Still, the dark cloud of a vulnerable economy loomed.

It would be a welcome addition to an economy vulnerable to the boom-and-bust cycles of its two mainstays, finance and real estate.

The macroeconomic policies of the 1970s left Mexico's economy highly vulnerable to external conditions.

It has created an unbalanced economy, excessively reliant on financial services and far too vulnerable to external shocks.

Has a vulnerable internal economy, now sapped by the embargo.

That would make our economy less dependent on other countries and less vulnerable to oil price shocks from an increasingly volatile oil market.

Many islanders now fear their vulnerable economy will be devastated by a Clinton Administration deficit reduction proposal.

The developing countries are asked to fall into line with the liberalisation of trade, despite their vulnerable economies.

Not, however, to the detriment of the most vulnerable economies and poorest citizens in the European Union.

The regular droughts combined with poor cultivation practices, make Ethiopia's economy very vulnerable to climatic changes.