In independent Armenia, environmental issues divide society ( and scientists ) sharply into those who fear " environmental time bombs " and those who view resumption of pollution-prone industrial operations as the only means of improving the country's economy.

Financial services constitute the second-most important sector of the Bahamian economy, accounting for up to 17 % of GDP, due to the country's status as an offshore financial center.

United Nations sanctions against Yugoslavia and Iraq ( 1990 – 2003 ), two of the country's most significant trading partners, took a heavy toll on the Bulgarian economy.

The economy of the Cayman Islands, a British overseas territory located in the western Caribbean Sea, is mainly fueled by the tourism sector and by the financial services sector, together representing 70-80 percent of the country's gross domestic product ( GDP ).

, two years after its implementation began, the security situation of inside Colombia has shown some measure of an improvement and the economy, while still fragile, has also shown some positive signs according to observers, but relatively little has yet to have been accomplished in structurally solving most of the country's other grave problems, possibly in part due to legislative and political conflicts between the administration and the Colombian Congress ( including those over the controversial project to eventually re-elect Uribe ), and a relative lack of freely allocated funds and credits.

They also attacked and intimidated civilians deemed to be contributors to the country's economy such as telephone workers, coffee pickers, teachers, and technicians as well as civilians who participated or cooperated in government or community programs such as distribution of subsidized food products, rural cooperatives, and education.

Although perestroika was considered bold in the context of Soviet history, Gorbachev's attempts at economic reform were not radical enough to restart the country's chronically sluggish economy in the late 1980s.

The country's standing as the largest Caribbean economy, second-largest country in terms of population and land mass, with large bilateral trade with the United States, and its proximity to the United States and other smaller Caribbean nations make the Dominican Republic an important partner in hemispheric affairs.

The economy of Grenada was brought to a near standstill in September 2004 by Hurricane Ivan, which damaged or destroyed 90 percent of the country's buildings, including some tourist facilities.

The current program works to advance U. S. foreign policy objectives by focusing on Guatemala's potential as Central America's largest economy and trading partner of the United States, but also recognizes the country's lagging social indicators and high rate of poverty.

Intermittent fighting between Senegalese-backed government troops and a military junta destroyed much of the country's infrastructure and caused widespread damage to the economy in 1998 ; the civil war led to a 28 % drop in GDP that year, with partial recovery in 1999.

While " glasnost " is associated with freedom of speech, the main goal of this policy was to make the country's management transparent and open to debate, thus circumventing the narrow circle of apparatchiks who previously exercised complete control of the economy.

During his chancellorship, the West Germany economy grew quickly, and West Germany established friendly relations with France, participated in the emerging European Union, established the country's armed forces ( the Bundeswehr ), and became a pillar of NATO as well as firm ally of the United States.

Flores inaugurated International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) programs of reform and modernization of the Honduran Government and economy, with emphasis on maintaining the country's fiscal health and improving international competitiveness.

During the decades of the 1960s and 1970s, the country's economy, spurred mostly by erratically fluctuating traditional agricultural commodities, nevertheless averaged real annual growth of between 4 and 5 percent.

Corruption and Trikoupis ' increased spending to create necessary infrastructure like the Corinth Canal overtaxed the weak Greek economy, forcing the declaration of public insolvency in 1893 and to accept the imposition of an International Financial Control authority to pay off the country's debtors.

Since the 2008 onset of the Irish economic and banking crisis, however, the country's economy has suffered, and since then Ireland has experienced net emigration once again.

Despite these important achievements, the country's economy today suffers from many and relevant problems.

The economy of Japan is the third largest national economy in the world after the United States and the People's Republic of China and is the world's second largest developed economy According to the International Monetary Fund, the country's per capita GDP ( PPP ) was at $ 34, 739 or the 25th highest in 2011.

The riots, however, destroyed nearly 80 % of commercial infrastructure in Maseru and two other major towns in the country, having a disastrous effect on the country's economy.

About 32 % of the country's revenues are invested in research and development, one of the driving forces of the success of Liechtenstein's economy.

Moreover, little attempt was made to develop the country's economy.

