word | | Economy - overview |
| curb | Slovakia | ... 2010-11. The government of Prime Minister Iveta RADICOVA, in power since July 2010, implemented reforms to curb corruption and improve government accountability - a major source of discontent with many Slovaks - and trimmed ... |
| curb | Sweden | ... rebound in 2010, which continued in 2011, and the government is proposing stimulus measures in the 2012 budget to curb the effects of a global economic slowdown and boost employment and growth |
| Curia | Holy See (Vatican City) | ... real estate income, and donations from Catholic individuals, dioceses, and institutions; these help fund the Roman Curia (Vatican bureaucracy), diplomatic missions, and media outlets. The separate Vatican City State budget includes the ... |
| currencies | China | ... against the US dollar and moved to an exchange rate system that references a basket of currencies. From mid 2005 to late 2008 cumulative appreciation of the renminbi against the US dollar ... |
| currencies | European Union | ... later), but the UK and Denmark have 'opt-outs' that allow them to keep their national currencies, and Sweden has not taken the steps needed to participate. Between 2004 and 2007, the ... |
| currencies | Iceland | ... sector. Domestic banks expanded aggressively in foreign markets, and consumers and businesses borrowed heavily in foreign currencies, following the privatization of the banking sector in the early 2000s. Worsening global financial conditions ... |
| currencies | Zimbabwe | ... routinely printed money to fund the budget deficit, causing hyperinflation. Dollarization in early 2009-which allowed currencies such as the Botswana pula, the South Africa rand, and the US dollar to be ... |
| currency | Algeria | ... oil reserves. Thanks to strong hydrocarbon revenues, Algeria has a cushion of $173 billion in foreign currency reserves and a large hydrocarbon stabilization fund. In addition, Algeria's external debt is extremely ... |
| currency | Angola | ... arrears to foreign construction companies when government revenue fell in 2008 and 2009. Angola abandoned its currency peg in 2009, and in November 2009 signed onto an IMF Stand-By Arrangement loan ... |
| currency | Armenia | ... agroindustrial complexes of the Soviet era. Armenia has managed to reduce poverty, slash inflation, stabilize its currency, and privatize most small- and medium-sized enterprises. Armenia's geographic isolation, a narrow export ... |
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