word | | Economy - overview |
| breakup | Kyrgyzstan | ... government's stock in enterprises has been sold. Drops in production had been severe after the breakup of the Soviet Union in December 1991, but by mid-1995, production began to recover ... |
| breed | Jersey | ... cauliflower, tomatoes, and especially flowers are important export crops, shipped mostly to the UK. The Jersey breed of dairy cattle is known worldwide and represents an important export income earner. Milk products ... |
| bridge | Liechtenstein | ... requirements. Liechtenstein has been a member of the European Economic Area (an organization serving as a bridge between the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and the EU) since May 1995. The government ... |
| brief | Austria | ... the international financial crisis of 2008 and subsequent global economic downturn led to a sharp but brief recession. Austrian GDP contracted 3.9% in 2009 but saw positive growth of about 2% in ... |
| brief | Israel | ... exports, as well as significant foreign investment inflows. The global financial crisis of 2008-09 spurred a brief recession in Israel, but the country entered the crisis with solid fundamentals - following years of ... |
| bright | World | ... 9.1% - underemployment, especially in the developing world, remained much higher. Global gross fixed investment was a bright spot, inching upward 1 percentage point to 24% of GWP, after a significant drop in ... |
| brightened | Israel | ... to the OECD. Natural gasfields discovered off Israel's coast during the past two years have brightened Israel's energy security outlook. The Leviathan field was one of the worlds's largest ... |
| brightens | New Caledonia | ... are keys to the health of the economy. Substantial new investment in the nickel industry, combined with the recovery of global nickel prices, brightens the economic outlook for the next several years |
| bring | Costa Rica | ... years. High value added goods and services, including microchips, have further bolstered exports. Tourism continues to bring in foreign exchange, as Costa Rica's impressive biodiversity makes it a key destination for ... |
| bring | France | ... implementing austerity measures that eliminate tax credits and freeze most government spending in an effort to bring the budget deficit under the 3% euro-zone ceiling by 2013, and to highlight France ... |
| bring | Malta | ... 2011, leading the EU to warn Malta that it would risk sanctions if it failed to bring its deficit and debt levels within EU guidelines. Moodys downgraded Malta's sovereign credit rating ... |
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