word | | Economy - overview |
| fell | Suriname | ... waned and the country earned less from its commodity exports when global prices for most commodities fell. Trade picked up, boosting Suriname's economic growth in 2010, but the government's budget ... |
| fell | Switzerland | ... s strength has made Swiss exports less competitve and weakened the country's growth outlook; GDP fell to 1.4% in 2011. Switzerland has also come under increasing pressure from individual neighboring countries ... |
| fell | United States | ... 2008, soaring oil prices threatened inflation; higher gasoline prices ate into consumers' budgets and many individuals fell behind in their mortgage payments. The merchandise trade deficit peaked at $840 billion in 2008 ... |
| fell | World | ... Italy (+0.6%), and Greece (-6.0%), while the tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disaster hit Japan (-0.5%). Growth fell below 2% in both the US and the European Union, in part because of growing ... |
| FERNANDEZ | Argentina | ... well as export taxes and restraints, and beginning in early 2007, with understating inflation data. Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER succeeded her husband as President in late 2007, and the rapid economic growth ... |
| ferrosilicon | Iceland | ... as to fluctuations in world prices for its main exports: fish and fish products, aluminum, and ferrosilicon. Iceland's economy has been diversifying into manufacturing and service industries in the last decade ... |
| fertile | Egypt | Occupying the northeast corner of the African continent, Egypt is bisected by the highly fertile Nile valley, where most economic activity takes place. Egypt's economy was highly centralized during the rule ... |
| fertile | Pitcairn Islands | ... inhabitants of this tiny isolated economy exist on fishing, subsistence farming, handicrafts, and postage stamps. The fertile soil of the valleys produces a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, including citrus, sugarcane ... |
| fertile | Rwanda | ... a significant percent of the population still live below the official poverty line. Despite Rwanda's fertile ecosystem, food production often does not keep pace with demand, requiring food imports. Rwanda continues ... |
| fertile | South Sudan | ... one of the richest agricultural areas in Africa in the White Nile valley, which has very fertile soils and more-than-adequate water supplies. Currently the region supports 10-20 million head of ... |
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