word | | Economy - overview |
| activity | Paraguay | ... vendors. A large percentage of the population, especially in rural areas, derives its living from agricultural activity, often on a subsistence basis. Because of the importance of the informal sector, accurate economic ... |
| activity | Puerto Rico | ... Caribbean region. A diverse industrial sector has far surpassed agriculture as the primary locus of economic activity and income. Mainland US firms have invested heavily in Puerto Rico since the 1950s. US ... |
| activity | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Success of the economy hinges upon seasonal variations in agriculture, tourism, and construction activity as well as remittance inflows. Much of the workforce is employed in banana production and tourism, but persistent ... |
| activity | Serbia | ... direct investment. Privatization revenues have fallen precipitously in recent years, while a high percentage of economic activity remains in the hands of the state. Other serious challenges include an inefficient judicial system ... |
| activity | Sierra Leone | ... program worth $45 million over three years. Political stability has led to a revival of economic activity such as the rehabilitation of bauxite and rutile mining, which are set to benefit from ... |
| activity | Spratly Islands | Economic activity is limited to commercial fishing. The proximity to nearby oil- and gas-producing sedimentary basins suggests the potential for oil and gas deposits, but the region is largely unexplored. There ... |
| activity | Svalbard | ... and international research are the major revenue sources on Svalbard. Coal mining is the dominant economic activity and a treaty of 9 February 1920 gave the 41 signatories equal rights to exploit ... |
| activity | Timor-Leste | ... mid-2006 outbreak of violence and civil unrest, which disrupted both private and public sector economic activity. Most of an estimated 100,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) returned home by early 2009. Government ... |
| activity | Turkmenistan | ... of the manat, reduced state subsidies for gasoline, and initiated development of a special tourism zone on the Caspian Sea. Although foreign investment is encouraged, numerous bureaucratic obstacles impede international business activity |
| activity | Ukraine | ... officials eliminated most tax and customs privileges in a March 2005 budget law, bringing more economic activity out of Ukraine's large shadow economy, but more improvements are needed, including fighting corruption ... |
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