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... has implemented tax reforms, as well as social security reforms, and backs regional trade agreements and development of tourism. Not a CAFTA signatory, Panama in December 2006 independently negotiated a free trade ...
www.exxun.com/Panama/e_ec.html
development
... was hampered by several coup attempts, which prevented a return to full political stability and economic development. Fidel RAMOS was elected president in 1992 and his administration was marked by greater stability ...
www.exxun.com/Philippines/a_fg.html
development
... boom supported by its expanding production of natural gas and oil. Economic policy is focused on development of Qatar's nonassociated natural gas reserves and increasing private and foreign investment in non ...
www.exxun.com/Qatar/e_ec.html
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permafrost over much of Siberia is a major impediment to development; volcanic activity in the Kuril Islands; volcanoes and earthquakes on the Kamchatka Peninsula; spring floods and summer/autumn forest fires throughout ...
www.exxun.com/Russia/b_mp.html
development
there is no air connection to Saint Helena or Tristan da Cunha; an international airport for Saint Helena is in development for 2010
www.exxun.com/SaintHelena/g_tr.html
development
recent test drilling for oil in waters around Saint Pierre and Miquelon may bring future development that would impact the environment
www.exxun.com/SaintPierreandMiquelon/b_mp.html
development
... boost economic prospects. Fish farming, crab fishing, and agriculture are being developed to diversify the local economy. Recent test drilling for oil may pave the way for development of the energy sector
www.exxun.com/SaintPierreandMiquelon/e_ec.html
development
The economy of Samoa has traditionally been dependent on development aid, family remittances from overseas, agriculture, and fishing. The country is vulnerable to devastating storms. Agriculture employs two-thirds of the labor ...
www.exxun.com/Samoa/e_ec.html
development
... year IMF Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) program worth $4.3 million. Considerable potential exists for development of a tourist industry, and the government has taken steps to expand facilities in recent ...
www.exxun.com/SaoTomeandPrincipe/e_ec.html
development
desertification; depletion of underground water resources; the lack of perennial rivers or permanent water bodies has prompted the development of extensive seawater desalination facilities; coastal pollution from oil spills
www.exxun.com/SaudiArabia/b_mp.html
development
... skills the private sector needs. Riyadh has substantially boosted spending on job training and education, infrastructure development, and government salaries. As part of its effort to attract foreign investment and diversify the ...
www.exxun.com/SaudiArabia/e_ec.html
Development
... the international community by rejoining the World Bank (IBRD) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). A World Bank-European Commission sponsored Donors' Conference held in June 2001 raised $1.3 ...
www.exxun.com/Serbia/e_ec.html
development
... the same time, the government has moved to reduce the dependence on tourism by promoting the development of farming, fishing, and small-scale manufacturing. Sharp drops illustrated the vulnerability of the tourist ...
www.exxun.com/Seychelles/e_ec.html
development
... UN Integrated Office in Sierra Leone (UNIOSIL) - a civilian UN mission - to support efforts to consolidate peace. The new government's priorities include furthering development, creating jobs, and stamping out endemic corruption
www.exxun.com/SierraLeone/a_fg.html
development
... physical and social infrastructure is not well developed, and serious social disorders continue to hamper economic development. Nearly half of the working-age population engages in subsistence agriculture. Manufacturing consists mainly of ...
www.exxun.com/SierraLeone/e_ec.html
Development
... peace process, led by the Government of Kenya under the auspices of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), concluded in October 2004 with the election of Abdullahi YUSUF Ahmed as President of ...
www.exxun.com/Somalia/a_fg.html
development
... 1948, the National Party was voted into power and instituted a policy of apartheid - the separate development of the races. The first multi-racial elections in 1994 brought an end to apartheid ...
www.exxun.com/SouthAfrica/a_fg.html
development
... on South American continent; mostly tropical rain forest; great diversity of flora and fauna that, for the most part, is increasingly threatened by new development; relatively small population, mostly along the coast
www.exxun.com/Suriname/b_mp.html
Development
... or ABOP [Ronnie BRUNSWIJK]; National Democratic Party or NDP [Desire BOUTERSE]; New Front for Democracy and Development or NF (a coalition that includes A-Combination or A-Com, Democratic Alternative 1991 or ...
www.exxun.com/Suriname/d_gv.html
Development
... gold mining sectors. Suriname has received aid for these projects from Netherlands, Belgium, and the European Development Fund. Suriname's economic prospects for the medium term will depend on continued commitment to ...
www.exxun.com/Suriname/e_ec.html
development
... by the international community in the wake of the war in Afghanistan has brought increased economic development and security assistance, which could create jobs and increase stability in the long term. Tajikistan ...
www.exxun.com/Tajikistan/a_fg.html
