overseen
... subsequently started his own party, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in 2005. As president, MUTHARIKA has overseen substantial economic improvement but because of political deadlock in the legislature, his minority party has ...
www.exxun.com/Malawi/a_fg.html
overseen
... country rebound from the economic collapse of the 1990?s, the Kremlin in recent years has overseen a recentralization of power that has undermined democratic institutions. Russia has severely disabled the Chechen ...
www.exxun.com/Russia/a_fg.html
oversees
based on Islamic and civil law (particularly Napoleonic codes); judicial review by Supreme Court and Council of State (oversees validity of administrative decisions); accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
www.exxun.com/Egypt/d_gv.html
oversees
... since 1897. It has been exploited for its guano and phosphate. Presently a small military garrison oversees a meteorological station. Tromelin Island: First explored by the French in 1776, the island came ...
www.exxun.com/FrenchSouthernandAntarcticLands/a_fg.html
oversees
... since 11 February 2006) oversees foreign policy; Vice President Najah al-ATTAR (since 23 March 2006) oversees cultural policy head of government: Prime Minister Muhammad Naji al-UTRI (since 10 September 2003 ...
www.exxun.com/Syria/d_gv.html
overshadowed
... system, in particular, has been an obstacle to greater productivity and growth. Portugal has been increasingly overshadowed by lower-cost producers in Central Europe and Asia as a target for foreign direct ...
www.exxun.com/Portugal/e_ec.html
overshadows
... to 40%. HIV/AIDS infection rates are the second highest in the world and threaten Botswana's impressive economic gains. An expected leveling off in diamond mining production overshadows long-term prospects
www.exxun.com/Botswana/e_ec.html
oversight
... October 1989 revision ensured legal rights for individuals and constitutional checks on the authority of the prime minister and also established the principle of parliamentary oversight; 1997 amendment streamlined the judicial system
www.exxun.com/Hungary/d_gv.html
oversight
... comply with UN demands to halt the enrichment of uranium or to agree to full IAEA oversight of its nuclear program. In October 2007, Iranian entities were also subject to US sanctions ...
www.exxun.com/Iran/a_fg.html
oversight
... the more sensitive ministries note: also considered part of the Executive branch of government are three oversight bodies: 1) Assembly of Experts (Majles-Khebregan), a popularly elected body of 86 religious scholars ...
www.exxun.com/Iran/d_gv.html
Oversight
... be comprised of the Higher Juridical Council, Federal Supreme Court, Federal Court of Cassation, Public Prosecution Department, Judiciary Oversight Commission and other federal courts that are regulated in accordance with the law
www.exxun.com/Iraq/d_gv.html
oversight
... budget surplus as a result of efficient tax collection and inefficient budget execution. While maintaining ultimate oversight, UNMIK continues to work with the EU and with Kosovo's government to accelerate economic ...
www.exxun.com/Kosovo/e_ec.html
oversight
... the country's low taxes have spurred outstanding economic growth. In 2000, shortcomings in banking regulatory oversight resulted in concerns about the use of financial institutions for money laundering. However, Liechtenstein implemented ...
www.exxun.com/Liechtenstein/a_fg.html
overspending
... IMF targets for mid-1996. In 1997, an IMF mission to Gabon criticized the government for overspending on off-budget items, overborrowing from the central bank, and slipping on its schedule for ...
www.exxun.com/Gabon/e_ec.html
overstaffed
... funds, the government faces virtual bankruptcy. To cut costs the government has frozen wages and reduced overstaffed public service departments. In 2005, the deterioration in housing, hospitals, and other capital plant continued ...
www.exxun.com/Nauru/e_ec.html
overstaffing
... sector based largely on oil, and support services, and a government characterized by budget problems and overstaffing. Oil has supplanted forestry as the mainstay of the economy, providing a major share of ...
www.exxun.com/Congo_Republic/e_ec.html
overstated
... extensive fiscal and business sector reforms. Official unemployment remains high at nearly 35%, but may be overstated based on the existence of an extensive gray market, estimated to be more than 20 ...
www.exxun.com/Macedonia/e_ec.html
overstraining
... pesticides, raw sewage, and industrial effluents; limited natural fresh water resources away from the Nile, which is the only perennial water source; rapid growth in population overstraining the Nile and natural resources
www.exxun.com/Egypt/b_mp.html
overstraining
... from industrial effluents and vehicle emissions; water pollution from raw sewage and runoff of agricultural pesticides; tap water is not potable throughout the country; huge and growing population is overstraining natural resources
www.exxun.com/India/b_mp.html
oversupply
1.471 million note: shortage of skilled labor, but an oversupply of unskilled labor (2007 est.)
www.exxun.com/Panama/e_ec.html
overtaken
... Victorian times. Tourism continues to be important to the island's economy, although international business has overtaken it in recent years. Bermuda has developed into a highly successful offshore financial center. Although ...
www.exxun.com/Bermuda/a_fg.html
