31. Countries like Thailand and Indonesia, on the other hand, are dependent on overseas money to fuel their economies. 32. Like Saudi Arabia, most Gulf countries depend almost entirely on oil to fuel their economies. 33. Lower oil prices are a windfall for consumers, but disastrous for OPEC nations, which depend heavily on oil sales to fuel their economies. 34. Most economists say such a dramatic reduction of that debt would press interest rates downward and fuel the economy. 35. Nigeria, a potentially rich nation whose economy is fueled by petroleum sales, is being ruined by corruption and mismanagement. 36. Other Asian nations depend on foreign sources of money to fuel their economies. 37. Strong spending by consumers and business owners also fueled the economy, the bureau reported. 38. The bank has often changed interest rates, which can either slow or fuel the economy, around the same time that it has released the survey. 39. The preference is to keep the pressure on Japan to boost its domestic growth rather than rely on exports to fuel its economy. 40. They also praise him for fueling the economy with foreign investments in the form of oil contracts. |