word | | Economy - overview |
| before | Trinidad and Tobago | ... that same period; however, GDP has slowed down since then and contracted about 3.5% in 2009, before rising more than 2% in 2011. Growth has been fueled by investments in liquefied natural ... |
| before | United States | ... fell behind in their mortgage payments. The merchandise trade deficit peaked at $840 billion in 2008 before shrinking in 2009, but in 2011 ramped back up to $803 billion, as oil prices ... |
| before | Venezuela | ... to boost GDP by about 10% in 2006, 8% in 2007, and nearly 5% in 2008, before a sharp drop in oil prices caused an economic contraction in 2009-10. This spending, combined ... |
| began | Antigua and Barbuda | ... to-GDP ratio from 120% to about 90% in 2008. However, the global financial crisis that began in 2008, has led to a significant increase in the national debt, which topped 130 ... |
| began | Argentina | ... succeeded her husband as President in late 2007, and the rapid economic growth of previous years began to slow sharply the following year as government policies held back exports and the world ... |
| began | Armenia | ... sector and workers' remittances, particularly from Russia, were the main reasons for the downturn. The economy began to recover in 2010 with 2.1% growth, and picked up to 4.6% growth in 2011 ... |
| began | Bosnia and Herzegovina | ... effects of the global economic crisis. One of Bosnia's main economic challenges since the recession began has been to reduce spending on public sector wages and social benefits to meet the ... |
| began | British Virgin Islands | ... tourists, mainly from the US, visited the islands in 2008. In the mid-1980s, the government began offering offshore registration to companies wishing to incorporate in the islands, and incorporation fees now ... |
| began | Chad | ... will continue to be boosted by major foreign direct investment projects in the oil sector that began in 2000. At least 80% of Chad's population relies on subsistence farming and livestock ... |
| began | China | ... that plays a major global role - in 2010 China became the world's largest exporter. Reforms began with the phasing out of collectivized agriculture, and expanded to include the gradual liberalization of ... |
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