financial
... violence and weapons smuggling; important market for Colombian, Bolivian, and Peruvian cocaine; illicit narcotics proceeds are often laundered through the financial system; significant illicit financial activity in the Tri-Border Area (2008
www.exxun.com/Brazil/i_ti.html
financial
tourism, light industry, construction, rum, concrete block, offshore financial center
www.exxun.com/BritishVirginIslands/e_ec.html
financial
transshipment point for South American narcotics destined for the US and Europe; large offshore financial center makes it vulnerable to money laundering
www.exxun.com/BritishVirginIslands/i_ti.html
financial
... South American cocaine for the European market; limited producer of precursor chemicals; vulnerable to money laundering because of corruption, organized crime; some money laundering of drug-related proceeds through financial institutions (2008
www.exxun.com/Bulgaria/i_ti.html
financial
... August 2003 including a ban on imports of Burmese products and a ban on provision of financial services by US persons. Further, a poor investment climate hampers the inflow of foreign investment ...
www.exxun.com/Burma/e_ec.html
financial
... Rubber exports declined more than 15% in 2008 due to falling world market prices. The global financial crisis is weakening demand for Cambodian exports, and construction is declining due to a shortage ...
www.exxun.com/Cambodia/e_ec.html
financial
... to plant large quantities of high-quality marijuana indoors; increasing ecstasy production, some of which is destined for the US; vulnerable to narcotics money laundering because of its mature financial services sector
www.exxun.com/Canada/i_ti.html
Financial
... drug money laundering, including a 2002 anti-money laundering reform that criminalizes laundering the proceeds of narcotics trafficking and other crimes and the establishment in 2008 of a Financial Intelligence Unit (2008
www.exxun.com/CapeVerde/i_ti.html
financial
With no direct taxation, the islands are a thriving offshore financial center. More than 68,000 companies were registered in the Cayman Islands as of 2003, including almost 500 banks, 800 insurers, and ...
www.exxun.com/CaymanIslands/e_ec.html
financial
major offshore financial center; vulnerable to drug transshipment to the US and Europe (2008)
www.exxun.com/CaymanIslands/i_ti.html
financial
... deficit in check and because of lower export earnings - the latter a product of the global financial crisis. A severe drought exacerbated the situation in 1999, reducing crop yields and causing hydroelectric ...
www.exxun.com/Chile/e_ec.html
financial
... by late 2008, but the exchange rate has changed little since the onset of the global financial crisis. The restructuring of the economy and resulting efficiency gains have contributed to a more ...
www.exxun.com/China/e_ec.html
financial
... in order to sustain expansion. Economic growth slipped in 2008 as a result of the global financial crisis and weakening demand for Colombia's exports. In response, URIBE's administration has cut ...
www.exxun.com/Colombia/e_ec.html
financial
... of a large portion of the invading foreign troops. The transitional government reopened relations with international financial institutions and international donors, and President KABILA began implementing reforms, although progress has been slow ...
www.exxun.com/Congo_DemocraticRepublic/e_ec.html
