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Boutros-Ghali will also need to keep a close eye on his country's own economy: the global downturn has hit Egypt's growth. "The big problem is that it will slow job creation, and we can't afford that," Boutros-Ghali says. But, he adds, there's no reason to panic just yet: "We have a comfortable balance of payments and reserves." With a little luck, Egypt may escape the "pointy end" of the IMF's policies this time...
...economic picture and is unsure how he would support his family if not. His case is one of hundreds that worry U.S. and Iraqi officials, who fear that the lingering insurgency will lure Awakening members into its ranks with financial incentives the government may no longer be able to afford...
...shows evidence of true reform. Robertson asks, "Is Mugabe willing to meet the conditions [set by the West] of rule of law, etc....? He has shown he is not ready to do so." He adds, "Unless the West comes in, things like cholera outbreaks will remain, as we cannot afford to replenish our water and sewage system...
...Russia and Europe, and the country's role in the January gas war. In the coming months, Ukraine will have to spend $4 billion to buy the 19.5 billion cubic meters of gas it requires to fill its storage reservoirs before the cold comes again. But how it will afford the purchase from Russia remains unclear. "We have doubts about the solvency of Ukraine," Medvedev said, according to Russian news agency Interfax. "We are ready to help Ukraine, but we would like to see much of this work taken up by the European Union, that is, by those...
...Since BA does business in almost every major country in the world, it is not a bad barometer of both consumer and business spending, at least the discretionary parts. If people cannot afford to fly they are unlikely to be aggressive consumers. If enterprises will not put their employees on airplanes, the recession is still likely to still be hurting corporate margins...