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title: Economy of Afghanistan

text: storage centers for profit, where the trees wait for processing on an individual tree by tree request. The current trade between Afghanistan and other countries is at US$5 billion a year. In 1996, legal exports (excluding opium) were estimated at $80 million and imports estimated at $150 million per year. Since the collapse of the Taliban government in 2001, new trade relations are emerging with the United States, Pakistan, Iran, Turkmenistan, the EU, Japan, Uzbekistan, India and other countries. Trade between Afghanistan and the U.S. is beginning to grow at a fast pace, reaching up to approximately $500 million per

title: Economy of Afghanistan

text: Economy of Afghanistan The economy of Afghanistan has had significant improvement in the last decade due to the infusion of billions of dollars in international assistance and remittances from Afghan expatriates. The assistance that came from expatriates and outside investors saw this increase when there was more political reliability after the fall of the Taliban regime. The nation's GDP stands at about $64.08 billion with an exchange rate of $18.4 billion (2014), and the GDP per capita is about $2,000. It imports over $6 billion worth of goods but exports only $658 million, mainly gold, opium, fruits and nuts. Despite

title: Afghanistan–Iran relations

text: health care. According to the chairman of Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Iran's exports to Afghanistan in 2008 stood at $800 million. IRNA quoted Mohammad Qorban Haqju as saying that Iran imported $4 million worth of products like fresh and dried fruits, minerals, precious stones, and spices from the neighboring country. He said that Iran exported oil products, cement, construction material, carpets, home appliances, and detergents. Iran imported nuts, carpets, agricultural products as well as handicrafts from Afghanistan. Afghanistan imports 90 percent of its needs, except agricultural products. Afghanistan is a major opium producer. Afghanistan produces 90% of world's

title: Economy of Afghanistan

text:
(2011)
"country comparison to the world:" 165 Oil - proved reserves: (2006) Natural gas - production: 220 million m³ (2001) Natural gas - consumption: 220 million m³ (2001) Natural gas - proved reserves: 15.7 trillion cubic feet (2006) Agriculture - products: opium poppies, wheat, fruits, nuts, karakul pelts Exports: $658 million (2014)
"country comparison to the world:" 164 Exports - commodities: opium, fruits and nuts, handwoven carpets, wool, cotton, hides and pelts, and gemstone Exports - partners: India 42.3%, Pakistan 29%, Tajikistan 7.6% (2015) Imports: $7.004 billion (2014) Imports - commodities: machinery and other capital goods, food, textiles, petroleum products

title: Office of Chief Controller of Imports and Exports

text: of Chief Controller of Imports and Exports was suspended after videos of him taking bribes went viral on Social media in Bangladesh. Office of Chief Controller of Imports and Exports Office of Chief Controller of Imports and Exports (আমদানি ও রপ্তানি প্রধান নিয়ন্ত্রকের দপ্তর) is a government regulatory department of Bangladesh concerning export and import and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The department issues export and import certifications and advises the government on trade and tariff. Office of Chief Controller of Imports and Exports was founded on 19 April 1950 through the passage of the Import Export Control Act, 1950

text: Office of Chief Controller of Imports and Exports Office of Chief Controller of Imports and Exports (আমদানি ও রপ্তানি প্রধান নিয়ন্ত্রকের দপ্তর) is a government regulatory department of Bangladesh concerning export and import and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The department issues export and import certifications and advises the government on trade and tariff. Office of Chief Controller of Imports and Exports was founded on 19 April 1950 through the passage of the Import Export Control Act, 1950 in East Pakistan. It is under the Ministry of Commerce. In October 2015, Md Shahidul Haque, a high official of the Office

title: Afghanistan–Mexico relations

text: weapons from Afghanistan to Europe and the United States. In 2017 bilateral trade between Afghanistan and Mexico amounted to $3.2 million USD. Afghanistan is Mexico's 165th biggest global trading partner while at the same time, Mexico is Afghanistan's 63rd biggest trading partner. Afghanistan's main exports to Mexico include: mobile phones, machine and automobile parts. Mexico's main exports to Afghanistan include: refrigerators, beer, plastic and silicone. Afghanistan–Mexico relations Afghanistan–Mexico relations refers to the diplomatic relations between Afghanistan and Mexico. Both nations are members of the United Nations and the World Trade Organization. Due to a vast distance between Afghanistan and Mexico,

title: 1936 in Afghanistan

text: at Kalk Ala. The American minister in Tehran visits Kabul to negotiate a treaty of friendship between the United States and Afghanistan, and about the same time the governor of the North-West Frontier Province visits Kabul to discuss frontier problems. An agreement, virtually amounting to a trade agreement between the Soviet Union and Afghanistan, is concluded between the Afghanistan National Bank and the Soviet Trade Agency, by which arrangements are made for the barter of commodities between the two countries, with imports and exports balancing at a value of 10,500,000 gold dollars over a three-year period beginning on June 1.

title: 1982 in Afghanistan

text: seems more secure. Western news agency reports estimate casualties in fighting since the Soviet intervention at 20,000 Afghan and 10,000 Soviet troops. Little is known about rebel losses. Karmal signs a trade protocol with the Soviet Union that thrusts Afghanistan further into the Soviet economic orbit. Most Afghan exports are going to the U.S.S.R., which allows a credit of 10 million rubles to Afghanistan for essential imports. Karmal repeats that Afghanistan is ready to discuss proposals for a "flexible peace policy" with its neighbours but is thwarted by the hostile reaction of the U.S. and its allies. He also stresses

title: 1937 in Afghanistan

text: 1937 in Afghanistan The following lists events that happened during 1937 in Afghanistan. The year is one of unusual quiet in this turbulent land. Motor traffic is extending, and various factory industries are being opened up. The trade with India through the frontier passes is considerable, exports being fruit, carpets, wool, and skins; imports, cotton and piece goods, metals, sugar, and tea. The prime minister, Sardar Mohammad Hashim Khan, the uncle of the king, having gone to Berlin to undergo an operation, takes the opportunity before returning home to visit London, spending a week there as the guest of the

title: 1937 in Afghanistan

text: government, and confirming Afghanistan's friendly relations with Britain. 1937 in Afghanistan The following lists events that happened during 1937 in Afghanistan. The year is one of unusual quiet in this turbulent land. Motor traffic is extending, and various factory industries are being opened up. The trade with India through the frontier passes is considerable, exports being fruit, carpets, wool, and skins; imports, cotton and piece goods, metals, sugar, and tea. The prime minister, Sardar Mohammad Hashim Khan, the uncle of the king, having gone to Berlin to undergo an operation, takes the opportunity before returning home to visit London, spending

title: Afghanistan–Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement

text: was common under the 1965 ATTA. Instead, Afghan trucks offloaded at Wagah may return to Afghanistan loaded only with Pakistani, rather than Indian goods, in an attempt to prevent the formation of a black market for Indian goods in Pakistan. The agreement provided Pakistan access to every country bordering Afghanistan, with access to Iran via the Islam Qila and Zaranj borders, Uzbekistan via the Hairatan border, Tajikistan via Ali Khanum and Sher Khan Bandar crossings, and Turkmenistan via the Aqina and Torghundi border crossings. Pakistani imports and exports are granted permission to enter Afghanistan via border crossings at Torkham, Ghulam

