The report credits several countries with positive interfaith steps, including Jordan and the Philippines, and says conditions have improved in Vietnam,Cuba and some Central Asian states.
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"Relative to the 1990s, credit conditionshaveimproved dramatically, " the firm noted in a recent report.
Though the laws and conditions for investment haveimproved greatly in the past few years, there remains an underlying conflict between capital and the state, a by-product of Russia's enormous concentration of wealth.
Despite economic growth that approached 0% in the fourth quarter, underlying conditionshaveimproved, with housing prices recovering and the economy adding 187, 000 jobs a month over the past six on average.