word | | Economy - overview |
| accounts | Turkey | ... economy is increasingly driven by its industry and service sectors, although its traditional agriculture sector still accounts for about 30% of employment. An aggressive privatization program has reduced state involvement in basic ... |
| accounts | Turkmenistan | ... cotton, most of which is produced for export, and wheat, which is domestically consumed. Although agriculture accounts for roughly 10% of GDP, it continues to employ nearly half of the country's ... |
| accounts | Uganda | ... is the most important sector of the economy, employing over 80% of the work force. Coffee accounts for the bulk of export revenues. Since 1986, the government - with the support of foreign ... |
| accounts | United States | ... Iraq and Afghanistan required major shifts in national resources from civilian to military purposes. Imported oil accounts for about 60% of US consumption. In the first half of 2008, soaring oil prices ... |
| accounts | Yemen | ... is a low income country that is highly dependent on declining oil resources for revenue. Petroleum accounts for roughly 25% of GDP and 70% of government revenue. Yemen has tried to counter ... |
| accrued | Angola | ... to 2.4% in 2009 and to 3.4% in 2010, and many construction projects stopped because Luanda accrued $9 billion in arrears to foreign construction companies when government revenue fell in 2008 and ... |
| accrued | Honduras | ... the population in poverty. The LOBO administration inherited a difficult fiscal position with off-budget debts accrued in previous administrations and government salaries nearly equivalent to tax collections. His government has displayed ... |
| accumulating | Chile | ... of diminished investment throughout the world. The Chilean government conducts a rule-based countercyclical fiscal policy, accumulating surpluses in sovereign wealth funds during periods of high copper prices and economic growth, and ... |
| accumulating | Cook Islands | ... the 1980s and 1990s, the country lived beyond its means, maintaining a bloated public service and accumulating a large foreign debt. Subsequent reforms, including the sale of state assets, the strengthening of ... |
| accumulation | Ghana | ... President Mills faces challenges in managing new oil revenue while maintaining fiscal discipline and resisting debt accumulation. Estimated oil reserves have jumped to almost 700 million barrels . Ghana signed a Millennium Challenge ... |
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