title: Economy of Yemen

text: Nations, Yemen imports more than 75 percent of its main dietary staple—wheat. The principal source of Yemen's imports in 2005 was the United Arab Emirates (13.4 percent of total imports); the bulk of these imports are actually re-exports from the United States and Kuwait. Yemen received 10.6 percent of its total imports from Saudi Arabia and 9 percent from China. In 2005 Yemen's exports totaled US$6.4 billion. Exports are expected to increase to reach a record US$8.6 billion in 2006 as a result of strong oil revenues. Petroleum is Yemen's main export, accounting for 92 percent of total exports in

title: Argentina foreign trade relations with the European Union

text: and dairy products (36 percent of total exports), motor vehicles and parts (12 percent); chemicals and related products (7 percent) and crude oil and fuels (5 percent). Main imports are: intermediate goods (29 percent of total imports), parts and accessories for capital goods (20 percent), capital goods (19 percent), fuels and lubricants (13 percent) and motor vehicles (8 percent). Argentina's main trading partners are: Brazil (21 percent of total exports and 29 percent of imports), China (7 percent of exports and 14 percent of imports) and United States (5 percent of exports and 10 percent of imports). Others minor trading

title: Afghanistan Accession to World Trade Organization

text: however, Afghanistan, due to getting WTO membership, would not be able to increase tariffs on importing goods. Thus, newly emerged domestic industries could suffer in competition with foreign industries and could be defeated by imported goods. Some believe that this may lead to increased unemployment in the country. The WTO emphasizes eliminating agricultural and industrial subsidies, which could have a deep impact on Afghanistan’s agricultural and industrial exports. 228 Afghanistan will not be able to put high tariffs on imports. Afghanistan Accession to World Trade Organization Afghanistan received membership to the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the 10th WTO Ministerial

title: Afghanistan–Pakistan relations

text: the first step for the establishment of a North–South trade corridor. The proposed agreement will provide facilities to Tajikistan to use Pakistan’s Gwadar and Karachi ports for its imports and exports while Pakistan will enjoy trade with Tajikistan under terms similar to the transit arrangement with Afghanistan. Trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan is expected to reach $5 billion by 2015. Afghanistan's economy is one of the fastest growing economies in the world. A 2012 World Bank report added, "In contrast, Afghanistan’s economy grew robustly by about 11 percent mostly due to a good harvest." Towards the end of the same

title: Afghanistan–France relations

text: the University of Paris and Kabul University (1960); Agreement on Health Cooperation (1963); Cultural and Technical Cooperation (1966); Agreement on Agriculture Cooperation (1969) and a Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation (2012). In 2015, trade between Afghanistan and France totaled €27.8 million Euros. France’s three main exports to Afghanistan are agrifood products, pharmaceuticals, rubber and plastic products. Afghanistan–France relations Afghanistan–France relations refers to the diplomatic relations between Afghanistan and France. Afghanistan and France established diplomatic relations in 1922. In 1923, France opened a diplomatic legation in Kabul as well as an office for the "French Archaeological Delegation for Afghanistan". Initially, relations

title: VAT-free imports from the Channel Islands

text: VAT-free imports from the Channel Islands Many low-valued exports of goods from the Channel Islands to the United Kingdom were exempt from value added tax (VAT) until April 2012, due to the operation of an EU tax relief called low-value consignment relief (LVCR). LVCR was not limited to the Channel Islands, and continues to apply to all low-valued imports into the EU from other countries outside of the EU. When goods are imported into the EU from a non-EU territory, they are generally subject to a VAT (currently 20% in the UK for most goods). However, as a result of

title: Economic history of the United Kingdom

text: main imports were (in order): raw cotton (from the American South), sugar (from the West Indies), wool, silk, tea (from China), timber (from Canada), wine, flax, hides and tallow. By 1900, Britain's global share soared to 22.8% of total imports. By 1922, its global share soared to 14.9% of total exports and 28.8% of manufactured exports. Historians agree that in the 1840s, Britain adopted a free-trade policy, meaning open markets and no tariffs throughout the empire. The debate among historians involves what the implications of free trade actually were. "The Imperialism of Free Trade" is a highly influential 1952 article

title: Economy of Russia

text: equipment (5.4%) and food (4.7%). Others include: agricultural raw materials (2.2%) and textiles (0.2%). Russia imports food, ground transports, pharmaceuticals and textile and footwear. Main trading partners are: China (7% of total exports and 10% of imports), Germany (7% of exports and 8% of imports) and Italy. This page includes a chart with historical data for Russia balance of trade. Exports in Russia decreased to 39038 USD million in January 2013 from 48568 USD million in December 2012. Exports in Russia is reported by the Central Bank of Russia. Historically, from 1994 until 2013, Russia Exports averaged 18668.83 USD million

title: Foreign trade of the Soviet Union

text: played only a minor role in Third World trade, Soviet imports or exports have formed a large portion of the total trade of some countries. Second, the Soviet Union has concentrated its trade with the Third World in the hands of relatively few partners. For example, in 1987 India, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Argentina, Egypt, Turkey, Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Malaysia together accounted for 75 percent of Soviet imports from and 80 percent of Soviet exports to the Third World. Although Soviet trade with the Third World increased in volume from 1965 through 1985, it remained between 13 and 15 percent of

text: will provide facilities to Tajikistan to use Pakistan's ports and the Wagah Border for its imports and exports while Pakistan would be granted rights to transit goods across Tajik territory to Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani in 2015 made clear that Tajikistan cannot be included in the trade agreement until Indian goods are offered the right to export goods to Afghanistan across Pakistani territory, which is in direct contradiction of Articles 5 and 52 of the signed Agreement which specifically forbids Indian goods and transporters this right. In April 2015, China and Pakistan agreed to construct various infrastructure

title: Economy of Kenya

text: Kenya is also the dominant trade partner of Uganda (12.3% exports, 15.6% imports) and Rwanda (30.5% exports, 17.3% imports). Kenya typically has a substantial trade deficit. The trade balance fluctuates widely because Kenya's main exports are primary commodities subject to the effects of both world prices and weather. In 2005 Kenya's income from exports was about US$3.2 billion. The payment for imports was about US$5.7 billion, yielding a trade deficit of about US$2.5 billion. Kenyan policies on foreign investment generally have been favourable since independence, with occasional tightening of restrictions to promote the Africanization of enterprises. Foreign investors have been

title: Economy of Northern Cyprus

text: Pacific (ADFIAP). In 2014, the exports of Northern Cyprus were at $130 million, with an increase of 11.9% from 2013, and the imports were at $1.51 billion, with an increase of 3.6% from 2013. The main trading partner is Turkey, as of 2014, 64.7% of Turkish Cypriot imports are from and 58.5% of Turkish Cypriot exports are to Turkey. Middle Eastern countries are the destination of 30.3% of Turkish Cypriot exports and their share in the exports of Northern Cyprus has greatly increased, being at only 17.8% at 2006. The share of exports to the European Union has greatly decreased

title: Culture of Afghanistan

text: cities of Herat and Mazar-i-Sharif with its "Qataghani" style. Lyrics across the country are typically in both Dari-Persian and Pashto. Hindi songs from Bollywood films are also very popular in Afghanistan. Afghans enjoy music by playing many types of instruments. They also enjoy performing the Attan, which is considered the national dance of Afghanistan. What is typically heard in the country are folk songs or ballads. Many of the songs are known by almost everyone and have been around for many years. The main traditional Afghan music instruments include: Poetry in Afghanistan has long been a cultural tradition and passion.

