holding
... crime networks, and combative political opponents. Albania has made progress in its democratic development since first holding multiparty elections in 1991, but deficiencies remain. International observers judged elections to be largely free ...
www.exxun.com/Albania/a_fg.html
holding
... side quadrant and the Bermudian coat of arms (white and green shield with a red lion holding a scrolled shield showing the sinking of the ship Sea Venture off Bermuda in 1609 ...
www.exxun.com/Bermuda/d_gv.html
holding
... the telecommunications network has improved steadily since the mid-1990s; the number of fixed telephone lines holding steady at about 40 per 100 persons; the number of cellular telephone subscriptions exceeds the ...
www.exxun.com/Croatia/f_cm.html
holding
... preventing terrorism, consolidating democracy after four decades of authoritarianism, implementing economic and financial reforms, stemming corruption, holding the military and police accountable for past human rights violations, addressing climate change, and controlling ...
www.exxun.com/Indonesia/a_fg.html
holding
... last held 10 July 2005 (next scheduled for 2010); prime minister nominated by the parliamentary party holding more than 50% of the seats; if no such party exists, the president selects the ...
www.exxun.com/Kyrgyzstan/d_gv.html
holding
... Low business taxes - the maximum tax rate is 20% - and easy incorporation rules have induced many holding companies to establish nominal offices in Liechtenstein, providing 30% of state revenues. The country participates ...
www.exxun.com/Liechtenstein/e_ec.html
holding
... which, among other things, clarifies the royal succession, provides for a prime minister, bars ministers from holding interests in companies doing business with the government, establishes a bicameral legislature, and guarantees basic ...
www.exxun.com/Oman/d_gv.html
holding
... on a global level; in February 2009, he reshuffled the cabinet, which led to more moderates holding ministerial and judicial positions, and appointed the first female to the cabinet. The country remains ...
www.exxun.com/SaudiArabia/a_fg.html
holding
... this entity has maintained a stable existence and continues efforts to establish a constitutional democracy, including holding municipal, parliamentary, and presidential elections. The regions of Bari, Nugaal, and northern Mudug comprise a ...
www.exxun.com/Somalia/a_fg.html
holding
... side) and orange; the other panel is a large dark red rectangle with a yellow lion holding a sword, and there is a yellow bo leaf in each corner; the yellow field ...
www.exxun.com/SriLanka/d_gv.html
holding
... between the large blue initials V and I; the coat of arms shows a yellow eagle holding an olive branch in one talon and three arrows in the other with a superimposed ...
www.exxun.com/VirginIslands/d_gv.html
holdings
... In 1783, the al-Khalifa family captured Bahrain from the Persians. In order to secure these holdings, it entered into a series of treaties with the UK during the 19th century that ...
www.exxun.com/Bahrain/a_fg.html
holdings
Chad, part of France's African holdings until 1960, endured three decades of civil warfare as well as invasions by Libya before a semblance of peace was finally restored in 1990. The ...
www.exxun.com/Chad/a_fg.html
holdings
... Papal States were seized by the newly united Kingdom of Italy. In 1870, the pope's holdings were further circumscribed when Rome itself was annexed. Disputes between a series of "prisoner" popes ...
www.exxun.com/HolySee_VaticanCity/a_fg.html
