to reduce the amount of goods bought from abroad
réduire la quantité de biens achetés à l'étranger (reduire la quantite de biens achetes a l'etranger)
"The country decided to cut back on imports to improve its trade balance."
"Le pays a décidé de réduire les importations pour améliorer son solde commercial." (Le pays a decide de reduire les importations pour ameliorer son solde commercial)
to start fresh with renewed optimism
to withdraw from an argument or position to avoid conflict
to restore people's trust or optimism
to attract money from investors
to move or transfer attention or focus to something new
to clean or tidy after someone