Conditions for many developing countries had also improved in international financial markets.

The future size of the fund is closely linked to the price of oil and to developments in international financial markets.

Already, financial markets have responded with alacrity.

In addition, international financial markets perceive Colombia s economy as being fundamentally sound.

Recent financial crises have taught countries that those with large reserves are better able to weather the vicissitudes of international financial markets.

That push had been advocated by Western financial markets and the Western finance ministries that serve them so loyally.

But financial markets are a harsh and fickle taskmaster.

On international financial markets, the war in Georgia has rendered Russian debt and bonds toxic.

Access to financial services and the depth of financial markets have been associated with growth and development.

This brings us to the recent financial market turbulence.

Financial markets returned to their pre hoax level.

Yes, we have done some things to improve financial markets.

Financial markets have been reassured that the euro is here to stay.

Tensions in financial markets have hit new highs.

Given the reaction in financial markets, they have succeeded.

The financial markets are taking Abe s strategy seriously.

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Third, financial markets and financial firms have become a nexus of conflicts of interest that must be unwound.

BRUSSELS Sentiment in European financial markets has turned.

The fund invests in developed financial markets outside Norway.

Beyond this, more financial engineering is needed to draw upon the creativity of financial markets.

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When financial markets concentrate on the fiscal health of the federal government, they miss the extent of government obligations as a whole.

So what can be done? The FMLC makes four important recommendations.

Governments fear that they will lose credibility with financial markets.

That prospect has already sparked renewed financial market volatility.

The final explanation is that financial markets have calmed down.

Both measures had an immediate and profound impact on financial markets.

Similarly, liberalized financial markets need to be complemented by financial disclosure requirements and financial supervision.

Imagine our economy when the carbon bubble bursts, when the financial markets recognize that, to have any hope of preventing the climate spiraling out of control, the oil and coal industries are finished.

With an enormous amount of cash invested in international financial markets, Norway had the financial muscle to avert many of the worst effects of the financial crisis that hit most countries in the fall of 2008.

The liberalization of financial markets has made it easier for larger SMEs to gain access to international capital markets.

Notwithstanding the seemingly benign situation in international financial markets, there remain risks of a possible deterioration in the external financing conditions for developing countries for reasons that are extraneous to these countries themselves.

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It must also avoid destabilizing financial markets and institutions.

It is high time to restore sanity to financial market regulation.

The debate over the irrationality of financial markets is no mere academic argument.

But financial markets might not offer the respite necessary to put the new arrangements in place.

Otherwise, global financial markets will be destroyed by regulatory arbitrage.

Unsurprisingly, financial markets do not want to be tamed.

As a result, they will fail to reassure financial markets.

Trust underpins the existence and development of both financial markets and sound business relationships.

There are still huge inefficiencies in international financial markets, which remain beset by herding behavior and other pathologies.

Its objective is to facilitate international trade and access of developing countries to international OA markets.

Financial Regulation Asian countries need to take more leadership in regulating financial markets.