Eide said a significant number of polling stations in strife-torn Helmand, Kandahar, Ghazni and Wardak provinces will not be able to open due to security reasons.

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Although Kenya's prime real estate might be booming, analysts say that international investors have been slow to dive into the country's market, partly due to security reasons.

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"I think there was some initial hesitancy due to safety and security reasons and because some new fads in technology don't always take hold, " said Kolb, adding that the IACP established its Center for Social Media in 2009 after many police chiefs sought guidance on how to incorporate the technology into their departments.

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Main reasons: labour-market rigidity and high costs, not least due to social-security contributions, which have now risen to 42% of wages and salaries.

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