There is no quick fix for institutional weakness, only the possibility that steady encouragement and chance will bring about progress.

ECONOMIST: Creating economic wealth

The worst example of institutional weakness, argues Mr Coulibaly, was the sinking of a ferry in 2002, when more than 800 people perished.

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According to UNCTAD, the international community in 1971 recognized the existence of a category of countries whose distinctness lies not only in the profound poverty of their people, but also in the weakness of their economic, institutional and human resources.

UN: [21 Jul 2000] DEV/2253 : LAYING GROUNDWORK FOR THIRD UN CONFERENCE ON LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, PREPARATORY COMMITTEE TO MEET AT HEADQUARTERS, 24 - 28 JULY

Sectors exhibiting relative weakness below all moving averages are the ones with the least institutional support.

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Remember that VIX calls and index puts are both often utilized as hedges against market weakness, and that a rise volume for both could be a sign that institutional traders are growing more bullish.

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