81. He expressed concern that without fresh funds from the IMF, the economy would suffer from hyperinflation and the production system could break down. 82. He said when things go poorly for countries in the region, which are major trading nations by international standards, the world economy suffers as a whole. 83. However, efforts to develop the oil fields have moved more slowly than anticipated, and like other former Soviet republics, the economy has suffered in recent years. 84. Investors are also concerned about how long and how much the weakened economy will suffer following the attacks. 85. Its agriculture-based economy has been suffering since the collapse of the Soviet Union. 86. Low mortgage rates are a key reason that the housing and construction markets have remained stable even as the national economy has been suffering through a recession since March. 87. Many enterprises in the former Soviet republic, whose economy is suffering from high taxes and lack of structural reforms, have resorted to barter to evade taxation. 88. OPEC ministers justified their action as an effort to stabilize volatile crude prices, and they argued that their economies would suffer if prices plunged. 89. Past South Korean governments often resorted to public frugality whenever the economy suffered a recession. 90. Recent defectors from the North have described a country whose economy is suffering badly, with widespread food and fuel shortages. |