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... with the EU and with Kosovo's government to accelerate economic growth, lower unemployment, and attract foreign investment. In order to help integrate Kosovo into regional economic structures, UNMIK signed (on behalf ...
www.exxun.com/Kosovo/e_ec.html
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Britain oversaw foreign relations and defense for the ruling Kuwaiti AL-SABAH dynasty from 1899 until independence in 1961. Kuwait was attacked and overrun by Iraq on 2 August 1990. Following several ...
www.exxun.com/Kuwait/a_fg.html
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... High oil prices in recent years have helped build Kuwait's budget and trade surpluses and foreign reserves. As a result of this positive fiscal situation, the need for economic reforms is ...
www.exxun.com/Kuwait/e_ec.html
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... and, in 2006, became eligible for the heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) initiative. Progress fighting corruption, further restructuring of domestic industry, and success in attracting foreign investment are keys to future growth
www.exxun.com/Kyrgyzstan/e_ec.html
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... a strict socialist regime closely aligned to Vietnam. A gradual return to private enterprise and the liberalization of foreign investment laws began in 1986. Laos became a member of ASEAN in 1997
www.exxun.com/Laos/a_fg.html
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... of total employment. The economy will continue to benefit from aid from international donors and from foreign investment in hydropower and mining. Construction will be another strong economic driver, especially as hydroelectric ...
www.exxun.com/Laos/e_ec.html
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... large enterprises. Latvia officially joined the World Trade Organization in February 1999. EU membership, a top foreign policy goal, came in May 2004. The current account deficit - more than 22% of GDP ...
www.exxun.com/Latvia/e_ec.html
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... tanker 2, liquefied gas 2, passenger/cargo 4, petroleum tanker 3, roll on/roll off 2 foreign-owned: 1 (Estonia 1) registered in other countries: 126 (Albania 1, Antigua and Barbuda 13 ...
www.exxun.com/Latvia/g_tr.html
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... the country. Hizballah, a radical Shi'a organization listed by the US State Department as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, retains its weapons. During Lebanon's civil war, the Arab League legitimized in ...
www.exxun.com/Lebanon/a_fg.html
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1.5 million note: in addition, there are as many as 1 million foreign workers (2005 est.)
www.exxun.com/Lebanon/e_ec.html
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... carrier 12, passenger/cargo 1, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1, vehicle carrier 2 foreign-owned: 4 (Greece 2, Syria 2) registered in other countries: 57 (Barbados 1, Cambodia 7 ...
www.exxun.com/Lebanon/g_tr.html
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... Liberians were able to establish a republic. William TUBMAN, president from 1944-71, did much to promote foreign investment and to bridge the economic, social, and political gaps between the descendents of the ...
www.exxun.com/Liberia/a_fg.html
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... been a producer and exporter of basic products - primarily raw timber and rubber. Local manufacturing, mainly foreign owned, had been small in scope. President JOHNSON SIRLEAF, a Harvard-trained banker and administrator ...
www.exxun.com/Liberia/e_ec.html
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... tanker 471, refrigerated cargo 104, roll on/roll off 9, specialized tanker 13, vehicle carrier 35 foreign-owned: 2,064 (Argentina 3, Belgium 4, Brazil 3, Canada 4, China 11, Croatia 2, Cyprus ...
www.exxun.com/Liberia/g_tr.html
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... Almost all US unilateral sanctions against Libya were removed in April 2004, helping Libya attract more foreign direct investment, mostly in the energy sector. Libyan oil and gas licensing rounds continue to ...
www.exxun.com/Libya/e_ec.html
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... DWT by type: cargo 11, liquefied gas 3, petroleum tanker 2, roll on/roll off 1 foreign-owned: 4 (Kuwait 1, Norway 1, Syria 2) registered in other countries: 3 (Malta 3 ...
www.exxun.com/Libya/g_tr.html
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... joined the EU in May 2004. Privatization of the large, state-owned utilities is nearly complete. Foreign government and business support have helped in the transition from the old command economy to ...
www.exxun.com/Lithuania/e_ec.html
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... cargo 24, chemical tanker 1, container 1, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 15 foreign-owned: 5 (Denmark 5) registered in other countries: 26 (Antigua and Barbuda 5, Cook Islands ...
www.exxun.com/Lithuania/g_tr.html
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... more than compensated for the decline in steel. Most banks are foreign owned and have extensive foreign dealings. Agriculture is based on small family-owned farms. The economy depends on foreign and ...
www.exxun.com/Luxembourg/e_ec.html
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... liquefied gas 1, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 3, roll on/roll off 9 foreign-owned: 48 (Belgium 7, Denmark 1, France 18, Germany 8, Netherlands 2, UK 8, US ...
www.exxun.com/Luxembourg/g_tr.html
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... socialist economic system would not be practiced in Macau, and that Macau would enjoy a high degree of autonomy in all matters except foreign and defense affairs for the next 50 years
www.exxun.com/Macau/a_fg.html
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... of its expanding tourism and gaming sectors. Since opening up its locally-controlled casino industry to foreign competition in 2001, the territory has attracted tens of billions of dollars in foreign investment ...
www.exxun.com/Macau/e_ec.html
