unemployment
... GDP from 2001 to 2006, but finally met that criteria in 2007. Public debt, inflation, and unemployment are above the euro-zone average, but are falling. The Greek Government continues to grapple ...
www.exxun.com/Greece/e_ec.html
unemployment
widespread unemployment and underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs (2002 est.)
www.exxun.com/Haiti/e_ec.html
unemployment
... the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere, with an extraordinarily unequal distribution of income and massive unemployment, is banking on expanded trade under the US-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) and ...
www.exxun.com/Honduras/e_ec.html
Unemployment
... 14% in 1998 to a low of 3.7% in 2006, but jumped to 7.8% in 2007. Unemployment has persisted above 6%. Hungary's labor force participation rate of 57% is one of ...
www.exxun.com/Hungary/e_ec.html
unemployment
... type economy is basically capitalistic, yet with an extensive welfare system (including generous housing subsidies), low unemployment, and remarkably even distribution of income. In the absence of other natural resources (except for ...
www.exxun.com/Iceland/e_ec.html
unemployment
... address some of the concerns of foreign and domestic investors. Indonesia still struggles with poverty and unemployment, inadequate infrastructure, corruption, a complex regulatory environment, and unequal resource distribution among regions. Indonesia has ...
www.exxun.com/Indonesia/e_ec.html
unemployment
... foreign exchange reserves. Yet this increased revenue has not eased economic hardships, which include double-digit unemployment and inflation. The economy has seen only moderate growth. Iran's educated population, economic inefficiency ...
www.exxun.com/Iran/e_ec.html
unemployment
... the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999. Persistent problems include illegal immigration, organized crime, corruption, high unemployment, sluggish economic growth, and the low incomes and technical standards of southern Italy compared with ...
www.exxun.com/Italy/a_fg.html
unemployment
... industrial north, dominated by private companies, and a less-developed, welfare-dependent, agricultural south, with 20% unemployment. Most raw materials needed by industry and more than 75% of energy requirements are imported ...
www.exxun.com/Italy/e_ec.html
unemployment
... declining interest rates, increased foreign competition, exchange rate instability, a sizable merchandise trade deficit, large-scale unemployment and underemployment, and a debt-to-GDP ratio of 135%. Jamaica's onerous debt burden ...
www.exxun.com/Jamaica/e_ec.html
unemployment
... is a small Arab country with insufficient supplies of water, oil, and other natural resources. Poverty, unemployment, and inflation are fundamental problems, but King ABDALLAH II, since assuming the throne in 1999 ...
www.exxun.com/Jordan/e_ec.html
unemployment
... 4-5% annually. A downturn in consumer spending was offset by rapid export growth. Moderate inflation, low unemployment, and an export surplus in 2007 characterize this solid economy, but inflation and unemployment are ...
www.exxun.com/Korea_South/e_ec.html
unemployment
... continues to work 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 ...
www.exxun.com/Kosovo/e_ec.html
Unemployment
... the most trade with Russia, has grown rapidly since rebounding from the 1998 Russian financial crisis. Unemployment fell to 3.2% in 2007 while wages continued to grow at double digit rates, contributing ...
www.exxun.com/Lithuania/e_ec.html
unemployment
... benefiting from its proximity to France, Belgium, and Germany - features solid growth, low inflation, and low unemployment. The industrial sector, initially dominated by steel, has become increasingly diversified to include chemicals, rubber ...
www.exxun.com/Luxembourg/e_ec.html
unemployment
... in attracting foreign investment and creating jobs, despite making extensive fiscal and business sector reforms. Official unemployment remains high at nearly 35%, but may be overstated based on the existence of an ...
www.exxun.com/Macedonia/e_ec.html
unemployment
... 1986 independence was attained under a Compact of Free Association with the US, which was amended and renewed in 2004. Present concerns include large-scale unemployment, overfishing, and overdependence on US aid
www.exxun.com/Micronesia_FederatedStatesof/a_fg.html
unemployment
... negotiating a Stabilization and Association agreement with the European Union in anticipation of eventual membership. Severe unemployment remains a key political and economic problem for this entire region. Montenegro has privatized its ...
www.exxun.com/Montenegro/e_ec.html
unemployment
... National Initiative for Human Development (INDH), a $2 billion social development plan to address poverty and unemployment and to improve the living conditions of the country's urban slums. Moroccan authorities are ...
www.exxun.com/Morocco/e_ec.html
unemployment
... economy, which depends heavily on foreign trade. The economy is noted for stable industrial relations, moderate unemployment and inflation, a sizable current account surplus, and an important role as a European transportation ...
www.exxun.com/Netherlands/e_ec.html
unemployment
... are now too large to transverse the transoceanic crossway and should help to reduce the high unemployment rate. The government has implemented tax reforms, as well as social security reforms, and backs ...
www.exxun.com/Panama/e_ec.html