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... controls and subsidies, particularly on food and energy, continue to weigh down the economy, and administrative controls, widespread corruption, and other rigidities undermine the potential for private-sector-led growth. As a ...
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population pressure forcing settlement in marginal areas results in overgrazing, severe soil erosion, and soil exhaustion; desertification; Highlands Water Project controls, stores, and redirects water to South Africa
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has strengthened money laundering controls, but money laundering remains a concern due to Liechtenstein's sophisticated offshore financial services sector
www.exxun.com/Liechtenstein/i_ti.html
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... constitution; under terms of federation, Sabah and Sarawak retain certain constitutional prerogatives (e.g., right to maintain their own immigration controls); Sabah holds 25 seats in House of Representatives; Sarawak has 31 seats
www.exxun.com/Malaysia/d_gv.html
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... from abroad. Economic reforms have been slow because of corruption and strong political forces backing government controls. Nevertheless, the government's primary goal of EU integration has resulted in some market-oriented ...
www.exxun.com/Moldova/e_ec.html
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3 (the government controls 2 of the broadcasting stations and 15 repeater stations) (2001)
www.exxun.com/Nigeria/f_cm.html
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... major money-laundering center; massive corruption and criminal activity; Nigeria has improved some anti-money-laundering controls, resulting in its removal from the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF's) Noncooperative Countries ...
www.exxun.com/Nigeria/i_ti.html
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... bastion of welfare capitalism, featuring a combination of free market activity and government intervention. The government controls key areas, such as the vital petroleum sector, through large-scale state enterprises. The country ...
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controls Khyber Pass and Bolan Pass, traditional invasion routes between Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent
www.exxun.com/Pakistan/b_mp.html
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strategic location on eastern end of isthmus forming land bridge connecting North and South America; controls Panama Canal that links North Atlantic Ocean via Caribbean Sea with North Pacific Ocean
www.exxun.com/Panama/b_mp.html
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controls most easily traversable land route between the Balkans, Moldova, and Ukraine
www.exxun.com/Romania/b_mp.html
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... to build a democratic political system and market economy to replace the social, political, and economic controls of the Communist period. In tandem with its prudent management of Russia's windfall energy ...
www.exxun.com/Russia/a_fg.html
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... taken steps to expand facilities in recent years. The government also has attempted to reduce price controls and subsidies. Sao Tome is optimistic about the development of petroleum resources in its territorial ...
www.exxun.com/SaoTomeandPrincipe/e_ec.html
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Saudi Arabia has an oil-based economy with strong government controls over major economic activities. It possesses more than 20% of the world's proven petroleum reserves, ranks as the largest exporter ...
www.exxun.com/SaudiArabia/e_ec.html
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... the CFA franc, which was linked at a fixed rate to the French franc. Government price controls and subsidies have been steadily dismantled. After seeing its economy contract by 2.1% in 1993 ...
www.exxun.com/Senegal/e_ec.html
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controls one of the major land routes from Western Europe to Turkey and the Near East
www.exxun.com/Serbia/b_mp.html
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despite its small size, this eastern Alpine country controls some of Europe's major transit routes
www.exxun.com/Slovenia/b_mp.html
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a transit point for opiates, hashish, and cocaine bound for regional and Western markets; weak anti-money-laundering controls and bank privatization may leave it vulnerable to money laundering
www.exxun.com/Syria/i_ti.html
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controls only land route from Asia to Malaysia and Singapore
www.exxun.com/Thailand/b_mp.html
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separatist violence in Thailand's predominantly Muslim southern provinces prompt border closures and controls with Malaysia to stem terrorist activities; Southeast Asian states have enhanced border surveillance to check the spread of ...
www.exxun.com/Thailand/i_ti.html
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... in remote regions of Turkey and near Istanbul; government maintains strict controls over areas of legal opium poppy cultivation and over output of poppy straw concentrate; lax enforcement of money-laundering controls
www.exxun.com/Turkey/i_ti.html
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... from Africa, Latin America, and Turkey to Europe and Russia; Ukraine has improved anti-money-laundering controls, resulting in its removal from the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF's) Noncooperative Countries ...
www.exxun.com/Ukraine/i_ti.html
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... proximity to Southwest Asian drug-producing countries; the UAE's position as a major financial center makes it vulnerable to money laundering; anti-money-laundering controls improving, but informal banking remains unregulated
www.exxun.com/UnitedArabEmirates/i_ti.html
