Asian
... debt (about 25% of GDP), with Japan ($25 billion), the World Bank ($8.5 billion) and the Asian Development Bank ($8.4 billion) as the largest creditors; about $6 billion in grant assistance was ...
www.exxun.com/Indonesia/e_ec.html
Asian
... measures along the border with Afghanistan, Iran remains one of the primary transshipment routes for Southwest Asian heroin to Europe; suffers one of the highest opiate addiction rates in the world, and ...
www.exxun.com/Iran/i_ti.html
Asian
Irish 87.4%, other white 7.5%, Asian 1.3%, black 1.1%, mixed 1.1%, unspecified 1.6% (2006 census)
www.exxun.com/Ireland/c_pp.html
Asian
important gateway for and consumer of Latin American cocaine and Southwest Asian heroin entering the European market; money laundering by organized crime and from smuggling
www.exxun.com/Italy/i_ti.html
Asian
... these newcomers to emigrate. Kazakhstan's economy is larger than those of all the other Central Asian states combined, largely due to the country's vast natural resources and a recent history ...
www.exxun.com/Kazakhstan/a_fg.html
Asian
... opium poppy and ephedra (for the drug ephedrine); limited government eradication of illicit crops; transit point for Southwest Asian narcotics bound for Russia and the rest of Europe; significant consumer of opiates
www.exxun.com/Kazakhstan/i_ti.html
Asian
Kikuyu 22%, Luhya 14%, Luo 13%, Kalenjin 12%, Kamba 11%, Kisii 6%, Meru 6%, other African 15%, non-African (Asian, European, and Arab) 1%
www.exxun.com/Kenya/c_pp.html
Asian
widespread harvesting of small plots of marijuana; transit country for South Asian heroin destined for Europe and North America; Indian methaqualone also transits on way to South Africa; significant potential for money ...
www.exxun.com/Kenya/i_ti.html
Asian
... and technology at the expense of consumer goods and encouraged savings and investment over consumption. The Asian financial crisis of 1997-98 exposed longstanding weaknesses in South Korea's development model including high ...
www.exxun.com/Korea_South/e_ec.html
Asian
Kuwaiti 45%, other Arab 35%, South Asian 9%, Iranian 4%, other 7%
www.exxun.com/Kuwait/c_pp.html
Asian
... to restrict their freedom of movement; Kuwait is reportedly a transit point for South and East Asian workers recruited for low-skilled work in Iraq; some of these workers are deceived as ...
www.exxun.com/Kuwait/i_ti.html
Asian
A Central Asian country of incredible natural beauty and proud nomadic traditions, most of Kyrgyzstan was formally annexed to Russia in 1876. The Kyrgyz staged a major revolt against the Tsarist Empire ...
www.exxun.com/Kyrgyzstan/a_fg.html
Asian
... of cannabis and opium poppy for CIS markets; limited government eradication of illicit crops; transit point for Southwest Asian narcotics bound for Russia and the rest of Europe; major consumer of opiates
www.exxun.com/Kyrgyzstan/i_ti.html
Asian
... growth averaged 6% per year from 1988-2008 except during the short-lived drop caused by the Asian financial crisis that began in 1997. Despite this high growth rate, Laos remains a country ...
www.exxun.com/Laos/e_ec.html
Asian
Southeast Asian states have enhanced border surveillance to check the spread of avian flu; talks continue on completion of demarcation with Thailand but disputes remain over islands in the Mekong River; concern ...
www.exxun.com/Laos/i_ti.html
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