In a context of
continued weak investment at the global level, any additional uncertainty has the potential to keep businesses on the sidelines longer.
Not exact matches
«Persistent conflicts and their regional spillovers, security concerns,
weaker - than - anticipated public
investment (Afghanistan, Jordan), delays in implementation or completion of structural reforms (Jordan, Morocco, Pakistan, Tunisia), and political and policy uncertainty (Lebanon, Pakistan)
continue to weigh on growth.
Low oil prices have taken their toll on an already
weak Canadian economy, where household debt levels are at record highs and business
investment continues to lag.
In Greece's case at least, we haven't seen much wager - pinching growth, and they
continue to try to increase their national savings as a percentage of their GDP to match Germany's again, and that just means there's not a lot of consumption or
investment happening in the
weaker parts of the Eurozone.
However,
investment in nonresidential structures is still
weak, and the housing sector
continues to be depressed.