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
... about 55% of GDP, 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
vulnerable
... 11th president. Economic fundamentals are sound, marked by strong economic growth and foreign direct investment. Turkey's high current account deficit leaves the economy vulnerable to destabilizing shifts in investor confidence, however
www.exxun.com/Turkey/e_ec.html
vulnerable
... Russia for energy supplies and the lack of significant structural reform have made the Ukrainian economy vulnerable to external shocks. Ukraine depends on imports to meet about three-fourths of its annual ...
www.exxun.com/Ukraine/e_ec.html
vulnerable
... proximity to Southwest Asian drug-producing countries; the UAE's position as a major financial center makes it vulnerable to money laundering; anti-money-laundering controls improving, but informal banking remains unregulated
www.exxun.com/UnitedArabEmirates/i_ti.html
vulnerable
... wind that blows north from the Argentine pampas), droughts, floods; because of the absence of mountains, which act as weather barriers, all locations are particularly vulnerable to rapid changes from weather fronts
www.exxun.com/Uruguay/b_mp.html
vulnerable
... International business and financial services are small but growing components of the economy. The islands are vulnerable to substantial damage from storms. The government is working to improve fiscal discipline, to support ...
www.exxun.com/VirginIslands/e_ec.html
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