title: Economy of Turkmenistan

text: 70%, Turkey 5.3%, Italy 5.3%, Afghanistan 4.5%, Russia 4.1%. Also in that year Turkmenistan imported $5.001 billion in goods resulting it being the 121th largest importer in the world. This is $1.986 billion less in imports compared to exports meaning the country has a positive trade balance of $1.986 billion. Its top imports are machinery and equipment, chemicals, foodstuffs. The top origins of imports are Turkey 26.4%, Russia 10.5%, Japan 8.6%, Germany 8.2%, South Korea 7.8%, China 7.2%, Italy 5.2%. Recent statistics are not available on Turkmenistan’s labor force. In 2004 the labor force was estimated to include more than

title: Economy of Afghanistan

text: point. Secondary to concerns regarding smuggling, Pakistani officials insisted that while Afghan exports destined for India can be transited across Pakistani territory, Indian goods cannot in turn be exported to Afghanistan across Pakistani territory. Instead, Afghan trucks offloaded at Wagah may return to Afghanistan loaded only with Pakistani, rather than Indian, goods in an attempt to curb smuggling. According to Afghanistan's Chamber of Commerce and Industries deputy head, Khan Jan Alokozai, about 500 shipping containers of trade goods enter Afghanistan via the Torkham and Wesh-Chaman border crossings on a daily basis. Other major trade routes in Afghanistan are via the

title: Economy of Iceland

text: goods exports. Other important exports include aluminium, ferro-silicon alloys, machinery and electronic equipment for the fishing industry, software, woollen goods. Most of Iceland's exports go to the European Union (EU) and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries, the United States, and Japan. The 2005 value of Iceland's exports was $3.215 billion FOB. The main imports are machinery and equipment, petroleum products, foodstuffs and textiles. Cement is Iceland's most imported product. The total 2005 value of imports was $4.582 billion. Iceland's primary import partner is Germany, with 12.6%, followed by the United States, Norway, and Denmark. Most agricultural products are subject

title: Foreign trade of Romania

text: materials. Simultaneously, the value of Moldovan imports from Romania increased to US$101.6 million, representing 2.1 times or $52.1 million compared with the first two months of 2006. Foreign trade of Romania In 2012, Romania's largest trading partner was Germany, followed by Italy. Romania's main exports to Germany were insulated wire, cars and vehicle parts, whereas its main German imports are cars and vehicle parts. The principal Italian imports to Romania include hides, footwear parts, medicaments, telephones and vehicle parts. Romania's chief exports to Italy included leather footwear, cars, telephones, tobacco, men's suits, seats and iron pipes. 2.8% of the country's

text: appears to be exclusion from the Fulfilment Group. The Guernsey authorities also claim that three of the largest retailers on the Island have agreed to voluntary caps on the amount of VAT that they can avoid by way of LVCR. VAT-free imports from the Channel Islands Many low-valued exports of goods from the Channel Islands to the United Kingdom were exempt from value added tax (VAT) until April 2012, due to the operation of an EU tax relief called low-value consignment relief (LVCR). LVCR was not limited to the Channel Islands, and continues to apply to all low-valued imports into

title: Foreign trade of Romania

text: Foreign trade of Romania In 2012, Romania's largest trading partner was Germany, followed by Italy. Romania's main exports to Germany were insulated wire, cars and vehicle parts, whereas its main German imports are cars and vehicle parts. The principal Italian imports to Romania include hides, footwear parts, medicaments, telephones and vehicle parts. Romania's chief exports to Italy included leather footwear, cars, telephones, tobacco, men's suits, seats and iron pipes. 2.8% of the country's GDP is derived from agricultural activity. While Romania imports substantial quantities of grain, it is largely self-sufficient in other agricultural products and food stuffs. Food must be

title: Economy of Afghanistan

text: tax holidays to eligible companies and a four-year exemption from exports tariffs and duties. According to a UN report in 2007, Afghanistan has received over $3.3 billion from its expatriate community in 2006. UN officials familiar with the issue said remittances to Afghanistan could have been more if the banking regulations are more convenient. Additionally, improvements to the business-enabling environment have resulted in more than $1.5 billion in telecom investment and created more than 100,000 jobs since 2003. Afghanistan is a member of WTO, SAARC, ECO, OIC, and has an observer status in the SCO. It seeks to complete the

title: Afghanistan Institute of Peace

text: stakeholder in the past, AFGIP is working on a bottom-up approach to raise awareness and conduct peace sensitization in the hotspot communities. Looking back not undermining what has been achieved in regards to peacebuilding efforts in Afghanistan, the impact of what has been done is limited to the main cities where already peoples’ access to information and resources are high. So, to encounter peace in the hotspots AFGIP focused on the conflict zones and this became a priority for them since they are formally established. While all the provinces, but particularly the South, East, and South-Western provinces of Afghanistan are

title: Economy of Switzerland

text: exports (8%) and third for imports (8.1%) and Austria was fifth for exports (4.6%) and sixth for imports (3.7%). Major non-European trading partners included; Japan (seventh for exports with 3.6% and twelfth for imports with 2%), China (eighth for exports and imports with 3.1% and 2.5% respectively) and Turkey (sixteenth for exports with 1.2% and ninth for imports with 2.3%). As a first world country with a skilled labor force, the majority of Swiss exports are precision or 'high tech' finished products. Switzerland's largest specific SITC categories of exports include; medicaments, glycosides and vaccines, watches, orthopaedic appliances and precious jewellery.

title: The Imports

text: The Imports The Imports were a Chicago punk rock band that formed in 1980. In a response to a solicitation for information on influential people, bands, clubs, zines, etc., for a Chicago Punk History Radio Documentary in 2006, Steve Albini of Big Black listed The C*nts, The Imports, Coolest Retard, Wax Trax, and WZRD. Members of The Imports later went on to play with the Vagueleys, Silly Carmichaels (a pre-Ministry Al Jourgensen project), Sharkey's Machine, ¡Ack-Ack!, The Arms of Someone New, Split Heavens, Sylvia Darling and The Moon Seven Times. The Imports formed in 1979 in Chicago's South Side Hyde

title: Economy of the Republic of the Congo

text: imports: 436 million kWh (2008 est.) Agriculture - products: cassava (tapioca), sugar, rice, maize, peanuts, vegetables, coffee, cocoa, forest products Exports: $12.38 billion (2011 est.) Exports - commodities: petroleum, lumber, plywood, sugar, Cocoa bean, coffee, diamonds Exports - partners: China 37.9%, United States 20%, Australia 6.2%, France 6.0%, Spain 4.8%, Italy 4.3%, Netherlands 4.3% (2011) Imports: $4.917 billion (2011 est.) Imports - commodities: capital equipment, construction materials, foodstuffs Imports - partners: France 17.3%, China 12.6%, India 9.5%, Italy 7.5%, Brazil 7.3%, United States 5.8% (2011) Debt - external: $4.955 billion (2011 est.) Currency: 1 Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (CFAF) =

title: Economy of Saint Kitts and Nevis

text: million (1997 est.) Industries: sugar processing, tourism, cotton, salt, copra, clothing, footwear, beverages Electricity - production: 125 million kWh (2005) Electricity - production by source: "fossil fuel:" 100% "hydro:" 0% "nuclear:" 0% "other:" 0% (1998) Electricity - consumption: 116.3 million kWh (2005) Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (2005) Electricity - imports: 0 kWh (2005) Agriculture - products: sugarcane, rice, yams, vegetables, bananas; fish Exports: $42 million (1998) Exports - commodities: machinery, food, electronics, beverages, tobacco Exports - partners: US 61.9%, Canada 9.4%, Netherlands 6.6%, Azerbaijan 5% (2006) Imports: $383 million (2006) Imports - commodities: machinery, manufactures, food, fuels Imports -

