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... Spanish retook the island in 1633, but continued to be harassed by the Dutch. The Spanish finally relinquished St. Martin to the French and Dutch, who divided it amongst themselves in 1648 ...
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finally
... continued to exert control through a succession of nominally civilian administrations until 1987, when international pressure finally forced a democratic election. In 1990, the military overthrew the civilian leadership, but a democratically ...
www.exxun.com/Suriname/a_fg.html
finally
... free and fair legislative elections in October 2007. After years of political unrest and fire from international organizations for human rights abuses, Togo is finally being re-welcomed into the international community
www.exxun.com/Togo/a_fg.html
finally
... the creation of a protectorate. Agitation for independence in the decades following World War I was finally successful in getting the French to recognize Tunisia as an independent state in 1956. The ...
www.exxun.com/Tunisia/a_fg.html
finally
... the black African majority in the country (then called Rhodesia). UN sanctions and a guerrilla uprising finally led to free elections in 1979 and independence (as Zimbabwe) in 1980. Robert MUGABE, the ...
www.exxun.com/Zimbabwe/a_fg.html
finance
... region and an investment grade rating which benefits from its political stability and stable institutions. Offshore finance and information services are important foreign exchange earners and thrive from having the same time ...
www.exxun.com/Barbados/e_ec.html
finance
... conscientious tourists. Detailed controls and uncertain policies in areas such as industrial licensing, trade, labor, and finance continue to hamper foreign investment. Hydropower exports to India had a major impact on growth ...
www.exxun.com/Bhutan/e_ec.html
finance
tourism, banking, insurance and finance, construction, construction materials, furniture
www.exxun.com/CaymanIslands/e_ec.html
finance
... government revenues and exports. In the early 1980s, rapidly rising oil revenues enabled the government to finance large-scale development projects with GDP growth averaging 5% annually, one of the highest rates ...
www.exxun.com/Congo_Republic/e_ec.html
finance
... is, therefore, heavily dependent on foreign assistance to help support its balance of payments and to finance development projects. An unemployment rate of nearly 60% continues to be a major problem. While ...
www.exxun.com/Djibouti/e_ec.html
finance
agriculture and forestry 4.4%, industry 18.6%, construction 6%, commerce 16.3%, finance, insurance, and business services 13.9%, transport and communications 7.6%, public services 33.2% (2004)
www.exxun.com/Finland/e_ec.html
finance
tourism, banking and finance, ship repairing, tobacco
www.exxun.com/Gibraltar/e_ec.html
finance
... 10%, transport and communication 8%, wholesale and retail distribution 11%, professional and scientific services 18%, public administration 6%, banking and finance 18%, tourism 2%, entertainment and catering 3%, miscellaneous services 10% (2001
www.exxun.com/IsleofMan/e_ec.html
finance
Jersey's economy is based on international financial services, agriculture, and tourism. In 2005 the finance sector accounted for about 50% of the island's output. Potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes, and especially flowers ...
www.exxun.com/Jersey/e_ec.html
finance
The regional hub for trade and finance in East Africa, Kenya has been hampered by corruption and by reliance upon several primary goods whose prices have remained low. In 1997, the IMF ...
www.exxun.com/Kenya/e_ec.html
Finance
... campaign. Since 2005 President MUTHARIKA'S government has exhibited improved financial discipline under the guidance of Finance Minister Goodall GONDWE and signed a three year Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility worth $56 ...
www.exxun.com/Malawi/e_ec.html
finance
agriculture and fishing 9%, construction and industry 30%, transportation and communication 7%, trade, restaurants, hotels 22%, finance 6%, other services 25% (2007)
www.exxun.com/Mauritius/e_ec.html
finance
... Council consists of the governor, the chief minister, three other ministers, the attorney general, and the finance secretary elections: the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the ...
www.exxun.com/Montserrat/d_gv.html
finance
Tourism, petroleum refining, and offshore finance are the mainstays of this small economy, which is closely tied to the outside world. Although GDP has declined or grown slightly in each of the ...
www.exxun.com/NetherlandsAntilles/e_ec.html
finance
... 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
Finance
... DE LA VEGA (since 18 April 2004) and Second Vice President (and Minister of Economy and Finance) Pedro SOLBES (since 18 April 2004) cabinet: Council of Ministers designated by the president note ...
www.exxun.com/Spain/d_gv.html
financed
... mostly lobster and tuna, is not fully exploited. Cape Verde annually runs a high trade deficit, financed by foreign aid and remittances from emigrants; remittances supplement GDP by more than 20%. Economic ...
www.exxun.com/CapeVerde/e_ec.html