The annual Mexico Investment Summit takes place in Mexico City covering the development and investment opportunities and challenges across Mexican private equity, venture capital, infrastructure, real estate, agriculture, tourism, energy and natural resources evolving in the country's economy.

In this period, the State ( or, actually, the bureaucrats ) dominated capital allocation in the Kingdom in the way that all of the country's large-scale investments were initiated and, in many cases, conducted by the State-which is why Dr. Ammar Siamwalla, one of Thailand's most prominent economists, calls it the period of bureaucrats capitalism.

They deposed the country's leader, Mannus, and replaced him with their own nominee, who would remain in office until 165 .< ref > Birley, Marcus Aurelius, 130, 279 n. 38 ; " Hadrian to the Antonines ", 163, citing Prosopographia Imperii Romani < sup > 2 </ sup > M 169 .</ ref > ( The Edessene coinage record actually begins at this point, with issues showing Vologases IV on the obverse and " Wael the king " ( Syriac: W ' L MLK ') on the reverse ).

He is actually an ex-consul, recently resigned due to diplomatic strains between the UK and Mexico in the aftermath of President Lázaro Cárdenas's 1938 nationalization of the country's oil reserves.

The different types of money are typically classified as " M " s. The " M " s usually range from M0 ( narrowest ) to M3 ( broadest ) but which " M " s are actually used depends on the country's central bank.

While Senatorial hearings sought to tar him for the success of his prudent strategy, no substantive charges were ever brought, and he actually worked closely with FDR and his administration in preparing the country's technological base for war, using his many contacts in New York finance, as well as generous sums from his own considerable fortune, to finance the early developments in radar, before government money could be provided.

Although it notionally appears that the scheme was intended to earn hard currency for the country, it is estimated to have cost Kenya the equivalent of more than 10 % of the country's annual Gross Domestic Product, and it is possible that no or minimal amounts of gold were actually exported.

Uniquely among students of Caragiale's work, George Călinescu argued that the writer's main interest was not in criticizing the liberals, but actually in an overall rejection of the most embedded Junimist tenets, which, in Călinescu's view, had engendered " a lack of faith in the country's own powers ".

GPI is an attempt to measure whether a country's growth, increased production of goods, and expanding services have actually resulted in the improvement of the welfare ( or well-being ) of the people in the country.

In fact, the country's national anthem was actually written by him and whenever it is played Phaic Tănese will immediately stand and place one hand over each ear.

The failure can also result from the country's leader actually surviving the assassination attempt ; the next step would be to stage a coup attempt while that leader is recovering at a hospital.

A state flag is a variant of a national flag ( or occasionally a completely different design ) specifically designated and restricted by law or custom ( theoretically or actually ) to use by a country's government or its agencies.

These factions consist of several " fictional " characters who are actually Japanese wrestlers that appeared in that country's version of the game, Virtual Pro Wrestling 64.

The network particularly objected to a joke in which, after watching Kyle run, the commentator said, " I haven't seen a Jew run like that since Poland 1938 ", a reference to the country's invasion by Nazi Germany ( which actually took place in 1939 ).

The prospective first buyer and operator ( i. e., a country's defense authorities and the relevant military units ) gets to thoroughly test the weapons system over some protracted amount of time — in order to gain a reasonable degree of confidence as to whether the system actually performs to the agreed-upon requirements before contracts for mass production are signed.

The Angolan government has contracted the restoration of many of the country's roads, though.

Toncontín has, however, been significantly improved by the work of Airport Corporation of Tegucigalpa ( ACT ) and InterAirports, a company contracted by the Honduran government to administer the country's four major airports.

At the same time, as domestic politics hardened, the scope of the country's foreign influence contracted.

By 1908 he had been contracted by the Bank of France to create a number of designs for some of the country's banknotes.

In a surprise move, he went to Mexico in 1996, contracted by that country's largest network, Televisa, to film Lazos de Amor, (" Love Ties ") alongside Mexican superstar Lucero.

* 2005: The acquisition of Sequoia Voting Systems of Oakland, California, by Smartmatic, a Dutch company contracted by Hugo Chávez's government to replace that country's elections machinery