title: United States beef imports in South Korea

text: government's confirmation of a fourth case of BSE but did not halt imports. South Korea ended the special inspections two months later. United States beef imports in South Korea U.S. beef imports in South Korea made up a $504 million industry for the American beef industry in 2010. The import of U.S. beef was banned in 2003 in South Korea and in other nations after a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy was discovered in the United States. At the time, South Korea was the third-largest purchaser of U.S. beef exports, with an estimated market value of $815 million. After a

text: United States beef imports in South Korea U.S. beef imports in South Korea made up a $504 million industry for the American beef industry in 2010. The import of U.S. beef was banned in 2003 in South Korea and in other nations after a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy was discovered in the United States. At the time, South Korea was the third-largest purchaser of U.S. beef exports, with an estimated market value of $815 million. After a number of failed attempts at reopening the Korean market, imports finally resumed in July 2008 leading to the massive 2008 US beef

title: Economy of Estonia

text: shared nuclear facility with Latvia and Lithuania. Estonia has a high Internet penetration, and connections are available throughout most of the country. Estonia exports machinery and equipment (33% of all exports annually), wood and paper (15% of all exports annually), textiles (14% of all exports annually), food products (8% of all exports annually), furniture (7% of all exports annually), and metals and chemical products. Estonia also exports 1.562 million megawatt hours of electricity annually. Estonia imports machinery and equipment (33.5% of all imports annually), chemical products (11.6% of all imports annually), textiles (10.3'% of all imports annually), food products (9.4%

title: Economy of Portugal

text: Economy of Portugal Portugal ranked 42nd in the WEF's Global Competitiveness Report for 2017–2018. The great majority of the international trade is done within the European Union (EU), whose countries received 72.8% of the Portuguese exports and were the origin of 76.5% of the Portuguese imports in 2015. Other regional groups that are significant trade partners of Portugal are the NAFTA (6.3% of the exports and 2% of the imports), the PALOP (5.7% of the exports and 2.5% of the imports), the Maghreb (3.7% of the exports and 1.3% of the imports) and the Mercosul (1.4% of the exports and

title: Economy of Seychelles

text:
canned tuna, frozen fish, cinnamon bark, copra, petroleum products (re-exports) , the main export products are processed fish (60%) and non-fillet frozen fish (22%). Exports - partners:
 UK 21.1%, France 19.1%, Mauritius 10.1%, Japan 7.9%, Italy 7.8%, Netherlands 6% (2008)
 UK 27.6%, France 15.8%, Spain 12.7%, Japan 8.6%, Italy 7.5%, Germany 5.6% (2004) Imports:
 $658 million (2009 est.)
 $460 million (2005 est.) Imports - commodities:
 machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products Imports - partners:
 Saudi Arabia 17.2%, Singapore 12.2%, France 10.1%, Spain 8%, Germany 7%, India 6.9%, South Africa 4.6% (2008) Debt - external:
 $1.250 billion (2009 est.)

title: Economy of Samoa

text: of the labor market as a basic strength factor for future economic advances. New Zealand is Samoa's principal trading partner, typically providing between 35% and 40% of imports and purchasing 45%–50% of exports. Australia, American Samoa, the United States, and Fiji are also important trading partners. Its main imports are food and beverages, industrial supplies, and fuels. The primary sector (agriculture, forestry, and fishing) employs nearly two-thirds of the labor force and produces 17% of GDP. Samoa's principal exports are coconut products and fish. Fishing has had some success in Samoan waters, but the biggest fisheries industry (headed by Van

title: Economy of the Cayman Islands

text:
materials, furniture Industrial production growth rate: NA% Electricity - production: 441.9 million kWh (2003) Electricity - production by source:
"fossil fuel:" 100%
"hydro:" 0%
"nuclear:" 0%
"other:" 0% (1998) Electricity - consumption: 411 million kWh (2003) Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (1998) Electricity - imports: 0 kWh (1998) Agriculture - products: vegetables, fruit; livestock, turtle, sea salt farming Exports: $2.52 million (2004) Exports - commodities: turtle products, sea salt,manufactured consumer goods Exports - partners: mostly US (2004) Imports: $866.9 million (2004) Imports - commodities: foodstuffs, manufactured goods Imports - partners: UK, US, Netherlands Antilles, Japan (2004) Debt - external: $70

title: Economy of Macau

text:
(2004)
Electricity – exports: 0 kWh (2004)
Electricity – imports: 153.3 million kWh (2004) Economy of Macau The economy of Macau has remained one of the most open in the world since its handover to China in 1999. Apparel exports and gambling-related tourism are mainstays of the economy. Since Macau has little arable land and few natural resources, it depends on mainland China for most of its food, fresh water, and energy imports. Japan and Hong Kong are the main suppliers of raw materials and capital goods. Although Macau was hit hard by the 1997–98 Asian financial crisis and the

title: Balance of trade

text: Balance of trade The balance of trade, commercial balance, or net exports (sometimes symbolized as NX), is the difference between the monetary value of a nation's exports and imports over a certain period. Sometimes a distinction is made between a balance of trade for goods versus one for services. "Balance of trade" can be a misleading term because trade measures a "flow" of exports and imports over a given period of time, rather than a "balance" of exports and imports at a given point in time. Also, balance of trade does not mean that exports and imports are "in balance"

title: Economy of the Northern Mariana Islands

text:
"fossil fuel:" 100%
"hydro:" 0%
"nuclear:" 0%
"other:" 0% Electricity – consumption: NA kWh Electricity – exports: NA kWh Electricity – imports: NA kWh Agriculture – products: coconuts, fruits, vegetables, cattle Exports: $1 billion (1998) Exports – commodities: garments Exports – partners: US Imports: $NA Imports – commodities: food, construction equipment and materials, petroleum products Imports – partners: US, Japan Debt – external: $NA Economic aid – recipient: $21.1 million (1995) Currency: 1 United States dollar (US$) = 100 cents Exchange rates: US currency is used Fiscal year: 1 October – 30 September Economy of the Northern Mariana Islands The

title: Economy of the Empire of Brazil

text: that is, the sum of both its imports and exports, amounted to a total value of Rs 79.000:000$000 between 1834 and 1839 and increased every year until it reached Rs 472.000:000$000 in 1886 (an annual growth of 3.88% since 1839). In 1859 the balance of payments between imports and exports reaches equilibrium; exports gradually increase relative to imports, and the Empire's balance of trade becomes consistently positive from 1865 on. After 1874, the balance of payments becomes clearly favorable. Most Brazilian exports were agricultural goods. For comparison, between 1850 and 1900 agricultural goods constituted between 73% and 83% of the

title: Material flow accounting

text: measure of net-imports and is calculated as the difference between imports and exports. Reflecting that material and money flow in opposite directions during trade, this is a contrast to the monetary trade balance which calculates net-exports. Domestic Material Consumption (DMC) is a measure of apparent consumption and calculated from domestic extraction plus imports minus exports (or DE plus PTB). Economy-wide MFA is a satellite system to the system of national accounts and provides a rich empirical database for analytical studies. More information on how the statistics are collected, under what legal framework and how they are defined is available on

