offset
... Between 2003 and 2007, growth moderated to about 4-5% annually. A downturn in consumer spending was offset by rapid export growth. Moderate inflation, low unemployment, and an export surplus in 2007 characterize ...
www.exxun.com/Korea_South/e_ec.html
offset
... of domestic peace and the continued receipt of substantial aid from abroad, which is essential to offset the severe trade imbalance and supplement government revenues. The IMF has completed a Poverty Reduction ...
www.exxun.com/SierraLeone/e_ec.html
offset
... of a red shield bordered in white and bearing a white Cross of Lorraine surmounting three blue hills); the coat of arms is centered vertically and offset slightly to the hoist side
www.exxun.com/Slovakia/d_gv.html
offset
... New Zealand. The country remains dependent on external aid and remittances from Tongan communities overseas to offset its trade deficit. Tourism is the second-largest source of hard currency earnings following remittances ...
www.exxun.com/Tonga/e_ec.html
offset
... in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars; the ...
www.exxun.com/UnitedStates/d_gv.html
offsetting
... effective; combined fixed line and mobile telephone density is approximately 75 telephones per 100 persons domestic: offsetting the shortage of fixed line capacity, mobile phone service has been available since 1996; by ...
www.exxun.com/Albania/f_cm.html
offshore
... the construction sector, contributing to economic growth. Anguillan officials have put substantial effort into developing the offshore financial sector, which is small, but growing. In the medium term, prospects for the economy ...
www.exxun.com/Anguilla/e_ec.html
offshore
... System"); all ships at port are subject to inspection in accordance with Article 7, Antarctic Treaty; offshore anchorage is sparse and intermittent; relevant legal instruments and authorization procedures adopted by the states ...
www.exxun.com/Antarctica/g_tr.html
offshore
considered a minor transshipment point for narcotics bound for the US and Europe; more significant as an offshore financial center
www.exxun.com/AntiguaandBarbuda/i_ti.html
offshore
Tourism is the mainstay of the small, open Aruban economy, with offshore banking and oil refining and storage also important. The rapid growth of the tourism sector over the last decade has ...
www.exxun.com/Aruba/e_ec.html
offshore
none; offshore anchorage only
www.exxun.com/AshmoreandCartierIslands/g_tr.html
offshore
... Mexico coast of US; the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial waters of littoral states and offshore Atlantic waters as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships, particularly in the ...
www.exxun.com/AtlanticOcean/g_tr.html
offshore
... A consortium of Western oil companies began pumping 1 million barrels a day from a large offshore field in early 2006, through a $4 billion pipeline it built from Baku to Turkey ...
www.exxun.com/Azerbaijan/e_ec.html
offshore
... Bahamas is one of the wealthiest Caribbean countries with an economy heavily dependent on tourism and offshore banking. Tourism together with tourism-driven construction and manufacturing accounts for approximately 60% of GDP ...
www.exxun.com/Bahamas/e_ec.html
offshore
transshipment point for cocaine and marijuana bound for US and Europe; offshore financial center
www.exxun.com/Bahamas/i_ti.html
offshore
petroleum processing and refining, aluminum smelting, iron pelletization, fertilizers, Islamic and offshore banking, insurance, ship repairing, tourism
www.exxun.com/Bahrain/e_ec.html
Offshore
... the region and an investment grade rating which benefits from its political stability and stable institutions. Offshore finance and information services are important foreign exchange earners and thrive from having the same ...
www.exxun.com/Barbados/e_ec.html
offshore
one of many Caribbean transshipment points for narcotics bound for Europe and the US; offshore financial center
www.exxun.com/Barbados/i_ti.html
offshore
transshipment point for cocaine; small-scale illicit producer of cannabis, primarily for local consumption; money-laundering activity related to narcotics trafficking and offshore sector
www.exxun.com/Belize/i_ti.html
offshore
small offshore oil deposits, limestone, marble, timber
www.exxun.com/Benin/b_mp.html
offshore
... although international business has overtaken it in recent years. Bermuda has developed into a highly successful offshore financial center. Although a referendum on independence from the UK was soundly defeated in 1995 ...
www.exxun.com/Bermuda/a_fg.html
offshore
none; offshore anchorage only
www.exxun.com/BouvetIsland/g_tr.html
offshore
the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the Atlantic Ocean as a significant risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and ...
www.exxun.com/Brazil/g_tr.html
offshore
... in the islands, and incorporation fees now generate substantial revenues. Roughly 400,000 companies were on the offshore registry by yearend 2000. The adoption of a comprehensive insurance law in late 1994, which ...
www.exxun.com/BritishVirginIslands/e_ec.html
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