current
... at double digit rates, contributing to rising inflation. Exports and imports also grew strongly, and the current account deficit rose to nearly 15% of GDP in 2007. Trade has been increasingly oriented ...
www.exxun.com/Lithuania/e_ec.html
current
... Council of Ministers elected by the majority vote of all the deputies in the Assembly; note - current cabinet formed by the government coalition parties VMRO/DPMNE, NSDP, PDSh/DPA, and several small ...
www.exxun.com/Macedonia/d_gv.html
Current
... multiparty elections in 1994, under a provisional constitution that came into full effect the following year. Current President Bingu wa MUTHARIKA, elected in May 2004 after a failed attempt by the previous ...
www.exxun.com/Malawi/a_fg.html
current
... the late 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of current Malaysia; these were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. In 1948, the British-ruled ...
www.exxun.com/Malaysia/a_fg.html
current
current situation: Malaysia is a destination and, to a lesser extent, a source and transit country for women and children trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation; foreign victims, mostly women and ...
www.exxun.com/Malaysia/i_ti.html
current
... by dictatorship was brought to a close in 1991 by a military coup - led by the current president Amadou TOURE - enabling Mali's emergence as one of the strongest democracies on the ...
www.exxun.com/Mali/a_fg.html
current
... fiscal discipline. In 2001, exploratory oil wells in tracts 80 km offshore indicated potential extraction at current world oil prices. Oil prospects, while initially promising, have failed to materialize. Meantime the government ...
www.exxun.com/Mauritania/e_ec.html
current
... 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
current
current situation: tier rating: Tier 3 - (2008)
www.exxun.com/Moldova/i_ti.html
current
The Genoese built a fortress on the site of present-day Monaco in 1215. The current ruling Grimaldi family secured control in the late 13th century, and a principality was established in ...
www.exxun.com/Monaco/a_fg.html
current
current situation: tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - (2008)
www.exxun.com/Montenegro/i_ti.html
current
... the IMF, the World Bank, and the Paris Club, the dirham is only fully convertible for current account transactions. In 2000, Morocco entered an Association Agreement with the EU and, in 2006 ...
www.exxun.com/Morocco/e_ec.html
current
current situation: tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - (2008)
www.exxun.com/Mozambique/i_ti.html
current
... foreign trade. The economy is noted for stable industrial relations, moderate unemployment and inflation, a sizable current account surplus, and an important role as a European transportation hub. Industrial activity is predominantly ...
www.exxun.com/Netherlands/e_ec.html
current
current situation: tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - (2008)
www.exxun.com/Niger/i_ti.html
current
... oil and gas in adjacent waters in the late 1960s boosted Norway's economic fortunes. The current focus is on containing spending on the extensive welfare system and planning for the time ...
www.exxun.com/Norway/a_fg.html
Current
temperate along coast, modified by North Atlantic Current; colder interior with increased precipitation and colder summers; rainy year-round on west coast
www.exxun.com/Norway/b_mp.html
current
current situation: Oman is a destination country for men and women primarily from Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan who migrate willingly, some of whom become victims of trafficking when subjected to ...
www.exxun.com/Oman/i_ti.html
current
... 2007 and should be completed by 2014 at a cost of $5.3 billion (about 30% of current GDP). The expansion project will more than double the Canal's capacity, enabling it to ...
www.exxun.com/Panama/e_ec.html
current
current situation: tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - (2008)
www.exxun.com/Panama/i_ti.html
current
current situation: tier rating: Tier 3 - (2008)
www.exxun.com/PapuaNewGuinea/i_ti.html
current
... of petroleum revenues by the Amir, who had ruled the country since 1972. His son, the current Amir HAMAD bin Khalifa al-Thani, overthrew him in a bloodless coup in 1995. In ...
www.exxun.com/Qatar/a_fg.html
current
... foreign reserves. Proved oil reserves of more than 15 billion barrels should ensure continued output at current levels for 22 years. Qatar's proved reserves of natural gas are roughly 25 trillion ...
www.exxun.com/Qatar/e_ec.html
current
current situation: Qatar is a destination country for men and women from South and Southeast Asia who migrate willingly, but are subsequently trafficked into involuntary servitude as domestic workers and laborers, and ...
www.exxun.com/Qatar/i_ti.html