title: Economy of Afghanistan

text: companies, led by the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), and Canada's Kilo Goldmines Ltd are expected to jointly invest $14.6 billion in developing the Hajigak iron mine. The country has several coal mines but need to be modernized. Afghanistan's important resource in the past has been natural gas, which was first tapped in 1967. During the 1980s, gas sales accounted for $300 million a year in export revenues (56% of the total). 90% of these exports went to the Soviet Union to pay for imports and debts. However, during the withdrawal of Soviet troops in 1989, Afghanistan's natural gas

title: Economy of Antigua and Barbuda

text: production: (2007) Oil - consumption: (2006 est.) Oil - exports: (2005) Oil - imports: (2005) Oil - proved reserves: (1 January 2006 est.) Natural gas - production: 0 cu m (2007 est.) Natural gas - consumption: 0 cu m (2007 est.) Natural gas - exports: 0 cu m (2006 est.) Natural gas - imports: 0 cu m (2006) Natural gas - proved reserves: 0 cu m (1 January 2006 est.) Exports: $84.3 million (2007 est.) Exports - commodities: petroleum products 48%, manufactures 23%, machinery and transport equipment 17%, food and live animals 4%, other 8% Exports - partners: Spain 34%,

title: 1959 in Afghanistan

text: 1959 in Afghanistan The following lists events that happened during 1959 in Afghanistan. The budget estimates for September 23, 1958 – September 22, 1959 (1337–38 in the Afghan calendar), amount to a revenue of 1,455,122,000 Afghanis (including 521,192,000 Afghanis from foreign loans) and to an expenditure of 1,455,107,962 Afghanis. (The Afghani is worth about five U.S. cents.) Between the fiscal years 1955–56 and 1957–58 the amounts of Afghan exports rose from 1,527,000,000 Afghanis to 1,984,000,000 Afghanis, the main destinations being India, the U.S.S.R., the United States, the United Kingdom, and Poland. Emancipation of women comes about with the abolition of

title: Foreign trade of the Soviet Union

text: percent of Soviet exports to the West consisted of machinery. Other Soviet nonfuel exports in the 1990s included timber, exported primarily to Japan, and chemicals, the export of which grew substantially in 1984 and 1985. In the 1980s, Soviet imports from Western industrialized countries generally exceeded exports, although trade with the West decreased overall. One-half of Soviet agricultural imports were from developed countries, and these imports made up a considerable portion of total imports from the West. Industrial equipment formed one-quarter of Soviet imports from the West, and iron and steel products, particularly steel tubes for pipeline construction, made up

title: The Imports

text: a 7" single on Cirkle Records, published in 1980 with the songs "Visions of Reality" and "Darkness of Light". These songs were recorded on a four-track reel-to-reel tape recorder in the Imports rehearsal space in the basement of the Krug's home in Hyde Park. The recording engineer was Andrew Clark, guitarist and vocalist of the band Epicycle. In order to achieve some manner of separation between tracks, each member of the band was sequestered in his own corner of the basement. The Imports The Imports were a Chicago punk rock band that formed in 1980. In a response to a

title: System integration testing

text: of SIT which can be performed with minimum usage of software testing tools. Data imports and exports are exchanged before the behavior of each data field within each individual layer is investigated. After the software collaboration, there are three main states of data flow. Integration layer can be a middleware or web service(s) which acts as a medium for data imports and data exports. Data imports and exports performance can be checked with the following steps: Reading knowledge of WSDL, XSD, DTD, XML, and EDI might be required for this. System integration testing of a database layer might proceed as

title: The Imports

text: view acts who weren't on the same bill. Initially, the Imports played a short pop punk set of originals inspired by late seventies American and British punk acts such as Iggy Pop, the New York Dolls, the Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash, and The Jam. Their repertoire grew to over sixty originals, few of which ran much longer than two minutes. However, soon after their Chicago debut at the club Ann Arkees on March 6, 1980, the Imports gave up their high-intensity pop-punk style for a melancholic, brooding post-punk sound. While together, The Imports released only one professional recording:

title: Economy of the Dominican Republic

text: 0 cu m (2005 est.) Natural gas - imports: 1.108 million cu m (2015) Natural gas - proved reserves: 0 cu m (1 January 2006 est.) Agriculture - products: sugarcane, coffee, cotton, cocoa, tobacco, rice, beans, potatoes, corn, bananas; cattle, pigs, dairy products, beef, eggs Exports: $10.33 billion f.o.b. (2017 est.) Exports - commodities: ferro nickel, sugar, gold, silver, coffee, cocoa, tobacco, meats, consumer goods Exports - partners: United States 50.4%, United Kingdom 3.2%, Belgium 2.4% (2017) Imports: $19 billion f.o.b. (2017 est.) Imports - commodities: foodstuffs, petroleum, cotton and fabrics, chemicals and pharmaceuticals Imports - partners: United States 41.4%,

title: Economy of Russia

text: imports are food (13% of total imports) and ground transports (12%). Others include: pharmaceuticals, textile and footwear, plastics and optical instruments. Main import partners are China (10% of total imports) and Germany (8%). Others include: Italy, France, Japan and United States. This page includes a chart with historical data for Russia Imports. Foreign trade of Russia - Russian export and import Foreign trade rose 34% to $151.5 billion in the first half of 2005, mainly due to the increase in oil and gas prices which now form 64% of all exports by value. Trade with CIS countries is up 13.2%

title: Economy of Denmark

text: of goods and services made up 55% of GDP, whereas the value of total imports amounted to 47% of GDP. Trade in goods made up slightly more than 60% of both exports and imports, and trade in services the remaining close to 40%. Machinery, chemicals and related products like medicine and agricultural products were the largest groups of export goods in 2017. Service exports were dominated by freight sea transport services from the Danish merchant navy. Most of Denmark's most important trading partners are neighbouring countries. The five main importers of Danish goods and services in 2017 were Germany, Sweden,

text: union. This means they do not charge VAT on purchases but there is a free movement of industrial and agricultural goods in trade between the Islands and the Union. Jersey introduced a Goods and Services Tax (GST) of 3% in 2008 which increased to 5% in 2011 on the majority of goods and services supplied in Jersey for local use, including imports, GST can be claimed back on exports. Historical documentation indicates that LVCR was originally allowed by the UK for the Channel Islands in order to expedite Jersey and Guernsey grown agricultural goods such as fresh flowers and daily

title: Causes of unemployment in the United States

text: Dorn and Gordon Hanson wrote in 2013 that: "Rising imports cause higher unemployment, lower labor force participation, and reduced wages in local labor markets that house import-competing manufacturing industries. In our main specification, import competition explains one-quarter of the contemporaneous aggregate decline in U.S. manufacturing employment. Transfer benefits payments for unemployment, disability, retirement, and healthcare also rise sharply in more trade-exposed labor markets." Net exports are a major component of GDP. In the U.S., net exports are negative due to a trade deficit that is much larger than historical average. There is significant debate regarding the impact of the trade

title: 1948 in Afghanistan

text: 1948 in Afghanistan The following lists events that happened during 1948 in Afghanistan. Relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan are peaceful and formally correct. The unsettled relations between Pakistan and India, however, interfere with the Afghan foreign trade which for decades had gone mostly by the Khyber Pass. Another reason for the not too favourable balance of trade is the falling price of karakul lambskins, the most valuable of the country's exports. Three new motor roads are under construction in 1948: Kabul to Mazar, Kabul to Khyber Pass, and the Badakhshan road from Kabul toward Sinkiang province, China. It is announced

