesday maintained the United States» top - notch «Aaa» credit rating, saying the country's «exceptional» economic strength would counterbalance lower fiscal strength.

Higher retail sales, higher home prices, and general economic strength should generate more revenues for municipalities, which could also mean reduced issuance of new bonds and lower muni yields for investors.

New York is not a low - tax state, and its economic success is because of strengths that overcome a challenging tax environment, with recent tax commission reports recommending many of the changes incorporated in the bill.

Given the enormous changes taking place in the world, the current education achievement gap between low - income and affluent students, and the logical nexus between a nation's economic strength and the quality of its public education system, it is incumbent on our country to put in place a national education strategy.

Given that he's currently more bullish on the U.S. than Canada, owing to the former's better economic strength and lower exposure to resources, Lekkerkerker plans to take advantage of the North American fund's increased flexibility.

Low levels of U.S. coking coal consumption in 2009 and 2010 were also partly attributed to the recent economic downturn; the February 2011 STEO forecasts a slight increase in U.S. coking coal consumption and an increase in coking coal exports in 2011, based on the assumption of improved economic performance and continued strength in international demand, respectively.

There are strengths and limitations to both absolute and relative measures of low income, and use of relative measures, such as those used in the current study, have their merits when used within countries to identify those at risk of poverty and social exclusion.30 Still, Norway has low levels of poverty and economic inequality, which may restrict generalisability of these results.

Robust economic conditions, low unemployment rates, modestly growing salaries and wages, and sound consumer confidence contributed to the overall strength of the residential real estate sector, the company says.

«Market concerns over the strength of the economic recovery brought long - term Treasury yields to new lows this week allowing fixed mortgage rates to reach record levels,» said Freddie Mac chief economist Frank Nothaft.