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Given the lack of success of some self-sufficiency projects, revolving funds were no longer actively used, and their value was eroding owing to the devaluation of local currencies.
En raison du peu de succès rencontré par certains projets d'autosuffisance, on n'a plus guère recours aux fonds autorenouvelables, dont la valeur est d'ailleurs en baisse en raison de la dévaluation des monnaies locales.
In some cases, the emigration of skilled personnel was eroding the human capital of countries of origin, with potentially dire consequences for their long-term stability and sustainable development.
Dans certains cas, l'émigration de personnel qualifié mettait à rude épreuve le capital humain dans les pays d'origine, sans parler des graves conséquences que cela pouvait avoir pour la stabilité à long terme et le développement durable.
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