word | | Economy - overview |
| quickly | Indonesia | ... high inflation in early 2010, mainly due to food shortages, but agencies across the government acted quickly to ensure sufficiant food stocks. The government made economic advances under the first administration of ... |
| quickly | Suriname | ... office and inherited an economy with inflation of over 100% and a growing fiscal deficit. He quickly implemented an austerity program, raised taxes, attempted to control spending, and tamed inflation. Economic growth ... |
| quickly | Taiwan | ... of future labor shortages, falling domestic demand, and declining tax revenues. Taiwan's population is aging quickly, with the number of people over 65 accounting for 10.9% of the island's total ... |
| quickly | Zambia | ... prices, but record high copper prices and a bumper maize crop in 2010 helped Zambia rebound quickly from the world economic slowdown that began in 2008. A high birth rate, relatively high ... |
| Quito | Ecuador | ... and announced plans to obtain further Chinese loans. China has become Ecuador's largest foreign lender since Quito defaulted in 2008, allowing the government to maintain a high rate of social spending |
| quota | Angola | ... oil. Angola became a member of OPEC in late 2006 and its current assigned a production quota of 1.65 million barrels a day (bbl/day). Oil production and its supporting activities contribute ... |
| quota | Belarus | ... Russia and Belarus amended their 2007 oil supply agreement. The new terms raised prices for above quota purchases, increasing Belarus' current account deficit. In December 2010, Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan signed an ... |
| quota | Hong Kong | ... in Hong Kong; and RMB trade settlement is allowed. The territory far exceeded the RMB conversion quota set by Beijing for trade settlements in 2010 due to the growth of earnings from ... |
| quota | Italy | ... 2007 to 8.2% in 2011, but in the longer-term Italy's low fertility rate and quota-driven immigration policies will increasingly strain its economy. The euro-zone crisis along with Italian ... |
| quota | Northern Mariana Islands | ... breadfruit, tomatoes, and melons. Garment production is by far the most important industry with the employment of 17,500 mostly Chinese workers and sizable shipments to the US under duty and quota exemptions |
| quotas | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | ... coast of Newfoundland. The economy has been declining, however, because of disputes with Canada over fishing quotas and a steady decline in the number of ships stopping at Saint Pierre. In 1992 ... |
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