Yet the generals are exceptionally flexible when it helps them hang onto power or attract foreign currency into the country's anemic economy.
But he has been slow in weeding out the corruption that dissuades many investors from entering the Zimbabwean market, and his failure to attract foreign currency has contributed to the economy's continued slide.
Often, leisure tourism is an entirely new concept in these states, many of which have only recently opened their doors in order to attract foreign currency.
But apart from some ostrich products on sale in hard-currency shops in Pyongyang, there is little sign that North Korea's ostrich industry is pulling in the money.North Korea had also hoped to raise some hard currency by attracting foreign tourists to a display of synchronised dancing and gymnastics by some 100,000 performers and schoolchildren.
And while there are various theories as to why — including favorable currency exchange rates attracting foreign visitors, and Obama on the beach — what most people can agree on is that the rotten weather in much of the rest of the country, including a series of brutal snowstorms in the Midwest and on the East Coast, has been good news in Hawaii.
He is seen as providing continuity in policies such as liberalising the Chinese currency, curbing debts and attracting foreign investment.
In addition, a recent surge in the Japanese stock market, where the Nikkei 225 index is up 36percentt since the end of April, is attracting foreign investors, whose purchases of yen should strengthen the currency.
UK universities excel at attracting foreign students.
Attracting Foreign Expertise and Talents.
The authoritarian Stroessner, with aid from the United States and later Brazil, managed to stabilize one of the world's least-stable currencies, attract foreign investment, and embark on large public works projects.
