potential
... designed to diversify the economy away from overdependence on the oil sector by developing its manufacturing potential. The policy aims to reduce the influence of foreign investment and foreign personnel. The government ...
www.exxun.com/Kazakhstan/e_ec.html
potential
... destined for Europe and North America; Indian methaqualone also transits on way to South Africa; significant potential for money-laundering activity given the country's status as a regional financial center; massive ...
www.exxun.com/Kenya/i_ti.html
potential
coal, tungsten, graphite, molybdenum, lead, hydropower potential
www.exxun.com/Korea_South/b_mp.html
potential
... estimated opium poppy cultivation in 2005 was 5,600 hectares, about a 45% decrease from 2004; estimated potential opium production in 2005 was 28 metric tons, a significant decrease from 200 metric tons ...
www.exxun.com/Laos/i_ti.html
potential
... for the European and US markets; corruption, criminal activity, arms-dealing, and diamond trade provide significant potential for money laundering, but the lack of well-developed financial system limits the country's ...
www.exxun.com/Liberia/i_ti.html
potential
hydroelectric potential, arable land
www.exxun.com/Liechtenstein/b_mp.html
potential
... parliament has not ratified its 1998 maritime boundary treaty with Lithuania, primarily due to concerns over potential hydrocarbons; as of January 2007, ground demarcation of the boundary with Belarus was complete and ...
www.exxun.com/Lithuania/i_ti.html
potential
... economic reforms and fiscal discipline. In 2001, exploratory oil wells in tracts 80 km offshore indicated potential extraction at current world oil prices. Oil prospects, while initially promising, have failed to materialize ...
www.exxun.com/Mauritania/e_ec.html
potential
... from South Asia; small amounts of cannabis produced and consumed locally; significant offshore financial industry creates potential for money laundering, but corruption levels are relatively low and the government appears generally to ...
www.exxun.com/Mauritius/i_ti.html
potential
... in 2005 - just two years after a decade-high cultivation peak in 2003 - and yielded a potential production of 10,100 metric tons; government conducts the largest independent illicit-crop eradication program in ...
www.exxun.com/Mexico/i_ti.html
potential
... and fishing. The islands have few mineral deposits worth exploiting, except for high-grade phosphate. The potential for a tourist industry exists, but the remote location, a lack of adequate facilities, and ...
www.exxun.com/Micronesia_FederatedStatesof/e_ec.html
potential
... decrease in tourism, a key source of foreign exchange. Nepal has considerable scope for exploiting its potential in hydropower and tourism, areas of recent foreign investment interest. Prospects for foreign trade or ...
www.exxun.com/Nepal/e_ec.html
potential
opium poppy cultivation estimated to be 800 hectares in 2005 yielding a potential production of 4 metric tons of pure heroin; federal and provincial authorities continue to conduct anti-poppy campaigns that ...
www.exxun.com/Pakistan/i_ti.html
potential
The Paracel Islands are surrounded by productive fishing grounds and by potential oil and gas reserves. In 1932, French Indochina annexed the islands and set up a weather station on Pattle Island ...
www.exxun.com/ParacelIslands/a_fg.html
potential
... tape, and persistent low-level corruption keep the private sector from performing up to its full potential. Rising demands to fund health care, education, and the state pension system present a challenge ...
www.exxun.com/Poland/e_ec.html
potential
some copper and nickel; potential for onshore and offshore oil
www.exxun.com/PuertoRico/b_mp.html
potential
forests, sandy beaches, minerals (pumice), mineral springs, geothermal potential
www.exxun.com/SaintLucia/b_mp.html
potential
... a new 3-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 ...
www.exxun.com/SaoTomeandPrincipe/e_ec.html
potential
Some fishing takes place in adjacent waters. There is a potential source of income from harvesting finfish and krill. The islands receive income from postage stamps produced in the UK, sale of ...
www.exxun.com/SouthGeorgiaSouthSandwichIs/e_ec.html
potential
... s relative solid footing significant downside risks remain including Spain's continued loss of competitiveness, the potential for a housing market collapse, the country's changing demographic profile, and a decline in ...
www.exxun.com/Spain/e_ec.html
potential
fish, guano, undetermined oil and natural gas potential
www.exxun.com/SpratlyIslands/b_mp.html
potential
... producing sedimentary basins suggests the potential for oil and gas deposits, but the region is largely unexplored. There are no reliable estimates of potential reserves. Commercial exploitation has yet to be developed
www.exxun.com/SpratlyIslands/e_ec.html
potential
hydropower potential, timber, salt
www.exxun.com/Switzerland/b_mp.html