Economic vulnerability issues

Small and vulnerable economies

Small, vulnerable economies

Energy dependence was a major source of economic vulnerability.

But even among the success stories, economic growth was fragile.

Given the economic vulnerability of the population in those countries, the theft of tens of thousands of motor vehicles was a major destabilizing factor.

The meeting focused on the follow up of two studies conducted by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs on economic vulnerabilities and human security and by UNDP on ecological vulnerabilities and human security, respectively.

Vulnerability is not weakness.

Is it fragile? No, it's not really very fragile.

The work programme on small and vulnerable economies should result in comprehensive responses to address the trade related issues identified for fuller integration of small and vulnerable economies into the multilateral trading system.

Cargo booms for this hold are busted.

(c) Improving availability of socio economic information on vulnerable populations and economic sectors and on the economic impacts of climate change

Coordination is weak

Bodies are perishable!

The situation is fragile utterly fragile.

Private sector growth is hampered by a fragile business environment characterized by poor physical and financial infrastructure, small scale industries with a limited contribution to GDP, and a vast black market.

These include full and unrestricted access for those economies to international markets.

It is also important that special efforts be made to facilitate the full range of services export of small and vulnerable economies.

The first is vulnerability is not weakness.

The drought further exacerbated the already high level of vulnerability of the population, which has been subjected to nearly 25 years of conflict.

Particular emphasis is placed on the improvement of the social and economic status of the rural population, in particular the poorer and more vulnerable groups of the population.

Growing poverty, stagnating economies, fragile institutions and declining export earnings had led to a deterioration of the environment.

When economic growth brings with it such harms to people as indicated by a rise in the rates of inequality and increased vulnerability for the most vulnerable it cannot be considered good. When growth in productivity and consumption produces unsustainable depletion of the world's resources and harm to the ecosystem, it cannot be considered good.

Do you think you're going bowling now?

60. It is certain that international financial imbalances will strike directly at the already frail economies of the developing countries.

The current crippling impact of continually rising energy costs on our fragile economies is a current case in point.

And we're vulnerable.

You're awfully vulnerable.

I'm not sentimental, you know ...

Noting that the global environment continues to suffer degradation, adding to economic and social vulnerabilities, in particular in developing countries,

This process required a three pronged approach initiating political and economic reform, which entailed enhancing public private partnerships reviving a shrinking economic base through designing pro poor policies that broadened economic opportunities and reduced vulnerability and increasing the productivity of ailing economic sectors and designing sound policies that led to growth and development.

The political momentum is there. It is fragile it could easily be spoiled.

Peace will always remain fragile and subject to reverses without a propitious economic environment and real development prospects.

Vulnerable?

That is my least vulnerable spot.

Frailty, thy name is woman.

All I am is a philosopher, I am weak.

We're still vulnerable.

The fragile nature of the current situation is reflected in the Palestinian economy, which, despite modest improvements, is still in a state of crisis.

In addition, the natural disasters that regularly hit the region, especially the South Pacific Island States, have had extremely damaging impacts on both the environment and fragile economies.

Countries should assist fragile democracies in building sustainable economies while generally promoting democratic values.

Rather, it was the task of the international community to prevent such attacks on fragile economies by implementing sound and appropriate policies.

It was imperative that that assistance should be universal in character and able to reach the countries that needed it, including the small and vulnerable economies of his own region.

Urban settlements represented concentrations of production, economies and social development, at the same time generating risks and encompassing vulnerabilities not only for its residents, settlements and assets but often also for regional, if not global, economies.

Yes, but not much. He was so vulnerable.