Sentences with phrase «listless economy»

Some of Haregewoin's old friends had retired from work in retail or the professions; others were underemployed, simply unable — in Ethiopia's listless economy — to fill their days with gainful activity.

The Federal Reserve's ultra-low interest - rate policy since the financial crisis may have lent support to a listless economy and made the government's massive debt a lot easier to finance, but it's been more than hard on retirees and conservative savers.

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The long - awaited program, known as quantitative easing, is meant to spur growth in the listless eurozone economy and to raise inflation to healthier levels.

The global economy, listless these past few years, looks ready to rise, stretch and get a move on again.

Eddie's first flop of the new year is, as unlikely as it seems, somehow more listless and boring than his previous three films, taking its inspiration from the Bush economy and our failed childcare system and making of it a saccharine puff - piece heavy on manufactured epiphanies and potty humour.

«Until the economy begins to create more and better jobs, retail sales will remain listless, demand will remain at low levels and the vacancy compression will be slow and tedious.»