word | | Economy - overview |
| currency | Venezuela | ... unofficial foreign exchange market - the "parallel" market - in an effort to stem inflation and slow the currency's depreciation. In June 2010, the government created the "Transaction System for Foreign Currency Denominated ... |
| currency | Vietnam | ... high, prompting the government to consider administrative measures to limit the trade deficit. Vietnam's managed currency, the dong, continues to face downward pressure due to a persistent trade imbalance. Since 2008 ... |
| currency | World | ... powers to international bodies, most notably the EU. The introduction of the euro as the common currency of much of Western Europe in January 1999, while paving the way for an integrated ... |
| current | Angola | ... international prices for its oil. Angola became a member of OPEC in late 2006 and its current assigned a production quota of 1.65 million barrels a day (bbl/day). Oil production and ... |
| current | Argentina | ... ago, Argentina suffered during most of the 20th century from recurring economic crises, persistent fiscal and current account deficits, high inflation, mounting external debt, and capital flight. A severe depression, growing public ... |
| current | Azerbaijan | ... the global financial crisis was less severe than in many other countries in the region. The current global economic slowdown presents some challenges for the Azerbaijani economy as oil prices remain below ... |
| current | Belarus | ... their 2007 oil supply agreement. The new terms raised prices for above quota purchases, increasing Belarus' current account deficit. In December 2010, Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan signed an agreement to form a ... |
| current | Bosnia and Herzegovina | ... political division between ethnically-based political parties makes agreement on economic policy more difficult. A sizeable current account deficit and high unemployment rate remain the two most serious macroeconomic problems. Successful implementation ... |
| current | Congo, Republic of the | ... the resumption of armed conflict in December 1998, which worsened the republic's budget deficit. The current administration presides over an uneasy internal peace and faces difficult economic challenges of stimulating recovery ... |
| current | Estonia | ... pro-business economic agenda and have wavered little in their commitment to pro-market reforms. The current government has followed sound fiscal policies that have resulted in balanced budgets and very low ... |
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