word | | Economy - overview |
| affluent | Canada | As an affluent, high-tech industrial society in the trillion-dollar class, Canada resembles the US in its market-oriented economic system, pattern of production, and affluent living standards. Since World War ... |
| afford | Hong Kong | ... over 5% in 2011. Lower and middle income segments of the population are increasingly unable to afford adequate housing. Hong Kong continues to link its currency closely to the US dollar, maintaining ... |
| affordable | Papua New Guinea | ... recent years, the government has opened up markets in telecommunications and air transport, making both more affordable to the people. Numerous challenges still face the government of Peter O'NEILL, including providing ... |
| Afghan | Afghanistan | ... shortages of housing, clean water, electricity, medical care, and jobs. Criminality, insecurity, weak governance, and the Afghan Government's difficulty in extending rule of law to all parts of the country pose ... |
| Afghanistan | Afghanistan | Afghanistan's economy is recovering from decades of conflict. The economy has improved significantly since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001 largely because of the infusion of international assistance, the ... |
| Afghanistan | United States | ... faster than wages or any other category of after-tax income. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan required major shifts in national resources from civilian to military purposes. Imported oil accounts for ... |
| Afghanistan | World | ... by the reallocation of resources away from investment to anti-terrorist programs. Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan added new uncertainties to global economic prospects. Despite these challenges, the world economy also shows ... |
| afloat | Nauru | ... and other capital plant are deteriorating. The cost to Australia of keeping the government and economy afloat continues to climb. Few comprehensive statistics on the Nauru economy exist with estimates of Nauru ... |
| Africa | Botswana | ... of $16,300 in 2011. Two major investment services rank Botswana as the best credit risk in Africa. Diamond mining has fueled much of the expansion and currently accounts for more than one ... |
| Africa | Burundi | ... s foreign aid represents 42% of its national income, the second highest rate in Sub-Saharan Africa; the delay of funds after a corruption scandal cut off bilateral aid in 2007 reduced ... |
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