Sentences with phrase «towards global crises»

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The price of soya beans is heading towards the record high set during the 2007 - 08 food crisis, which is set to reignite fears of runaway global food inflation.

In a rare interview, likely one of his last at the German FinMin, he warned that we may be headed towards another global financial crisis.

From the situation outlined above, it is clear that Europe has been hit by a multiple set of crises, which have been aggravated by the current global challenges and by the current titling of the global economy towards East.

In any case, to face the financial crisis and the underneath change in the balance of powers in the global economy, it has become increasingly evident that there is no other durable solution for the European economy (ies) than to move towards further fiscal and budgetary integration.

The 1980s African debt crisis was created by a variety of factors (much more complex than the commonly attributed «poor African leadership» theory), including irresponsible over-lending by private creditors seeking high returns, the tendency towards one product commodity economies, the targeting of developing countries for high interest loans, the global monetary shock of 1979 - 81, trade protectionism in Northern countries, the depreciation of the US dollar, the prolonged drought of 1981 - 84, among other factors (see African Debt Revisited).

It is certainly true that Cameron showed a distinct lack of grace towards Brown who deserves respect as a former prime minister and for his decisive role in shaping the global response to the 2008 banking crisis.

The decision by the Eurozone to force bank depositors in Cyprus to contribute towards a bailout, a first in the Eurozone debt crisis, could hurt other peripheral nations, the Euro and the global stock market rally, analysts warned.

Towards his later life, particularly following the global financial crisis of 2007 - 08, Buffett became an increasingly vocal critic of active management, i.e., mutual funds and hedge funds.

Tassoultante (shown above), from the series Riad Mirage Club, investigates the impact of the 2008 global financial crisis on the region's urban landscape, traversing ghost towns, abandoned tourism projects and unused infrastructures to point towards wider human and economic narratives.

Higher taxes will help, but a solution to our global climate crisis will also require a movement towards voluntary simplicity, as advocated by Henry David Thoreau and Mohandas Gandhi.

This is an enormous step towards a safer climate future for the world — and much closer to Canada's fair share in addressing the global climate crisis.

As we move towards the end of the first quarter of 2014, the recovery in the global economy is picking up pace, though clearly still at risk from shocks, such as the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and the turmoil in emerging markets.

Confirming the national trend towards downsizing to more manageable homes, the number of flats and townhouses built has also risen, brought to market by developers who continue to demonstrate confidence in the marketplace, following their return after a long absence in the wake of the 2007 global financial crisis.