improving
... political issue in Greece and, while the ruling New Democracy government has had some success in improving economic growth and reducing the budget deficit, Athens faces long-term challenges in its effort ...
www.exxun.com/Greece/e_ec.html
improving
... Europe; limited producer of precursor chemicals, particularly for amphetamine and methamphetamine; efforts to counter money laundering, related to organized crime and drug trafficking, are improving, but remain vulnerable; significant consumer of ecstasy
www.exxun.com/Hungary/i_ti.html
improving
general assessment: currently being modernized and expanded with the goal of not only improving the efficiency and increasing the volume of the urban service but also bringing telephone service to several thousand ...
www.exxun.com/Iran/f_cm.html
improving
... current users domestic: repairs to switches and lines destroyed during 2003 continue; additional switching capacity is improving access; cellular service is available and centered on 3 GSM networks which are being expanded ...
www.exxun.com/Iraq/f_cm.html
improving
... lower interest and inflation rates. The current government has enacted numerous short-term reforms aimed at improving competitiveness and long-term growth. Italy has moved slowly, however, on implementing needed structural reforms ...
www.exxun.com/Italy/e_ec.html
improving
... seats. In November 2007, King Abdallah instructed his new prime minister to focus on socioeconomic reform, developing a healthcare and housing network for civilians and military personnel, and improving the educational system
www.exxun.com/Jordan/a_fg.html
improving
... political party, Ak Jol, in December 2007 elections. Current concerns include: privatization of state-owned enterprises, negative trends in democracy and political freedoms, reduction of corruption, improving interethnic relations, and combating terrorism
www.exxun.com/Kyrgyzstan/a_fg.html
improving
general assessment: service to general public is poor but improving; the government relies on a radiotelephone network to communicate with remote areas domestic: multiple service providers; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular ...
www.exxun.com/Laos/f_cm.html
improving
... Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) program. The government faces many challenges including developing a market economy, improving educational facilities, facing up to environmental problems, dealing with the rapidly growing problem of HIV ...
www.exxun.com/Malawi/e_ec.html
improving
general assessment: domestic system unreliable but improving; provides only minimal service domestic: fixed-line availability is gradually increasing, but subscribership remains less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular subscribership has increased ...
www.exxun.com/Mali/f_cm.html
improving
general assessment: network is improving with international direct dialing available in many areas domestic: very low fixed-line density; there are multiple mobile cellular service providers and subscribership is increasing rapidly; a ...
www.exxun.com/Mongolia/f_cm.html
improving
... and, in 2006, entered a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the US. Long-term challenges include improving education and job prospects for Morocco's youth, and closing the income gap between the ...
www.exxun.com/Morocco/e_ec.html
improving
general assessment: the telecommunications infrastructure is improving dramatically with foreign and domestic investments into fixed-line and mobile networks; mobile-cellular subscribership has skyrocketed, reaching some 63 million in mid-2007, up ...
www.exxun.com/Pakistan/f_cm.html
improving
... revenue; money-laundering activity is especially heavy in the Colon Free Zone; offshore financial center; negligible signs of coca cultivation; monitoring of financial transactions is improving; official corruption remains a major problem
www.exxun.com/Panama/i_ti.html
improving
... elections for a 29-member Central Municipal Council (CMC), which has limited consultative powers aimed at improving the provision of municipal services; the first election for the CMC was held in March ...
www.exxun.com/Qatar/d_gv.html
improving
general assessment: rapidly improving domestic and international service, especially in wireless telephony domestic: more than 90 percent of telephone network is automatic; liberalization in 2003 is transforming telecommunications; fixed-line teledensity is ...
www.exxun.com/Romania/f_cm.html
improving
... access to digital lines has improved, particularly in urban centers; Internet and e-mail services are improving; Russia has made progress toward building the telecommunications infrastructure necessary for a market economy; the ...
www.exxun.com/Russia/f_cm.html
improving
... Threshold status in 2006. The government has embraced an expansionary fiscal policy to reduce poverty by improving education, infrastructure, and foreign and domestic investment and pursuing market-oriented reforms, although energy shortages ...
www.exxun.com/Rwanda/e_ec.html
improving
... in the 1995 and 2003 coups; these issues are being addressed with foreign assistance aimed at improving the army and its focus on realistic security concerns; command is exercised from the president ...
www.exxun.com/SaoTomeandPrincipe/h_ml.html
improving
death penalty for traffickers; improving anti-money-laundering legislation and enforcement
www.exxun.com/SaudiArabia/i_ti.html
improving
... poverty. In late 2007, the new government announced plans aimed at increasing spending, reducing poverty, and improving the country's infrastructure, but it continues to face capacity constraints. In the short term ...
www.exxun.com/EastTimor/e_ec.html
