Companies in several countries face immediate tests.
Unlike at the start of the year, when the revolutionary momentum seemed unstoppable, uncertainty is far more pronounced today, as several countries face the prospect of stalemate, sustained conflict or power vacuums that may render them ungovernable.
This has lead to lack of coordination where several countries face challenges pertaining to poor resource allocation, poor public-private partnerships, and a lack of policies for financial sustainability, which are reflected in poor quality and inefficiency [ 14].
But with several countries facing strong public resistance to efforts to reduce deficits and trim debt, governments needed to find a middle ground.
With several countries facing strong public resistance to efforts to reduce deficits and trim debt, "a lot of member states are getting cold feet now" about making sanctions automatic, the Dutch finance minister, Jan Kees de Jager, said.
White House press secretary Jay Carney responded this week by saying the message was explicitly not about Benghazi but about the overall situation across the Arab world, where American embassies and consulates in several countries faced angry and sometimes violent demonstrations.
The report sets out the relief activities and the financial requirements of UNICEF for meeting the needs of children and women in several countries faced with violence, poverty, disease, conflict and declining social indicators.
Mr. Duhalde also said Latin America as a region should come together to pressure multilateral lenders for help since several countries were facing economic problems.
PARIS — Jean-Claude Trichet, the European Central Bank president, is returning early from a conference in Australia to take part in a summit meeting of European leaders this week, amid speculation over possible action to ease the debt crisis several countries are facing.
First several countries, currently facing complex emergencies, such as Syria, Mali, Cote Ivoire, Egypt, Burma, Sudandand and Iraq have a similar recent history of periods of relative stability and functional government systems being in place prior to their current crises.
Amid the global financial crisis, several European countries faced serious economic distress and turned to external creditors, including the European Union and the International Monetary Fund, for emergency financing.