title: Accession of Turkey to the European Union

text: member of the OECD and the G-20 major economies. Turkey has taken advantage of a customs union with the European Union, signed in 1995, to increase its industrial production destined for exports, while at the same time benefiting from EU-origin foreign investment into the country. In 2008, Turkey's exports reached 141.8 billion USD (main export partners: Germany 11.2%, UK 8%, Italy 6.95%, France 5.6%, Spain 4.3%, US 3.88%; total EU exports 56.5%.) However, larger imports amounting to about 204.8 billion USD threaten the balance of trade (main import partners: Russia 13.8%, Germany 10.3%, China 7.8%, Italy 6%, USA 4.8%, France

title: Economy of the Federated States of Micronesia

text: and vegetables, coconuts, cassava (tapioca), sweet potatoes; pigs, chickens Exports: $123 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.) Exports - commodities: fish, garments, bananas, black pepper Exports - partners: Japan, United States, Guam, China (2010) Imports: $82.5 million f.o.b. (2010 est.) Imports - commodities: food, manufactured goods, machinery and equipment, beverages Imports - partners: US, Australia, Japan (2010) Debt - external: $44 million (2010 est.) Economic aid - recipient: $64 million (2010); note - under terms of the Compact of Free Association, the US will provide $1.3 billion in grant aid during the period 1986-2001 Currency: 1 United States dollar (US$) = 100

title: Indonesia

text: billion and US$173 billion, respectively in 2011. The country's main exports are led by palm oil and coal briquettes, with jewellery, cars and vehicle parts, rubber, and copper ore making up the majority of other exports, while imports mainly consist of refined petroleum and crude petroleum, with telephones, computers, vehicle parts and wheat cover the majority of other imports. The country's main export markets are China (12%), United States (11%), Japan (11%), Singapore (8%) and India (7.2%), while its main import partners are China (23%), Singapore (11%), Japan (9.8%), Thailand (6.5%) and Malaysia (5.4%). Indonesia's transport system has been shaped

title: Economy of the Isle of Man

text: 6%, banking and finance 18%, tourism 2%, entertainment and catering 3%, miscellaneous services 10% Unemployment rate: nominally 2.0% (January 2016) Industries: financial services, light manufacturing, tourism Agriculture—products: cereals, vegetables, cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry Exports: $NA Exports—commodities: tweeds, herring, processed shellfish, beef, lamb Exports—partners: UK Imports: $NA Imports—commodities: timber, fertilizers, fish Imports—partners: UK Debt—external: $NA Economic aid—recipient: $NA Currency: 1 Isle of Man pound = 100 pence Exchange rates: the Manx pound is at par with the British pound Fiscal year: 1 April – 31 March Economy of the Isle of Man The Isle of Man, one of the Crown dependencies,

title: Direct imports

text: Direct imports Direct Imports are products imported directly into a country and not through the manufacturer's authorized agent/distributor. Since there is no factory-authorized middleman involved in the import of these products, the added costs are lower and the customer pays less. In addition, many items that are in short supply or are not imported at all by the manufacturer's authorized distributors can be procured as direct imports. There is no difference in the actual products. In most cases, they are manufactured in the same place by the same people and with the same materials. Occasionally, manufacturers will give them a

title: Direct imports

text: in a supply chain i.e. "cutting out the middleman" results in high market transparency and efficient pricing. Direct imports Direct Imports are products imported directly into a country and not through the manufacturer's authorized agent/distributor. Since there is no factory-authorized middleman involved in the import of these products, the added costs are lower and the customer pays less. In addition, many items that are in short supply or are not imported at all by the manufacturer's authorized distributors can be procured as direct imports. There is no difference in the actual products. In most cases, they are manufactured in the

title: Economy of Afghanistan

text: Imports - partners: Pakistan 38.6%, India 8.9%, United States 8.3%, Turkmenistan 6.2%, China 6%, Kazakhstan 5.9%, Azerbaijan 4.9% (2015) Debt - external: $1.28 to $2.3 billion total (2011) Current account balance: -$743.9 million (2011) <br>"country comparison to the world:" 132 Currency: Afghani (AFN) Exchange rates: afghanis (AFA) per US dollar - 62 = $1 Fiscal year: 21 March - 21 March Economy of Afghanistan The economy of Afghanistan has had significant improvement in the last decade due to the infusion of billions of dollars in international assistance and remittances from Afghan expatriates. The assistance that came from expatriates and outside

title: Economy of Switzerland

text: for Switzerland's exports and imports. The UN calculates exports at $223.5 billion in 2011 and $185.8 billion in 2010. The value of all imports in 2011 was $197.0 billion and in 2010 it was $166.9 billion. Switzerland's largest trading partner is Germany. In 2009, 21% of Switzerland's exports and 29% of its imports came from Germany. The United States was the second largest destination of exports (9.1% of total exports) and the fourth largest source of imports (6.7%). Switzerland's neighbors made up next largest group; Italy was third for exports (8.6%) and second for imports (10%), France was fourth for

title: Economy of the Marshall Islands

text: Exports: $132 million (f.o.b., 2008 est.) Exports - commodities: fish, coconut oil, trochus shells Exports - partners: United States, Japan, Australia, New Zealand Imports: $125 million (f.o.b., 2008 est.) Imports - commodities: foodstuffs, machinery and equipment, fuels, beverages and tobacco Imports - partners: United States, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Guam, Singapore Debt - external: $68 million (2008 est.) Economic aid - recipient: approximately $40 million annually from the US Currency: 1 United States dollar (US$) = 100 cents Exchange rates: US currency is used Fiscal year: 1 October - 30 September Economy of the Marshall Islands The government of the

title: Economy of Switzerland

text: Some raw ores or metals are exported, but the majority of the exports in this category are finished jewellery or other finished products. Agricultural products that Switzerland is famous for, such as cheese (0.29%), wine (0.05%) and chocolate (0.39%) all make up only a small portion of Swiss exports. Switzerland is also a significant exporter of arms and ammunition, and the third largest for small calibers, which accounted for 0.33% of the total exports in 2012. Switzerland's main imports include; medicaments, cars, precious jewellery and other unclassified transactions. While Switzerland has a long tradition of manufacturing cars, there are currently

title: Economy of Iraq

text: and experts forecast that output, hence exports, would be below capacity in 2005 as well. In 2004 the chief export markets were the United States (which accounted for nearly half), Italy, France, Jordan, Canada, and the Netherlands. In 2004 the value of Iraq's imports was US$21.7 billion, incurring a trade deficit of about US$5.2 billion. In 2003 the main sources of Iraq's imports were Turkey, Jordan, Vietnam, the United States, Germany, and Britain. Because of Iraq's inactive manufacturing sector, the range of imports was quite large, including food, fuels, medicines, and manufactured goods. By 2010, exports rose to US$50.8 billion

title: Import-Export Clause

text: Import-Export Clause Article I, § 10, clause 2 of the United States Constitution, known as the Import-Export Clause, prevents the states and the federal government, without the consent of Congress, from imposing tariffs on imports and exports above what is necessary for their inspection laws and secures for the federal government the revenues from all tariffs on imports and exports. Several nineteenth century Supreme Court cases applied this clause to duties and imposts on interstate imports and exports. In 1869, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Import-Export Clause only applied to imports and exports with foreign nations and

