EIU Country Analysis http://www.alacrastore.com/publisher-rss/eiu Friday, July 25, 2008 11:30:09 PM 115 en AlacraStore RSS Builder 1.0 30 Aug 01, 2008http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/WIS_WIS_MAIN_20080801T110400_0002eiuftxml/WIS_WIS_MAIN_20080801T110400_0002some restrictions on foreign activity lifted on entry, and others a few years later. ####-##: Large-scale privatisation is completedEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country AnalysisAug 01, 2008http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/IWTELE_IWTELE_MAIN_20080801T034100_0001eiuftxml/IWTELE_IWTELE_MAIN_20080801T034100_0001North America, through participating in a consortium that is aiming to...is aiming to set up a new wireless operator in Canada...licence on the basis of a high bid of C$###mEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country AnalysisAug 01, 2008http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/CR_CRSE_MAIN_20080801T000000_0000eiuftxml/CR_CRSE_MAIN_20080801T000000_0000The Economist Intelligence Unit is a specialist publisher serving companies establishing...## years it has been a source of information on business...and presentations. 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WEC stated onEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country AnalysisAug 01, 2008http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/CS_CSLT_UPDATER_20080801T000000_0000eiuftxml/CS_CSLT_UPDATER_20080801T000000_0000#HQ United Kingdom Lithuania at a glance: ####-## OVERVIEW The...the LSP. The government has a narrow majority in the Seimas...and #.#% in ####, as domestic demand growth moderates. Annual...of oil and Russian gas, as well as to increases in excise dutiesEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country AnalysisAug 01, 2008http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/CR_CRLT_MAIN_20080801T000000_0000eiuftxml/CR_CRLT_MAIN_20080801T000000_0000The Economist Intelligence Unit is a specialist publisher serving companies establishing...## years it has been a source of information on business...and presentations. The firm is a member of The Economist Group...various other electronic formats, such as CD-ROM, Lotus Notes, onlineEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country AnalysisAug 01, 2008http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/BM_BM_MAIN_20080801T000000_0000eiuftxml/BM_BM_MAIN_20080801T000000_0000The content is the same as the printed version, and you...observed that ?Dubai is a fashion bud on the verge...Dubai Infinity Holding to design a section of its Isla Moda...section of its Isla Moda, a fashion island in The WorldEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country AnalysisAug 01, 2008http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/CF_CFLT_UPDATER_20080801T000000_0000eiuftxml/CF_CFLT_UPDATER_20080801T000000_0000#HQ United Kingdom Lithuania at a glance: ####-## OVERVIEW The...the LSP. The government has a narrow majority in the Seimas...and #.#% in ####, as domestic demand growth moderates. 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Golkar, the former...ogn isable name and status as the daughter of Soe karnoEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country AnalysisJul 28, 2008http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/IWAUTO_IWAUTO_MAIN_20080728T031700_0003eiuftxml/IWAUTO_IWAUTO_MAIN_20080728T031700_0003but Detroit-based GM remains a global industrial giant with annual...and trucks last year, for a third year in a row, accounting for over ##...Toyota is likely to emerge as an unquestionable global automotive leader...in recent years, it maintains a formidable international footprint. It hasEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country AnalysisJul 28, 2008http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/IWAUTO_IWAUTO_MAIN_20080728T031700_0001eiuftxml/IWAUTO_IWAUTO_MAIN_20080728T031700_0001the ####s, when it had a near-death experience and had...lockstep toward bankruptcy. Chrysler is a late-comer among US auto...but was subsequently pushed down a notch, to the number three...form DaimlerChrysler AG. 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Banks#; balance-sheets...complex too. Insurers also have a track record of fouling up...insurers have dropped by almost a quarter this year and tradeEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country AnalysisJul 26, 2008http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/EN_EN_MAIN_20080726T000000_0035eiuftxml/EN_EN_MAIN_20080726T000000_0035reports hit home, complaining of a "striking" absence of convincing results...anti-corruption fight, and of a "grave problem" over the "lack...severe sanctions, suspending aid worth as much as EUR###m ($###m). Without reform, the...improvement, along with such flourishes as the appointment of a well-regarded ex-ambassador, MeglenaEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country AnalysisJul 26, 2008http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/EN_EN_MAIN_20080726T000000_0033eiuftxml/EN_EN_MAIN_20080726T000000_0033and cigarettes with beer," says a bartender at Kopi bei Reiner...where ashtrays fill up despite a smoking ban. 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"The hyaenas became...had only sweet potatoes and a bit of cassava to eat...the revolutionary authorities somehow maintained a safari park outside the cityEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country AnalysisJul 26, 2008http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/EN_EN_MAIN_20080726T000000_0085eiuftxml/EN_EN_MAIN_20080726T000000_0085The event promised to be a make-or-break moment in...in the hope of averting a global rift between liberals and...The arrests came soon after a series of bomb attacks along...terrorists. Italy#;s parliament approved a controversial law giving four seniorEconomic Data & AnalysisEIU Country AnalysisJul 26, 2008http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/EN_EN_MAIN_20080726T000000_0076eiuftxml/EN_EN_MAIN_20080726T000000_0076on many things. He#;s a Republican, and thrilled to have...John McCain#;s hand at a town-hall meeting in Kansas...Kansas City, Missouri. She#;s a Democrat, who supports Barack Obama...thinks it is "time for a change". 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