"Russia is much more vulnerable in finance than we are.
We should put in place social protections for the vulnerable, introduce financing mechanisms that make health care affordable, and strengthen community health programs in affected countries.
At the time S.& P. issued the American downgrade last summer, it had warned that France — of all the major economies that still held the highest credit grade — was the most vulnerable because its finances were being eroded by the European crisis.
Needing to refinance a large amount of government support as well as private-sector debt over the next two years, banks will remain vulnerable to higher financing costs and disruptions in wholesale financing markets, it warned.
Scott also shored up the once-vulnerable W.T.A.'s finances.
Needing to refinance a large amount of government support as well as private-sector debt over the next two years, banks will remain vulnerable to higher financing costs and disruptions in wholesale funding markets, it warned.
Former Senator Bill Bradley was a candidate transformed today, stumping with renewed vigor across snowy New Hampshire and planning to begin a sharp new attack against Vice President Al Gore on one of his most vulnerable areas, campaign finance.
Because of his involvement in questionable Clinton administration fund-raising practices, most notably his 1996 visit to a Buddhist temple in California where money was raised illegally, Mr. Gore is viewed as vulnerable on campaign financing.
But Hapgood thinks power, aviation and other vulnerable industries — including finance, which depends on precise GPS time stamps for automatic trading — should take a longer view and guard against the huge storm that comes along just once every 1,000 years or so.
Government of Tanzania: To sustain enrollment in day care centers and make them accessible to vulnerable children, government financing or scholarships for children whose families cannot afford a fee and teacher incentives should be considered.
