Following the advice of economic advisors who cautioned Armenia's leadership against the consolidation of economic power in the hands of a few, in January 2001, the Government of Armenia established the State Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition.

Following the completion of a one-year stand-by program with the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) in December 2001, Ecuador successfully negotiated a new $ 205 million stand-by agreement with the IMF in March 2003.

Following the 2001 earthquakes, the U. S. Embassy assumed a leading role in implementing U. S. sponsored assistance.

Following the October 2001 American invasion and the Bonn Agreement the new government under the leadership of Hamid Karzai started to re-establish diplomatic relationships with many countries who had held close diplomatic relations before the communist coup d ' état and the subsequent civil war.

Following an average deficit of around 44 percent of GDP from 1997 to 2000, the current account deficit has increased to over 35 percent of GDP since 2001 due to higher import demand combined with lower receipts from tourism and nutmeg exports.

Following privatization and tax reductions on Hungarian businesses, unemployment suddenly rose to 12 % in 1991 ( it was 1. 7 % in 1990 ), gradually decreasing until 2001.

Following the tension of Game Six, the Cardinals pitching and defense came undone in Game 7 and their offense was shut down by Saberhagen leading to the lowest batting average to date (. 188 by the Cardinals, later broken by 2001 Yankees ) and fewest runs ( 13 for the Cardinals, still stands ) of any team in a 7 game series, and the Royals won 11 – 0 to clinch the franchise's only World Series title.

Following the victory of the Left ( 41 % vs. 12 % of the subsequent party ) in the Parliamentary Election in 2001, on 19 October 2001, President Aleksander Kwaśniewski appointed Miller Prime Minister and obliged to nominate the government.

Following the tragic events of September 11, 2001, U. S. Congress and the present Administration have granted law enforcement considerable new powers in the enforcement and prevention of terrorism-related crime.

Following the US-led invasion and the removal of the Taliban in late 2001, the military of Afghanistan is being rebuilt and reformed by NATO military alliance, mainly by the United States Armed Forces.

Following his commercial breakthrough with Alien ( 1979 ), his best-known works are sci-fi classic Blade Runner ( 1982 ), Thelma & Louise ( 1991 ), best picture Oscar-winner Gladiator ( 2000 ), Black Hawk Down ( 2001 ), Matchstick Men ( 2003 ), Kingdom of Heaven ( 2005 ), American Gangster ( 2007 ), Robin Hood ( 2010 ), and Prometheus ( 2012 ).

Following the signing of Treaties of Nice in May 2001, which made Brussels the de facto capital of the European Union, the then President of the European Commission, Romano Prodi and the Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt invited Koolhaas to discuss the necessities and requirements of a European capital.

Following the election of Ariel Sharon in February 2001, Ze ' evi joined the coalition and was appointed Tourism Minister of Israel.

Following the Japan 2001 festival, Kew acquired a Japanese wooden house called a minka.

Following the 11 September 2001 attacks in the United States, perpetrated mostly by Saudi nationals, Prince Nayef was strongly criticized by the U. S. for his reaction.

Following the success of Come On Over, independent label Limelight Records released The Complete Limelight Sessions in October 2001.

Following the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States, President Ali Abdullah Saleh made an effort to eliminate the Islamist militant presence.

Following the 2001 Macedonian War, it was disarmed under the terms of the Ohrid Agreement, under which greater rights and autonomy were to be given to the country's Albanian minority population.

Following Ehud Barak's defeat by Ariel Sharon in the 2001 direct election for Prime Minister, Peres made yet another comeback.

Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, interest in the case declined.

Following the acquisition of TSN in 2001, sports programming on CTV adopted a variant of TSN's then-new ESPN-style branding, which was predominantly a darker red.

Following Canwest's purchase of Southam Newspapers ( later Canwest Publishing ) and the National Post from Conrad Black in 2001, their media interests have been merged under a policy of cross-promotion and synergy.

Following bankruptcy of Daewoo Motors in 2001, UkrAVTO corporation bought out AvtoZAZ holding in 2002.

Following shortly after a sex scandal that had forced Prescott to resign his ministerial responsibilities while retaining his salary and privileges, the incident was portrayed as evidence that Prescott had little real responsibility for running the country during the absence of the Prime Minister.

Following the darbepoetin scandal, the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) initially let Mühlegg keep his gold medals from the first two races, but in December 2003 a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport ( CAS ) found that these medals should also be withdrawn.

Following the scandal, on October 26, 1996, about 300, 000 Belgians marched in Brussels to protest at the failures of the police force and judicial system in this affair.

Following the scandal and rising concerns about sexual assault throughout the U. S. military, the Department of Defense established a task force to investigate sexual harassment and assault at each of the United States service academies.

Following the 1976 runner-up game there was a scandal involving Red Bay football team and coaches on alcohol abuse before the game.

Following record-shattering performances by Chinese female swimmers in the 1990s and a doping scandal during the 1998 Tour de France, international sport created the World Anti-Doping Agency, effectively removing control of drug testing from the IOC and Mérode.

Following the fall of Ekman in 1932 due to a corruption scandal involving late industrialist Ivan Kreuger, the Social Democrats made gains to possess 104 seats and 41, 7 % of the electorate.

Following the Ōura scandal, Ōkuma's cabinet lost popular support, and its members held mass resignation in October 1915.

Following the scandal surrounding this painting, Bernard Goldberg ranked Ofili # 86 in 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America.

Following the 2008 Chinese milk scandal, in which contaminated infant formula poisoned thousands of babies, the salaries of wet-nurses there increased dramatically.

Following the Profumo scandal, Ward was charged with living off the profits of prostitution (" immoral earnings ").

Following the many repercussions of the so-called Koskotas scandal, the Greek legislative election, June 1989 elections produced a deadlock, leading to a prolonged political crisis.

Following the scandal, the Swan only held sporadic performances.

Following an investigation, which cleared Robinson of allegations made by the BBC in relation to the Iris Robinson scandal, he resumed his duties as First Minister and subsequently completed the devolution of policing and justice powers to the Stormont Executive on 5 February 2010.

Following the scandal, St. André apparently never ate rabbit again.

Following this announcement there were calls on other MPs to take Hope's lead, while the Legg report into the scandal found that he was only liable to repay £ 4365. 65.

Following the expenses scandal of 2009, Howarth claimed that he had " acted within the rules " set out by the House of Commons, but nonetheless repaid expenses identified by Sir Thomas Legg as being unreasonable.

Following the Watergate scandal, there was broad support for the Southern Democrat Jimmy Carter in the 1976 election.

Following the Enron scandal changes were made to mark to market via the Sarbanes – Oxley Act in 2002.

Following Hsia's conviction, Republican National Committee Chairman Jim Nicholson said, " it's time to get beyond the small fry and take on the major players ( in the scandal ) like Al Gore.

Following the scandal AIB sold Allfirst to M & T Bank of Buffalo, New York, in July 2003.

Following the scandal, Stempel finished putting himself through college on the G. I.

Following this scandal, the agency was placed under the control of the French ministry of defence.

Following the Watergate scandal, President Gerald R. Ford wanted to sign FOIA-strengthening amendments in the Privacy Act of 1974, but concern ( by his chief of staff Donald Rumsfeld and deputy Richard Cheney ) about leaks and legal arguments that the bill was unconstitutional ( by government lawyer Antonin Scalia, among others ) persuaded Ford to veto the bill, according to documents declassified in 2004.