They could even be part of the solution.

Other peripheral countries already have Greek style problems of debt sustainability and eroded competitiveness. Portugal, for example, may eventually have to restructure its debt and exit the euro.

Other peripheral countries already have Greek style problems of debt sustainability and eroded competitiveness.

They would have to tackle the banking and the sovereign debt problems simultaneously, without neglecting to reduce divergences in competitiveness.

For the Club Med members of the euro zone Italy, Spain, Greece, and Portugal public debt problems come on top of a loss of international competitiveness. These countries had already lost export market shares to China and other low value added and labor intensive Asian economies.

For the Club Med members of the euro zone Italy, Spain, Greece, and Portugal public debt problems come on top of a loss of international competitiveness.

Understanding Global Competitiveness

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But where will increased competitiveness come from?

If growth does not recover, the fiscal problems will worsen while making it more politically difficult to enact the painful reforms needed to restore competitiveness.

There will also be a decline in competitiveness.

None of this would resolve Europe s fundamental problems, namely weak fiscal positions, poorly functioning financial sectors, and lack of competitiveness.

Major eurozone economies like Spain and Italy have huge debt problems of their own, especially given anemic growth and a manifest lack of competitiveness.

While its depth and length cannot be predicted, a continued credit crunch, sovereign debt problems, lack of competitiveness, and fiscal austerity imply a serious downturn.

They also are at odds with improving French competitiveness.

But the monetary union s fundamental problems low potential growth, ongoing recession, loss of competitiveness, and large stocks of private and public debt have not been resolved.

This conclusion is based on comparing Muslim countries' electoral competitiveness.

Industrialisation is vital to Kazakhstan s competiveness in the globally developing world.

Restoring competitiveness in some member countries (Spain, Greece) would require others (Germany in the first instance) to accept deterioration in theirs.

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But US policy choices are responsible for the erosion of America s competitiveness.

The competitiveness debate should indeed be part of the debate about Europe s renewal.

Emerging Europe needs new sources of competitiveness. There are still important gains to be had from further improvements in the broader business environment.

Third, European resources are fragmented, and this hampers European competitiveness.

Emerging Europe needs new sources of competitiveness.

The last thing a crisis weary Europe needs is a new competitiveness gap.

America s declining competitiveness as an attractive place to locate production and employment.

Loss of export competitiveness as a result of excessively strong currencies is not the only problem.

One key to competitiveness will be high levels of education for a broad population.

Unfortunately, De la Rua botched other competitiveness initiatives. Despite 14 joblessness, unemployment taxes were increased last December after three years of cuts by Menem.

For these sectors, devaluation means an increase in costs, rather than a gain in competitiveness.

America s declining competitiveness as an attractive place to locate production and employment.

Unfortunately, De la Rua botched other competitiveness initiatives.

But neither improved competitiveness, nor reduction of total debt, can be achieved overnight.

The Currency Quandary

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There'll be trouble.

Were there any problems?

There were problems.

There are problems.

These are mainly engineering problems, not negotiating problems.

Recovery was difficult to achieve, but the Common Market has profited from Germany s renewed competitiveness.

Amid weakening competitiveness, the rupee was propped up by increasingly unstable foreign sources of funds. Traditionally, nearly half of India s trade deficit has been financed by remittances from Indian expatriates.

Amid weakening competitiveness, the rupee was propped up by increasingly unstable foreign sources of funds.