constrain
... banana preferences, volatile tourism receipts, natural disasters, and dependence on foreign oil. High debt servicing obligations constrain the KING administration's ability to respond to adverse external shocks. Economic fundamentals remain solid ...
www.exxun.com/SaintLucia/e_ec.html
constrained
... of GDP. The dual-island nation's agricultural production is focused on the domestic market and constrained by a limited water supply and a labor shortage stemming from the lure of higher ...
www.exxun.com/AntiguaandBarbuda/e_ec.html
constrained
the Argentine military is a well-organized force constrained by the country's prolonged economic hardship; the country has recently experienced a strong recovery, and the military is implementing a modernization plan ...
www.exxun.com/Argentina/h_ml.html
constrained
... bulk of production and exports. The economy has fluctuated widely in recent years. Economic development is constrained by a shortage of skilled workers, weak infrastructure, and remoteness from international markets. Tourism provides ...
www.exxun.com/Kiribati/e_ec.html
constrained
... the second leading sector. Agriculture and manufacturing continue to play a lesser role in the economy, constrained by the limited availability of cultivable land and the shortage of domestic labor. Most staple ...
www.exxun.com/Maldives/e_ec.html
constrained
... of the islands' foreign exchange; about 341,800 tourists visited Nevis in 2005. The current government is constrained by a high debt burden, public debt reached 190% of GDP by the end of ...
www.exxun.com/SaintKittsandNevis/e_ec.html
constrained
... standards. The government's ability to invest in social programs and respond to external shocks is constrained by its high debt burden - 25 percent of current revenues are directed towards debt servicing
www.exxun.com/SaintVincentandtheGrenadines/e_ec.html
constrained
... of macroeconomic stability and a global commodities boom. However, unemployment remains high and outdated infrastructure has constrained growth. At the end of 2007, South Africa began to experience an electricity crisis because ...
www.exxun.com/SouthAfrica/e_ec.html
constraining
... the trade deficit up in recent years, while infrastructure bottlenecks and a tight labor market are constraining growth in export volumes and stoking inflation. Australia's budget has been in surplus since ...
www.exxun.com/Australia/e_ec.html
constraint
... the current economic slowdown and opposition from labor unions. But the leadership faces a severe economic constraint: Italy's official debt remains above 100% of GDP, and the government has found it ...
www.exxun.com/Italy/e_ec.html
constraints
... Timber has accounted for about 16% of export earnings and the diamond industry, for 40%. Important constraints to economic development include the CAR's landlocked position, a poor transportation system, a largely ...
www.exxun.com/CentralAfricanRepublic/e_ec.html
constraints
... net that had been put into place by the government has eroded due to increased financial constraints on government expenditures. Immigration from Nicaragua has increasingly become a concern for the government. The ...
www.exxun.com/CostaRica/e_ec.html
constraints
... living standards, a stable currency, and high dependence on foreign trade. Unemployment is low and capacity constraints are limiting growth potential. Denmark is a net exporter of food and energy and enjoys ...
www.exxun.com/Denmark/e_ec.html
constraints
limited arable land and natural fresh water resources pose serious constraints; desertification; air pollution from industrial and vehicle emissions; groundwater pollution from industrial and domestic waste, chemical fertilizers, and pesticides
www.exxun.com/Israel/b_mp.html
constraints
... government also brought stability to the national budget, largely through expenditure control; however, it relaxed spending constraints in 2006 and 2007 as elections approached. Numerous challenges still face the government including regaining ...
www.exxun.com/PapuaNewGuinea/e_ec.html
constraints
... bonds for government debt. Nevertheless, the economy remains highly controlled by the government. Long-run economic constraints include declining oil production, high unemployment and inflation, rising budget deficits, and increasing pressure on ...
www.exxun.com/Syria/e_ec.html
constraints
... increasing spending, reducing poverty, and improving the country's infrastructure, but it continues to face capacity constraints. In the short term, the government must also address continuing problems related to the crisis ...
www.exxun.com/EastTimor/e_ec.html
construct
... local populations over the Okavango Delta ecology in Botswana and human displacement scuttled Namibian plans to construct a hydroelectric dam on Popa Falls along the Angola-Namibia border; managed dispute with South ...
www.exxun.com/Namibia/i_ti.html
construct
... became a dependency of Saint Helena. During World War II, the UK permitted the US to construct an airfield on Ascension in support of trans-Atlantic flights to Africa and anti-submarine ...
www.exxun.com/SaintHelena/a_fg.html
constructed
... modern countries in the world and is a leader among European nations. Since 1958, it has constructed a hybrid presidential-parliamentary governing system resistant to the instabilities experienced in earlier more purely ...
www.exxun.com/France/a_fg.html
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