title: Economy of the United Arab Emirates

text: TI's corruption index. The following table shows the main economic indicators in 1980–2017. Inflation below 2 % is in green. With imports totaling $273.5 billion in 2012, UAE passed Saudi Arabia as the largest consumer market in the region. Exports totaled $314 billion, which makes UAE the second largest exporter in the region. UAE and India are each other's main trading partners, with the latter having many of its citizens working and living in the former. The trade totals over $75 billion (AED275.25 billion). The top five of the Main Partner Countries of the UAE in 2014 are Iran (3.0%),

title: Pomegranate production in Afghanistan

text: The main production area of pomegranates is in the Kandahar Province, where 806 ha of land are under pomegranate cultivation. Its production per ha of land was also very high in the Dand and Arghandab districts of the province with yield of 344 kg/ha and 760 kg/ha respectively. The variety of pomegranate grown in Kandahar is known as the jumbo, ruby-red Kandahari variety, while the seedless variety is known as Badana, which is good for eating or converting into juices. Because of its popularity and demand for exports, the World Pomegranate Fair is an annual event in Afghanistan. Such an

title: Comparison of Canadian and American economies

text: (ITC) report, in 2017, US merchandise exports increased $95.7 billion or 6.6% from $1,451.0 billion in 2016 to $1,546.7 billion. During the same period, US imports increased by $155.1 billion or 7.1% up from $2,187.8 billion in 2016. In 2017 energy-related products represented the largest increase in both imports and exports in the US. Based on a purchasing power parity scale, which compares the "relative purchasing power between two or more currencies",—income levels and costs are used to calculate the difference in the affordability of a similar basket of goods—in 2014, Canada was rated as 26% more expensive than the

title: Mining in Afghanistan

text: the largest being located in Badakhshan province. There are around 12 copper mines in Afghanistan, including the Aynak copper deposit located in Logar province. Afghanistan's significance from an energy standpoint stems from its geographical position as a potential transit route for oil and natural gas exports from Central Asia to the Arabian Sea. This potential includes the construction of the Trans-Afghanistan Pipeline gas pipeline. The first Afghan oil production began in October 2012. Afghanistan's resources could make it one of the richest mining regions in the world. Afghanistan has large untapped energy and mineral resources, which have great potential to

title: Center for the Promotion of Imports

text: Center for the Promotion of Imports The Centre for the Promotion of Imports () from developing countries (internationally known by its Dutch acronym CBI) was established in 1971. CBI is an Agency of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and part of the development cooperation effort of the foreign relations of the Netherlands. CBI contributes to the economic development of developing countries by strengthening the competitiveness of companies from those countries on the markets of the European Union and EFTA. The primary clients and direct beneficiaries of CBI are (1) Exporters; companies who (wish to) export to Europe, (2) Business

title: Invasions of Afghanistan

text: or satrap. These ancient satrapies included: Aria (Herat); Arachosia (Kandahar, Lashkar Gah, Bamiyan and Quetta); Bactriana (Balkh); Sattagydia (Ghazni); and Gandhara (Kabul, Jalalabad, Peshawar). Alexander the Great invaded what is today Afghanistan in 330 BC as part of war against Persia. Comprising the easternmost satrapies of Persia, Afghanistan provided some challenging battles in his conquest of the remaining lands of Persia. Renamed Bactria, and settled with his Ionian veterans, Alexander began his invasion of India from what is now Jalalabad, attacking the Indus River basin through the Khyber Pass. Several cities in Afghanistan are named for Alexander, including Alexandria Arachosia,

title: Economy of Peru

text: exports, which provide hard currency to finance imports and external debt payments. Peru's main exports are copper, gold, zinc, textiles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, manufactures, machinery, services and fish meal; its major trade partners are the United States, China, Brazil, European Union and Chile. Although exports have provided substantial revenue, self-sustained growth and a more egalitarian distribution of income have proven elusive. Services account for 43% of Peruvian gross domestic product, followed by manufacturing (32.3%), extractive industries (15%), and taxes (9.7%). Recent economic growth has been fueled by macroeconomic stability, improved terms of trade, and rising investment and consumption. China has become

title: Emirate of Abu Dhabi

text: respectively. Commodity imports through the ports of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi were valued at AED 116.4 billion in 2011 compared with AED 86.6 billion in 2010. The main imports during 2011 were machinery and base metals, which accounted for 50.7 per cent of the total value of imports. The United States of America was the main country for imports, from which the Emirate received imports worth AED 13.4 billion. Non-oil exports were valued at AED 11.5 billion, with transport equipment and base metals contributing 61.5 per cent of the total. Canada was the top destination of Abu Dhabi non-oil

title: Foreign trade of the Soviet Union

text: decreased thereafter. Imports from Africa fluctuated from 1980 to 1985 but remained at about 25 percent. Nigeria was the Soviet Union's only important trade partner in sub-Saharan Africa, receiving Soviet machinery and exporting cocoa. Exports to Latin America grew during the 1980s and reached 8 percent in 1985. Latin America's share of Soviet Third World imports was high (40 percent in 1982) because of large imports of Argentine grain. As the Soviet Union's main grain supplier, Argentina was the Soviet Union's most significant import partner in the Third World in 1980, 1981, and 1983. In 1986 the Soviet Union renewed

title: Foreign trade of Romania

text: regulated for sale in the retail market, therefore Romania imports almost no food products from other countries. In 2006 Romania imported food products worth €2.4 billion, up almost 20% versus 2005, when imports were worth slightly more than €2 billion. The EU is Romania's main trade partner in agri-food products. Romanian EU exports represent 64%, and imports from EU countries represent 54%. Other important partners are the CEFTA countries, Turkey, Republic of Moldova and the USA. Romania is an important exporter of military equipment, accounting for 3-4% of the world total in 2007. EU members are represented by a single

title: Measures of national income and output

text: value of everything produced. Usually, expenditures by private individuals, expenditures by businesses, and expenditures by government are calculated separately and then summed to give the total expenditure. Also, a correction term must be introduced to account for imports and exports outside the boundary. The income method works by summing the incomes of all producers within the boundary. Since what they are paid is just the market value of their product, their total income must be the total value of the product. Wages, proprietor's incomes, and corporate profits are the major subdivisions of income. The output approach focuses on finding the

title: Economy of the Gambia

text: were taken during the slave trade. The tourist season is the dry season, during the Northern Hemisphere winter. In FY 1999, the UK and other EU countries were the Gambia's major domestic export markets, accounting for 86% of all exports. This was followed by Asia at 14% of exports, and the African at 8% of exports. The U.K. and the other EU countries - namely, Germany, France, Netherlands, and Belgium - were the major source of imports, accounting for 60% of the total share of imports, followed by Asia at 23%, and African countries at 17%. The Gambia re-exports 11%

title: Economy of Afghanistan

text: duty-free transit, and introducing stringent measures and labels to prevent smuggling. re-routing of goods through Iran from the Persian Gulf increased significantly. The pre-2003 smuggling trade provided undocumented jobs to tens of thousands of Afghans and Pakistanis, but also helped fuel the "black" economy, often intertwined with the drug cartels, of both countries. In 2010, Afghanistan and Pakistan signed into law a new Afghanistan–Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA), which allows their shipping trucks to transit goods within both nations. This revised US-sponsored APTTA agreement also allows Afghan trucks to transport exports to India via Pakistan up to the Wagah crossing

