development
... countries in the world, ranking near last on the United Nations Development Fund index of human development. It is a landlocked, Sub-Saharan nation, whose economy centers on subsistence crops, livestock, and ...
www.exxun.com/Niger/e_ec.html
Development
... announced the privatization of the country's four oil refineries, and instituted the National Economic Empowerment Development Strategy, a domestically designed and run program modeled on the IMF's Poverty Reduction and ...
www.exxun.com/Nigeria/e_ec.html
Development
note: most work on family plantations; paid work exists only in government service, small industry, and the Niue Development Board
www.exxun.com/Niue/e_ec.html
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contamination of groundwater on Saipan may contribute to disease; clean-up of landfill; protection of endangered species conflicts with development
www.exxun.com/NorthernMarianaIslands/b_mp.html
development
... workers. Oman actively seeks private foreign investors, especially in the industrial, information technology, tourism, and higher education fields. Industrial development plans focus on gas resources, metal manufacturing, petrochemicals, and international transshipment ports
www.exxun.com/Oman/e_ec.html
development
... and service sectors. Poverty levels have decreased by 10% since 2001, and Islamabad has steadily raised development spending in recent years, including a 52% real increase in the budget allocation for development ...
www.exxun.com/Pakistan/e_ec.html
development
... tourist sector have been greatly bolstered by the expansion of air travel in the Pacific, the rising prosperity of leading East Asian countries, and the willingness of foreigners to finance infrastructure development
www.exxun.com/Palau/e_ec.html
development
... 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
development
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
