problems
... unresolved areas north of Indonesia's Batam Island; Indonesian secessionists, squatters, and illegal migrants create repatriation problems for Papua New Guinea; piracy remains a problem in the Malacca Strait; maritime delimitation talks ...
www.exxun.com/Indonesia/i_ti.html
problems
... forefront of European economic and political unification, joining the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999. Persistent problems include illegal immigration, organized crime, corruption, high unemployment, sluggish economic growth, and the low incomes ...
www.exxun.com/Italy/a_fg.html
problems
... setback from damages caused by Hurricane Dean in August 2007. The economy faces serious long-term problems: high but declining interest rates, increased foreign competition, exchange rate instability, a sizable merchandise trade ...
www.exxun.com/Jamaica/e_ec.html
problems
... which totals 182% of GDP, and the aging of the population are two major long-run problems. Some fear that a rise in taxes could endanger the current economic recovery. Debate also ...
www.exxun.com/Japan/e_ec.html
problems
... with insufficient supplies of water, oil, and other natural resources. Poverty, unemployment, and inflation are fundamental problems, but King ABDALLAH II, since assuming the throne in 1999, has undertaken some broad economic ...
www.exxun.com/Jordan/e_ec.html
problems
... to maintain reforms and curb corruption. A severe drought from 1999 to 2000 compounded Kenya's problems, causing water and energy rationing and reducing agricultural output. As a result, GDP contracted by ...
www.exxun.com/Kenya/e_ec.html
problems
... of 2006, the nation suffered its 13th year of food shortages because of on-going systemic problems including a lack of arable land, collective farming practices, and persistent shortages of tractors and ...
www.exxun.com/Korea_North/e_ec.html
problems
... has declined because investment has been insufficient to replace ageing Eastern Bloc equipment. Technical and financial problems in the power sector also impedes industrial development. The US has worked with the World ...
www.exxun.com/Kosovo/e_ec.html
problems
... has been unable to pass significant legislation, and anti-corruption measures have stalled. Population growth, increasing pressure on agricultural lands, corruption, and the spread of HIV/AIDS pose major problems for Malawi
www.exxun.com/Malawi/a_fg.html
problems
... 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/AIDS, and satisfying foreign donors that fiscal ...
www.exxun.com/Malawi/e_ec.html
problems
... in December 2001 improved the opportunities for direct foreign investment. Ongoing negotiations with the IMF involve problems of economic reforms and fiscal discipline. In 2001, exploratory oil wells in tracts 80 km ...
www.exxun.com/Mauritania/e_ec.html
problems
... The rehabilitation of mined land and the replacement of income from phosphates are serious long-term problems. In anticipation of the exhaustion of Nauru's phosphate deposits, substantial amounts of phosphate income ...
www.exxun.com/Nauru/e_ec.html
problems
... being the major suppliers. Poor soils and inadequate water supplies hamper the development of agriculture. Budgetary problems hamper reform of the health and pension systems of an aging population. The Netherlands provides ...
www.exxun.com/NetherlandsAntilles/e_ec.html
problems
The economy suffers from the typical Pacific island problems of geographic isolation, few resources, and a small population. Government expenditures regularly exceed revenues, and the shortfall is made up by critically needed ...
www.exxun.com/Niue/e_ec.html
problems
... transit point for Afghan drugs, including heroin, opium, morphine, and hashish, bound for Western markets, the Gulf States, and Africa; financial crimes related to drug trafficking, terrorism, corruption, and smuggling remain problems
www.exxun.com/Pakistan/i_ti.html
problems
... a dozen years of military rule, Peru returned to democratic leadership in 1980, but experienced economic problems and the growth of a violent insurgency. President Alberto FUJIMORI's election in 1990 ushered ...
www.exxun.com/Peru/a_fg.html
problems
... activity in the oil and gas, metals, and telecom sectors. Despite Russia's recent success, serious problems persist. Oil, natural gas, metals, and timber account for more than 80% of exports and ...
www.exxun.com/Russia/e_ec.html
problems
... tropical climates; poor pay, working conditions, and alleged nepotism in the promotion of officers have been problems in the past, as reflected in the 1995 and 2003 coups; these issues are being ...
www.exxun.com/SaoTomeandPrincipe/h_ml.html
problems
industrial pollution; limited natural fresh water resources; limited land availability presents waste disposal problems; seasonal smoke/haze resulting from forest fires in Indonesia
www.exxun.com/Singapore/b_mp.html
problems
famine; use of contaminated water contributes to human health problems; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
www.exxun.com/Somalia/b_mp.html
problems
... aged plants, necessitating "load-shedding" cuts to residents and businesses in the major cities. Daunting economic problems remain from the apartheid era - especially poverty, lack of economic empowerment among the disadvantaged groups ...
www.exxun.com/SouthAfrica/e_ec.html
