to take measures to avoid negative effects during economic decline
предпринимать меры для предотвращения негативных последствий во время экономического спада (predprinimat' mery dlya predotvrashcheniya negativnykh posledstviy vo vremya ekonomicheskogo spada)
"Diversifying investments can protect against downturns in the economy."
"Диверсификация инвестиций может защищать от спадов в экономике." (Divercifikatsiya investitsiy mozhet zashchishchat' ot spadov v ekonomike)
to make someone feel excited or motivated
to recover after a difficult period; to regain stability
to stop paying attention to stressful things
to set the basic structures needed for success
to continue working or not give up when things are hard
to help the economy move away from a downturn