title: History of Afghanistan

text: of them were driven out of India and others were assimilated in the Indian society. The Nezaks are one of the four Huna people that ruled in Afghanistan. From the Middle Ages to around 1750 part of Afghanistan was recognized as Khorasan. Two of the four main capitals of Khorasan (Balkh and Herat) are now located in Afghanistan. The countries of Kandahar, Ghazni and Kabul formed the frontier region between Khorasan and Hindustan. This land, inhabited by the Afghan tribes (i.e. ancestors of Pashtuns), was called Afghanistan, which loosely covered a wide area between the Hindu Kush and the Indus

title: Economy of Afghanistan

text: Kandahar. Similar development projects are also taking place in Herat in the west, Mazar-e-Sharif in the north and in other cities. In the last decade, companies such as The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo launched or re-launched operations in Kabul. In addition, a number of local mineral water and juice plants, including factories of other products, were built. This not only promotes foreign investment but also makes the country less dependent on imports from neighboring countries and helps provide employment opportunity to many Afghans. Watan Group is a company based in Afghanistan that provides telecommunications, logistics and security services. InFrontier is

title: The Imports

text: Blanks, Poison Squirrel, Skafish, Special Affect, Static Cling, the Subverts (from Rockford), the Sweatermen, the Throbbers, the Trouble Boys, and the Vaguelys. As Ken Mierzwa writes in "Ephemeral Creation: Music and Art in Chicago, 1978-1982", "none of the first batch of local bands ever enjoyed more than regional success". The nightclubs in which The Imports played included The Lucky Number, Tuts, Jamie's Elsewhere, and Exit. The majority of The Imports' band members were excluded from these venues on nights when they were not playing on account of being under the legal age for drinking, making it difficult for them to

title: The Imports

text: Park neighborhood. The band consisted of Ben Krug (vocals), Tom Krug (guitar) and Joe Strell (bass). The Imports went through a series of drummers including John Krug, Alec Dale, who accompanied the outfit through its transition from punk rock to post-punk, and finally Tom Wall. During their brief career, the Imports played the nightclub circuit of Chicago's underground music scene, a scene they shared with other Chicago punk rock and/or new wave music bands such as Bohemia, C*nts, Da!, the Dadistics, Epicycle, the Ferraris, Heavy Manners, the Men, Naked Raygun, the Oil Tasters (from Milwaukee), Painter Band, Phil 'n' the

title: Economy of Afghanistan

text: products. Mean graduate pay was $0.56 per man-hour in 2010. The Afghan economy has always been agricultural, despite the fact that only 12% of its total land is arable and about 6% is currently cultivated. Agriculture production is constrained by an almost total dependence on erratic winter snows and spring rains for water. As of 2014, the country's annual fruit and nut exports is at $500 million. Afghanistan is known for producing some of the finest fruits and vegetables, especially pomegranates, apricots, grapes, melons, and mulberries. Several provinces in the north of the country (i.e. Badghis and Samangan) are famous

title: Rajesh Exports

text: front and rapidly expanded. In 2001, the company built a large manufacturing facility in Bangalore. In 2015, the company acquired the largest gold refiner in the world, Valcambi of Balerna, Switzerland, for $400 million.Now they are planning to expand their Shubh Jewellers retail store. Rajesh Exports Rajesh Exports Limited is a gold retailer in India which refines, designs, and sells gold and jewelry. The company ranked 295th on the Fortune Global 500 in 2017, with revenues of more than $36 billion, making it the fifth-largest company in India by revenue. Rajesh Exports MD is Prashant Mehta & Executive Chairman is

title: São Tomé and Príncipe

text: plantation agriculture. At the time of independence, Portuguese-owned plantations occupied 90% of the cultivated area. After independence, control of these plantations passed to various state-owned agricultural enterprises. The main crop on São Tomé is cocoa, representing about 95% of agricultural exports. Other export crops include copra, palm kernels, and coffee. Domestic food-crop production is inadequate to meet local consumption, so the country imports most of its food. In 1997 it was estimated that approximately 90% of the country's food needs are met through imports. Efforts have been made by the government in recent years to expand food production, and several

title: Import-Export Clause

text: purpose of the clause as: Import-Export Clause Article I, § 10, clause 2 of the United States Constitution, known as the Import-Export Clause, prevents the states and the federal government, without the consent of Congress, from imposing tariffs on imports and exports above what is necessary for their inspection laws and secures for the federal government the revenues from all tariffs on imports and exports. Several nineteenth century Supreme Court cases applied this clause to duties and imposts on interstate imports and exports. In 1869, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Import-Export Clause only applied to imports and

title: Economic reforms and recovery proposals regarding the Eurozone crisis

text: as long as cross border capital flows remain unregulated in the euro area, current account imbalances are likely to continue. A country that runs a large current account or trade deficit (i.e., importing more than it exports) must ultimately be a net importer of capital; this is a mathematical identity called the balance of payments. In other words, a country that imports more than it exports must either decrease its savings reserves or borrow to pay for those imports. Conversely, Germany's large trade surplus (net export position) means that it must either increase its savings reserves or be a net

title: Economy of Andorra

text:
exports: N/A Electricity - imports: N/A ; note - imports electricity from Spain and France; Andorra generates a small amount of hydropower Agriculture - products: small quantities of rye, wheat, barley, oats, vegetables; sheep Exports: US$117.1 million f.o.b. (2007)
"country comparison to the world:" 193 Exports - commodities: tobacco products, furniture Exports - partners: France 17%, Spain 59.5% (2006) Imports: US$1.789 billion (2007)
"country comparison to the world:" 154 Imports - commodities: consumer goods, food, electricity Imports - partners: Spain 53.2%, France 21.1% (2006) Debt - external: N/A Economic aid - recipient: none Currency: Euros have replaced the French franc

title: Industry of Colombia

text: of their continuing fight against the production and distribution of illegal drugs. Colombia's designer clothing is a segment of the industry that has received international recognition in recent years. Colombia's chemical industry is composed mainly of petrochemicals and agrochemicals. The petrochemical industry includes plastics, synthetic fibers, paint, and rubber. Petrochemical production accounted for 27 percent of manufacturing GDP and 10 percent of manufacturing employment in 2005. However, Colombia imports more than double the quantity of petrochemicals and agrochemicals that it exports. The United States is the main source of Colombian imports, while the Andean countries are the main destination of

title: Jat of Afghanistan

text: their dialect or language, and practising strict endogamy. Most Jat are however multilingual, speaking both Pashto and Dari, and often a Turkic dialect as well. Below is a brief description of the main groups which fall within the Jat category: Notes: Jat of Afghanistan The Jats or sometimes pronounced Jots are members of an ethnic group found in Afghanistan. In Afghanistan, the term Jat does not refer to a single ethnic community, but rather to a number of disparate groups who practice a peripatetic lifestyle. Groups who are generally referred to as Jat have their own self-designation, and often resent

title: Economy of Canada

text: for a further 38% of exports in 2009. In 2009, exports accounted for about 30% of Canada's GDP. The United States is by far its largest trading partner, accounting for about 73% of exports and 63% of imports as of 2009. Canada's combined exports and imports ranked 8th among all nations in 2006. About 4% of Canadians are directly employed in primary resource fields, and they account for 6.2% of GDP. They are still paramount in many parts of the country. Many, if not most, towns in northern Canada, where agriculture is difficult, exist because of a nearby mine or