vulnerable
... to illicit international drug markets; transit point for illicit narcotics produced in neighboring countries; illicit producer of methaqualone; vulnerable to narcotics money laundering through the hawala system; licit ketamine and precursor production
www.exxun.com/India/i_ti.html
vulnerable
... contributing to concerns about higher food prices. Located on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" Indonesia remains vulnerable to volcanic and tectonic disasters. Significant progress has been made in rebuilding Aceh after the ...
www.exxun.com/Indonesia/e_ec.html
vulnerable
... and cannabis from Southwest Asia, Western Europe, Latin America, and neighboring Balkan countries; despite improved legislation, vulnerable to money laundering due to nascent enforcement capabilities and comparatively weak regulation of offshore companies ...
www.exxun.com/Latvia/i_ti.html
vulnerable
... Industrial activity is concentrated on processing farm commodities. Mali is heavily dependent on foreign aid and vulnerable to fluctuations in world prices for cotton, its main export, along with gold. The government ...
www.exxun.com/Mali/e_ec.html
vulnerable
... extent to which export success depends on higher quality standards and other factors. The economy remains vulnerable to higher fuel prices, poor agricultural weather, and the skepticism of foreign investors. Also, the ...
www.exxun.com/Moldova/e_ec.html
vulnerable
... 95% of its petroleum products and a substantial amount of electric power from Russia, leaving it vulnerable to price increases. Trade with China represents more than half of Mongolia's total external ...
www.exxun.com/Mongolia/e_ec.html
vulnerable
... and methaqualone (for export to South Africa); corruption and poor regulatory capability makes the banking system vulnerable to money laundering, but the lack of a well-developed financial infrastructure limits the country ...
www.exxun.com/Mozambique/i_ti.html
vulnerable
... drugs, including ecstasy, and cannabis cultivator; important gateway for cocaine, heroin, and hashish entering Europe; major source of US-bound ecstasy; large financial sector vulnerable to money laundering; significant consumer of ecstasy
www.exxun.com/Netherlands/i_ti.html
vulnerable
... cocaine bound for Western Europe; although not a significant financial center, role as a narcotics conduit leaves it vulnerable to laundering, which occurs via the banking system, currency exchange houses, and casinos
www.exxun.com/Romania/i_ti.html
vulnerable
... timber account for more than 80% of exports and 30% of government revenues, leaving the country vulnerable to swings in world commodity prices. Russia's manufacturing base is dilapidated and must be ...
www.exxun.com/Russia/e_ec.html
vulnerable
... Eastern Caribbean area, and the government is trying to revitalize the banana industry. Saint Lucia is vulnerable to a variety of external shocks including declines in European Union banana preferences, volatile tourism ...
www.exxun.com/SaintLucia/e_ec.html
vulnerable
... and tourism sectors and a recent increase in construction activity. This lower-middle-income country is vulnerable to natural disasters - tropical storms wiped out substantial portions of crops in 1994, 1995, and ...
www.exxun.com/SaintVincentandtheGrenadines/e_ec.html
vulnerable
... traditionally been dependent on development aid, family remittances from overseas, agriculture, and fishing. The country is vulnerable to devastating storms. Agriculture employs two-thirds of the labor force and furnishes 90% of ...
www.exxun.com/Samoa/e_ec.html
vulnerable
... wages, confinement, and withholding of passports as a restriction on their movement; domestic workers are particularly vulnerable because some are confined to the house in which they work unable to seek help ...
www.exxun.com/SaudiArabia/i_ti.html
vulnerable
transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin moving to Western Europe on the Balkan route; economy vulnerable to money laundering
www.exxun.com/Serbia/i_ti.html
vulnerable
... averaging 7% annually. The government hopes to establish a new growth path that will be less vulnerable to the global demand cycle for information technology products - it has attracted major investments in ...
www.exxun.com/Singapore/e_ec.html
vulnerable
drug abuse limited because of aggressive law enforcement efforts; as a transportation and financial services hub, Singapore is vulnerable, despite strict laws and enforcement, as a venue for money laundering
www.exxun.com/Singapore/i_ti.html
vulnerable
... oil accounting for about 85% of exports and 25% of government revenues, making the economy highly vulnerable to mineral price volatility. The short-term economic outlook depends on the government's ability ...
www.exxun.com/Suriname/e_ec.html
vulnerable
a major international financial center vulnerable to the layering and integration stages of money laundering; despite significant legislation and reporting requirements, secrecy rules persist and nonresidents are permitted to conduct business through ...
www.exxun.com/Switzerland/i_ti.html
vulnerable
a transit point for opiates, hashish, and cocaine bound for regional and Western markets; weak anti-money-laundering controls and bank privatization may leave it vulnerable to money laundering
www.exxun.com/Syria/i_ti.html
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