word | | Economy - overview |
| administration | Indonesia | ... government acted quickly to ensure sufficiant food stocks. The government made economic advances under the first administration of President YUDHOYONO, introducing significant reforms in the financial sector, including tax and customs reforms ... |
| administration | Italy | ... These measures included a hike in the value-added tax, pension reforms, and cuts to public administration. The government also faces pressure from investors and European partners to address Italy's long ... |
| administration | Jamaica | ... on infrastructure and social programs, particularly as job losses rise in a shrinking economy. The HULNESS administration faces the difficult prospect of having to achieve fiscal discipline in order to maintain debt ... |
| administration | Malaysia | ... production chain by attracting investments in Islamic finance, high technology industries, biotechnology, and services. The NAJIB administration also is continuing efforts to boost domestic demand and reduce the economy's dependence on ... |
| administration | Mexico | ... trade under free trade agreements. In 2007, during its first year in office, the Felipe CALDERON administration was able to garner support from the opposition to successfully pass pension and fiscal reforms ... |
| administration | Nicaragua | ... for nearly 60% of Nicaragua's exports, but increases in the minimum wage during the ORTEGA administration will likely erode its comparative advantage in this industry. ORTEGA's promotion of mixed business ... |
| administration | Peru | ... in the benefits of growth but inequality persists posing a challenge for the new Ollanta HUMALA administration, which has championed indigenous and local disenfranchised groups. The administration seems committed to Peru's ... |
| administration | Philippines | ... growing business process outsourcing industry. Economic growth in the Philippines averaged 4.5% during the MACAPAGAL-ARROYO administration. Despite this growth, however, poverty worsened during her presidency. The AQUINO administration is working to ... |
| administration | Saint Lucia | ... public debt-to-GDP ratio is about 77% and high debt servicing obligations constrain the KING administration's ability to respond to adverse external shocks. Economic fundamentals remain solid, even though unemployment ... |
| administration | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | ... slowing since 2006, when GDP growth reached a 10-year high of nearly 7%. The GONSALVES administration is directing government resources to infrastructure projects, including a new international airport that is expected ... |
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