<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKama matokeo, tunapita katika karne hii mpya na wasiwasi tofauti wa usalama na hali bora ya kifedha, huru kwa kiasi fulani kutoka kwa vikwazo vya upungufu wa hivi karibuni.  <response>: As a result, we transition into this new century with different security concerns and an improved financial position relatively free of the deficit constraints of the recent past. 