grew
... followed, helped by high oil prices, remittances, and increased non-traditional exports. From 2002-06 the economy grew 5.5%, the highest five-year average in 25 years. The poverty rate declined but remained ...
www.exxun.com/Ecuador/e_ec.html
grew
... corporate tax rates, reduced energy subsidies, and privatized several enterprises. The stock market boomed, and GDP grew about 5% per year in 2005-06, and topped 7% in 2007. Despite these achievements, the ...
www.exxun.com/Egypt/e_ec.html
grew
... a major beneficiary of EU aid, equal to about 3.3% of annual GDP. The Greek economy grew by nearly 4.0% per year between 2003 and 2007, due partly to infrastructural spending related ...
www.exxun.com/Greece/e_ec.html
grew
... in the high-technology sector, has grown by about 5% per year since 2003. The economy grew an estimated 5.4% in 2007, the fastest pace since 2000. The government's prudent fiscal ...
www.exxun.com/Israel/e_ec.html
grew
... mine sparked a 0.5% decline in GDP in 2002 and a 0.6% decline in 2005. GDP grew more than 6% in 2007, partly due to higher gold prices internationally. The government made ...
www.exxun.com/Kyrgyzstan/e_ec.html
grew
... wages continued to grow at double digit rates, contributing to rising inflation. Exports and imports also grew strongly, and the current account deficit rose to nearly 15% of GDP in 2007. Trade ...
www.exxun.com/Lithuania/e_ec.html
grew
British influence and control over what would become Nigeria grew through the 19th century. A series of constitutions after World War II granted Nigeria greater autonomy; independence came in 1960. Following nearly ...
www.exxun.com/Nigeria/a_fg.html
grew
... of infrastructure deters trade and investment. After several years of inconsistent economic performance, the Peruvian economy grew by more than 4% per year during the period 2002-06, with a stable exchange rate ...
www.exxun.com/Peru/e_ec.html
grew
The Philippine economy grew at its fastest pace in three decades with real GDP growth exceeding 7% in 2007. Higher government spending contributed to the growth, but a resilient service sector and ...
www.exxun.com/Philippines/e_ec.html
grew
... since 1990 and today stands out as a success story among transition economies. In 2007, GDP grew an estimated 6.5%, based on rising private consumption, a jump in corporate investment, and EU ...
www.exxun.com/Poland/e_ec.html
grew
... from $14.6 billion in 2005 to approximately $45 billion in 2007. In 2007, Russia's GDP grew 8.1%, led by non-tradable services and goods for the domestic market, as opposed to ...
www.exxun.com/Russia/e_ec.html
grew
... fell in 2003-04, due to sluggish tourist and tuna sectors, but resumed in 2005-07. Real GDP grew by 5.8% in 2007, driven by tourism and a boom in tourism-related construction. The ...
www.exxun.com/Seychelles/e_ec.html
grew
The Syrian economy grew by an estimated 3.3% in real terms in 2007 led by the petroleum and agricultural sectors, which together account for about one-half of GDP. Higher crude oil ...
www.exxun.com/Syria/e_ec.html
grew
... of East Asia's best performers from 2002-04. Boosted by strong export growth, the Thai economy grew 4.5% in 2007. Bangkok has pursued preferential trade agreements with a variety of partners in ...
www.exxun.com/Thailand/e_ec.html
grew
... supported also by Japan and South Korea. Thanks to wise investments and conservative withdrawals, this fund grew from an initial $17 million to an estimated value of $77 million in 2006. The ...
www.exxun.com/Tuvalu/e_ec.html
grew
... into the Communist North and anti-Communist South. US economic and military aid to South Vietnam grew through the 1960s in an attempt to bolster the government, but US armed forces were ...
www.exxun.com/Vietnam/a_fg.html
grew
... reforms needed to modernize the economy and to produce more competitive, export-driven industries. The economy grew 8.5% in 2007. Vietnam's membership in the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) and entry ...
www.exxun.com/Vietnam/e_ec.html
Grey
... AGAMALI]; Musavat (Equality) [Isa GAMBAR, chairman]; Musavat Party Youth Movement [Elnur MAMMADLI]; National Democratic Party or Grey Wolves (Nationalist, Pan-Turkic) [Iskender HAMIDOV]; Open Society Party [Rasul GULIYEV, in exile in the ...
www.exxun.com/Azerbaijan/d_gv.html
grey
45.5% official rate; grey economy may reduce actual unemployment to 25-30% (31 December 2004 est.)
www.exxun.com/BosniaandHerzegovina/e_ec.html
grid
... homes, irrigation systems, water supply systems, and schools, and nearly 100% of the country's electrical grid were destroyed. On 20 September 1999 the Australian-led peacekeeping troops of the International Force ...
www.exxun.com/EastTimor/a_fg.html
grievances
... militarily in both World Wars. New Zealand's full participation in a number of defense alliances lapsed by the 1980s. In recent years, the government has sought to address longstanding Maori grievances
www.exxun.com/NewZealand/a_fg.html
grievances
... the Protestant Montagnard ethnic minority population of the Central Highlands and the Hoa Hao Buddhists in southern Vietnam over religious persecution. Montagnard grievances also include the loss of land to Vietnamese settlers
www.exxun.com/Vietnam/a_fg.html
griffon
shooting around the salt lake; note - breeding place for loggerhead and green turtles; only remaining colony of griffon vultures is on the base
www.exxun.com/Akrotiri/b_mp.html
