reduction
... at current world oil prices. Oil prospects, while initially promising, have failed to materialize. Meantime the government emphasizes reduction of poverty, improvement of health and education, and promoting privatization of the economy
www.exxun.com/Mauritania/e_ec.html
reduction
... perpetuity after 2023. The country's medium-term economic outlook appears fragile due not only to the reduction in US assistance but also to the current slow growth of the private sector
www.exxun.com/Micronesia_FederatedStatesof/e_ec.html
reduction
... fiscal and debt financing obligations. In early 2004, Nicaragua secured some $4.5 billion in foreign debt reduction under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative, and in October 2007, the IMF approved ...
www.exxun.com/Nicaragua/e_ec.html
reduction
... basic health care, primary education, HIV/AIDS prevention, rural infrastructure, and other programs geared at poverty reduction. In December 2005, Niger received 100% multilateral debt relief from the IMF, which translates into ...
www.exxun.com/Niger/e_ec.html
Reduction
... Economic Empowerment Development Strategy, a domestically designed and run program modeled on the IMF's Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility for fiscal and monetary management. In November 2005, Abuja won Paris Club ...
www.exxun.com/Nigeria/e_ec.html
reduction
... to a significant imbalance in the sex ratios (more men and fewer women) and a seeming reduction in the female population; the revised total was calculated using a 1993 number that was ...
www.exxun.com/Samoa/c_pp.html
Reduction
... debt burden. In August 2005, Sao Tome signed on to a new 3-year IMF Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) program worth $4.3 million. Considerable potential exists for development of a ...
www.exxun.com/SaoTomeandPrincipe/e_ec.html
Reduction
... to offset the severe trade imbalance and supplement government revenues. The IMF has completed a Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility program that helped stabilize economic growth and reduce inflation. A recent increase ...
www.exxun.com/SierraLeone/e_ec.html
reduction
... to write a Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) that could eventually lead to a debt reduction plan. Economic growth remains marginal due to declining cotton production, underinvestment in phosphate mining, and ...
www.exxun.com/Togo/e_ec.html
reduction
... growing population of university graduates. Broader privatization, further liberalization of the investment code to increase foreign investment, improvements in government efficiency, and reduction of the trade deficit are among the challenges ahead
www.exxun.com/Tunisia/e_ec.html
reduction
continues to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (has met Kyoto Protocol target of a 12.5% reduction from 1990 levels and intends to meet the legally binding target and move toward a domestic goal ...
www.exxun.com/UnitedKingdom/b_mp.html
reduction
... lower economic groups. The merchandise trade deficit reached a record $847 billion in 2007. Together, these problems caused a marked reduction in the value and status of the dollar worldwide in 2007
www.exxun.com/UnitedStates/e_ec.html
ree
conventional long form: Republic of Kiribati conventional short form: Kiribati local long form: Republic of Kiribati local short form: Kiribati note: pronounced keer-ree-bahss former: Gilbert Islands
www.exxun.com/Kiribati/d_gv.html
reedy
mostly broad plains; reedy marshes along Iranian border in south with large flooded areas; mountains along borders with Iran and Turkey
www.exxun.com/Iraq/b_mp.html
Reef
... These uninhabited islands came under Australian authority in 1931; formal administration began two years later. Ashmore Reef supports a rich and diverse avian and marine habitat; in 1983, it became a National ...
www.exxun.com/AshmoreandCartierIslands/a_fg.html
Reef
total: 5 sq km land: 5 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Ashmore Reef (West, Middle, and East Islets) and Cartier Island
www.exxun.com/AshmoreandCartierIslands/b_mp.html
Reef
no indigenous inhabitants note: Indonesian fishermen are allowed access to the lagoon and fresh water at Ashmore Reef's West Island; access to East and Middle Islands is by permit only
www.exxun.com/AshmoreandCartierIslands/c_pp.html
Reef
... 1980s. Long-term concerns include climate-change issues such as the depletion of the ozone layer and more frequent droughts, and management and conservation of coastal areas, especially the Great Barrier Reef
www.exxun.com/Australia/a_fg.html
Reef
... agricultural purposes threatens the natural habitat of many unique animal and plant species; the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast, the largest coral reef in the world, is threatened by increased ...
www.exxun.com/Australia/b_mp.html
reef
coral reef decay; solid waste disposal
www.exxun.com/Bahamas/b_mp.html
Reef
... and renounce any territorial claims on land; Brunei established an exclusive economic fishing zone encompassing Louisa Reef in the southern Spratly Islands in 1984, but makes no public territorial claim to the ...
www.exxun.com/Brunei/i_ti.html
reef
the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard
www.exxun.com/ChristmasIsland/b_mp.html
reef
reef 12 km in circumference
www.exxun.com/ClippertonIsland/b_mp.html
