Word: tighteners
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...with the U.S.'s uncertain economic prospects. While officials of industrial nations were privately worried that the American high-interest policy would push their countries into a severe slump, delegates of the less developed, nations fretted over the impact in their own countries of a U.S. drive to tighten up on World Bank lending and perhaps even further reduce the American share of world economic development assistance. Said one Mexican delegate: "Washington is arguing that more private financing is needed, but interest rates are already too high for the borrowers to afford the loans anyway...
...tightened the valve a little more and then tried to tighten it quickly, and it popped off under heavy pressure," Geribo said...
Though no assault on Social Security benefits is anticipated to tighten the 1982 budget further, the President's economic advisers have little doubt that this politically sensitive program will have to be curbed in 1983 and 1984 if the budget is to be balanced. Since one-third of the Senators and all members of the House face elections next year, they are not likely to be receptive to any Reagan plans to tamper with Social Security benefits...
...King Khalid to accept a compromise at $35 per bbl. But the effort came to nothing. As a belated gesture of good will, Yamani announced as soon as the conference ended that, although his country was sticking by its $32-per-bbl. price, it would nonetheless help tighten the market for other OPEC producers by cutting Saudi production by 1 million bbl. daily in September...
...Europe, the Far East and Latin America. Says he: "It's kind of tough to see business go out the door because of this high dollar. Yet at the same time, I support Reagan's policies. I think he's right. So I'll just tighten my belt and work harder...