subsidence
... air and water pollution in the national capital and urban centers along US-Mexico border; land subsidence in Valley of Mexico caused by groundwater depletion note: the government considers the lack of ...
www.exxun.com/Mexico/b_mp.html
subsidence
land subsidence in Bangkok area resulting from the depletion of the water table; droughts
www.exxun.com/Thailand/b_mp.html
subsidies
... formal Indo-Bhutanese accord returned the areas of Bhutan annexed by the British, formalized the annual subsidies the country received, and defined India's responsibilities in defense and foreign relations. A refugee ...
www.exxun.com/Bhutan/a_fg.html
subsidies
... in the region - Mali, Niger, and Chad - to lobby in the World Trade Organization for fewer subsidies to producers in other competing countries. Since 1998, Burkina Faso has embarked upon a gradual ...
www.exxun.com/BurkinaFaso/e_ec.html
subsidies
ODA, $95.29 million; note - traditional budget subsidies from France (2005 est.)
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subsidies
... now slowly recovering from a severe economic downturn in 1990, following the withdrawal of former Soviet subsidies, worth $4 billion to $6 billion annually. Cuba portrays its difficulties as the result of ...
www.exxun.com/Cuba/a_fg.html
subsidies
... standards for the average Egyptian, and has had to continue providing subsidies for basic necessities. The subsidies have contributed to a sizeable budget deficit - roughly 7.5% of GDP in 2007 - and represent ...
www.exxun.com/Egypt/e_ec.html
subsidies
... to European Union markets, but will be harmed by the EU's decision to cut sugar subsidies. Sugar processing makes up one-third of industrial activity but is not efficient. Fiji's ...
www.exxun.com/Fiji/e_ec.html
subsidies
... s Scandinavian-type economy is basically capitalistic, yet with an extensive welfare system (including generous housing subsidies), low unemployment, and remarkably even distribution of income. In the absence of other natural resources ...
www.exxun.com/Iceland/e_ec.html
subsidies
... The high global price of oil in 2007 increased the cost of domestic fuel and electricity subsidies, and are contributing to concerns about higher food prices. Located on the Pacific "Ring of ...
www.exxun.com/Indonesia/e_ec.html
subsidies
... the goals of the nation's latest five-year plan. A combination of price controls and subsidies, particularly on food and energy, continue to weigh down the economy, and administrative controls, widespread ...
www.exxun.com/Iran/e_ec.html
subsidies
... 2003, however, Jordan has been more dependent on oil from other Gulf nations. The government ended subsidies for petroleum and other consumer goods in 2008 in an effort to control the budget ...
www.exxun.com/Jordan/e_ec.html
subsidies
... in liberalizing the socialist-oriented economy, but initial steps - including applying for WTO membership, reducing some subsidies, and announcing plans for privatization - are laying the groundwork for a transition to a more ...
www.exxun.com/Libya/e_ec.html
subsidies
... although the rising cost of domestic gasoline and diesel fuel forced Kuala Lumpur to reduce government subsidies. Malaysia "unpegged" the ringgit from the US dollar in 2005 and the currency appreciated 6 ...
www.exxun.com/Malaysia/e_ec.html
subsidies
$982.7 million in FY06 from US, including $847 million in non-proliferation subsidies
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subsidies
... to expand facilities in recent years. The government also has attempted to reduce price controls and subsidies. Sao Tome is optimistic about the development of petroleum resources in its territorial waters in ...
www.exxun.com/SaoTomeandPrincipe/e_ec.html
subsidies
... franc, which was linked at a fixed rate to the French franc. Government price controls and subsidies have been steadily dismantled. After seeing its economy contract by 2.1% in 1993, Senegal made ...
www.exxun.com/Senegal/e_ec.html
subsidies
... and education systems, ordered unification of the country's dual currency exchange rate, begun decreasing state subsidies for gasoline, signed an agreement to build a gas line to China, and created a ...
www.exxun.com/Turkmenistan/e_ec.html
subsidies
... independence in September 1991, the government sought to prop up its Soviet-style command economy with subsidies and tight controls on production and prices. While aware of the need to improve the ...
www.exxun.com/Uzbekistan/e_ec.html
subsidies
... and fishing. About 4% of the population is employed in government. Revenues come from French Government subsidies, licensing of fishing rights to Japan and South Korea, import taxes, and remittances from expatriate ...
www.exxun.com/WallisandFutuna/e_ec.html
subsidized
... sector is heavily dependent on imported raw materials and fuels. The tiny agricultural sector is highly subsidized and protected, with crop yields among the highest in the world. Usually self sufficient in ...
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subsidized
... interest rates, opening private banks, consolidating all of the multiple exchange rates, raising prices on some subsidized items, most notably gasoline and cement, and establishing the Damascus Stock Exchange - which is set ...
www.exxun.com/Syria/e_ec.html
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