The government is trying to diversify the economy away from reliance on oil receipts.
BHP wants to make the acquisition to diversify sales and benefit from surging demand for fertilizer as food-needs grow.
Moreover, China's currency link with the US dollar entails there is a limit to how far they can diversify their foreign reserves.
In Europe, where Russia has used supply cut-offs to put pressure on neighbouring Ukraine, discoveries of shale gas in eastern Europe could diversify supply in a useful way.
Then, the firm-specific resources and capabilities can be used to diversify in different markets.
Faced with a troubled manufacturing sector, Ohio has tried to diversify its economy to include high-tech, smaller ventures.
Similar overtures are being made to both Saudi Arabia and Jordan, states that are pursuing civilian nuclear-power programs to diversify their energy supplies.
May I suggest you take a more productive step and diversify your traffic flow.
Of course, it's always good to look for new projects so that you develop and diversify your designs.
"CTI has been successfully establishing itself as one of the leading providers of international telecommunications services in Hong Kong. Now, the Company is planning to diversify and expand its operations further in order to capitalize on its leading position in the telecommunications industry. "
Since Coca-Cola owns stakes in many bottlers, and owns some outright, this is another way for it to diversify.
This would also diversify sources of energy supply.
That matters if the firm wants capital to diversify away from pure private equity, which may not rebound to pre-recession levels for many years, if ever.
The euro has slumped 【in part】 because the Greek crisis makes it look a poor choice for reserve managers hoping to diversify their big dollar holdings.
Beyond this, Europe needs to work harder to diversify its sources of energy, something that it must do anyway if it is to meet its ambitious climate-change targets.
Let's not put all our money in one investment. Let's diversify.
It is prudent for any country with large foreign exchange balances to diversify those funds.
