word | | Economy - overview |
| accorded | Malaysia | ... to attract increased investment, NAJIB has raised possible revisions to the special economic and social preferences accorded to ethnic Malays under the New Economic Policy of 1970, but he has encountered significant ... |
| according | Botswana | ... services, subsistence farming, and cattle raising are other key sectors. Although unemployment was 7.5% in 2007 according to official reports, unofficial estimates place it closer to 40%. The prevalence of HIV/AIDS ... |
| According | Laos | ... 2020 is achievable. Lao's growth has exceeded 7% in each of the last four years. According Laotian officials, the 7th Socio-Economic Development Plan for 2011-15 will outline efforts to achieve ... |
| according | Taiwan | ... level of previous years, and in 2011, grew 5.2%. However, 2012 growth will likely be less, according to most forecaster, because of softening global demand. Taiwan's diplomatic isolation, low birth rate ... |
| according | Tajikistan | ... in the cotton sector, the IMF canceled its program in Tajikistan. A reform agenda is underway, according to which over half a billion dollars in farmer debt is being forgiven, and IMF ... |
| accordingly | Iraq | ... Operation Iraqi Freedom. As global oil prices remained high for much of 2011, government revenues increased accordingly. For 2012, Iraq's draft budget forecasts oil exports of 2.6 million barrels per day ... |
| accords | Guatemala | ... half of the labor force; key agricultural exports include coffee, sugar, and bananas. The 1996 peace accords, which ended 36 years of civil war, removed a major obstacle to foreign investment, and ... |
| account | American Samoa | ... the backbone of the private sector, with canned tuna the primary export. The two tuna canneries account for 80% of employment. In late September 2009, an earthquake and the resulting tsunami devastated ... |
| account | Antarctica | ... are the predominate human activity in Antarctica. Fishing off the coast and tourism, both based abroad, account for Antarctica's limited economic activity. Antarctic fisheries, targeting three main species - Patagonian and Antarctic ... |
| account | Argentina | ... Argentina suffered during most of the 20th century from recurring economic crises, persistent fiscal and current account deficits, high inflation, mounting external debt, and capital flight. A severe depression, growing public and ... |
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