And his shows of competitiveness, like at last week's four New York fund-raisers, have heartened Democrats who more often fret that Mr. Obama is too cool, too conciliatory for the fight ahead of him.
If, as seems near certain, he fails to grapple with France's public spending and competitiveness problems ahead of time, Mr Hollande will simply be postponing a day of reckoning.
"Like many other businesses in the tourism, leisure and hospitality industries, operators need to commit to continued capital investment in order to maintain competitiveness and stay ahead of the game," Salisbury said.
It is Latin America's most competitive economy, ranking highest in the World Economic Forum's annual competitiveness ranking (30th globally this year, far ahead of any neighbor).
The Energy Department recently announced that the nation reached its 2020 target for the price competitiveness of large-scale solar power three years ahead of schedule.
In this there was some mixture of defensiveness, competitiveness, and a conviction that Brazil had pulled ahead of the United States in its understanding of economic management in the twenty-first century.
So plenty of work ahead of McGreskin, who says improving competitiveness is crucial in the plan to gain recognition from Fifa.
This value goes beyond cost efficiencies to transform existing markets, enter new markets, get ahead of regulation, and ensure continued competitiveness" she writes in the Huffington Post.
Alonso is 24 points ahead of Raikkonen, whose Lotus team's competitiveness has improved significantly in the second half of the season to the point that they now have consistently the second fastest car after Red Bull.
In another measure of business climate and competitiveness put out by the World Economic Forum, the United States ranks fifth, again ahead of China (26), India (56) and a host of other countries where American companies are adding jobs.
