slow
... political turmoil has continued to damage the economy, resulting in the loss of foreign investment and slow economic growth. GDP grew by 1.8% in 2006 and 1.7% in 2007. Per capita income ...
www.exxun.com/Cote_d_Ivoire/e_ec.html
slow
... inadequate infrastructure, corruption, a complex regulatory environment, and unequal resource distribution among regions. Indonesia has been slow to privatize over 100 state-owned enterprises, several of which have monopolies in key sectors ...
www.exxun.com/Indonesia/e_ec.html
slow
... by less than the euro-zone average and growth is expected to decelerate from 1.9% in 2006 and 2007 to under 1.5% in 2008 as the euro-zone and world economies slow
www.exxun.com/Italy/e_ec.html
slow
... urban and rural areas is reducing use of fixed-line services; Internet penetration remains modest and slow-growing domestic: 1995 telecommunications law opened all non-fixed-line services to private competition; in ...
www.exxun.com/Jordan/f_cm.html
slow
... after Qatar. After two years of strong economic growth in 2006-07, turmoil in the world financial markets will slow Luxembourg's economy in 2008, but growth will remain above the European average
www.exxun.com/Luxembourg/e_ec.html
slow
... tensions among some segments of the population. Macau's traditional manufacturing industry has been in a slow decline. In 2006, exports of textiles and garments generated only $1.8 billion compared to $6.9 ...
www.exxun.com/Macau/e_ec.html
slow
... Bank- and IMF-led policy of privatization and liberalization. This strategy placed the country on a slow and steady growth path from an extremely low level. Agriculture, including fishing and forestry, is ...
www.exxun.com/Madagascar/e_ec.html
slow
... upon democratic reforms including a more representative political system and expanded political freedoms. Progress has been slow, however, and many promised reforms have been slow to come to fruition. Nonetheless, political parties ...
www.exxun.com/Maldives/a_fg.html
slow
... 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
slow
... fixed capital investment, and strong domestic demand driven by remittances from abroad. Economic reforms have been slow because of corruption and strong political forces backing government controls. Nevertheless, the government's primary ...
www.exxun.com/Moldova/e_ec.html
slow
general assessment: modernization of the telecommunications network has been slow as a result of damage stemming from the 1999 war and transition to a competitive market-based system; network was only 65 ...
www.exxun.com/Serbia/f_cm.html
slow
... financial crisis highlighted the problems in the Vietnamese economy and temporarily allowed opponents of reform to slow progress toward a market-oriented economy. GDP growth averaged 6.8% per year from 1997 to ...
www.exxun.com/Vietnam/e_ec.html
slowdown
... recent policy of bringing energy prices for Belarus to world market levels may result in a slowdown in economic growth in Belarus over the next few years. Some policy measures, including tightening ...
www.exxun.com/Belarus/e_ec.html
slowdown
... euro currency in January 2002. Economic growth in 2001-03 dropped sharply because of the global economic slowdown, with moderate recovery in 2004-07. Economic growth and foreign direct investment are expected to slow ...
www.exxun.com/Belgium/e_ec.html
slowdown
... 50% increase in nickel prices; however, prices are expected to fall in 2008, contributing to a slowdown in GDP growth for the year. Although the country has long been viewed primarily as ...
www.exxun.com/DominicanRepublic/e_ec.html
slowdown
... price and wage inflation, invest in infrastructure, increase labor force skills, and promote foreign investment. A slowdown in the property market, more intense global competition, and increased costs, however, have compelled government ...
www.exxun.com/Ireland/e_ec.html
slowdown
... overhauling Italy's rigid labor market and over-generous pension system, because of the current economic slowdown and opposition from labor unions. But the leadership faces a severe economic constraint: Italy's ...
www.exxun.com/Italy/e_ec.html
slowdown
... heavy input from bureaucrats and business executives - wield actual decisionmaking power. The economy experienced a major slowdown starting in the 1990s following three decades of unprecedented growth, but Japan still remains a ...
www.exxun.com/Japan/a_fg.html
slowdown
... energy and Morocco's inability to develop small and medium size enterprises also contributed to the slowdown. Moroccan authorities understand that reducing poverty and providing jobs are key to domestic security and ...
www.exxun.com/Morocco/e_ec.html
slowdown
... investment and is one of the five largest investors in the US. The economy experienced a slowdown in 2005 but in 2006 recovered to the fastest pace in six years on the ...
www.exxun.com/Netherlands/e_ec.html
slowdown
... exceeded one-half million in recent years, but financial difficulties in Japan have caused a temporary slowdown. The agricultural sector is made up of cattle ranches and small farms producing coconuts, breadfruit ...
www.exxun.com/NorthernMarianaIslands/e_ec.html
