Word: import
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...country is undergoing difficult economic times. A severe drought, now in its third year, has crippled agriculture land caused widespread hunger in the region. Formerly one of the continent's exporters of food, Zimbabwe has used up all its stockpiles and this year will be forced to import 700,000 tons of corn. The shortages are aggravated by the presence of some 150,000 refugees from neighboring Mozambique who have crossed into Zimbabwe in search of food. To alleviate the country's economic woes, Mugabe's government has imposed strict new austerity measures. In an effort...
...President's approval. Clark then told me he would immediately "Datafax" the paper to Camp David, where the President was resting. That evening Clark phoned and reported that the President had seen the draft instructions but had not approved them, judging that the issues were of such import that there should be a formal NSC meeting two days later...
...beverages generally mimic all the trappings of premium beer, including the price tag of $3 or more per sixpack. Moussy, a nonalcoholic Swiss-made product, is bottled like a prestige import beer, complete with foil wrapper. White Rock Products, which distributes Moussy (pronounced moose-y) in the U.S., expects to sell 650,000 cases this year. The company is now running a special advertising campaign in the Midwest aimed at churchgoers who have given up alcohol for Lent...
Would pressure other nations to lower import barriers. Backs a "domestic content" bill requiring the use of American-made products in all imported autos sold in the U.S. Wants to eliminate the capital gains tax for those making new long-term investments in small businesses and to give tax credits to employers who increase outlays for the education and training of workers. Urges more federal support for science and research...
According to the governor of the Central Bank, Mohsen Noorbaksh, the nation has cut its foreign debt from $7.4 billion in 1978 to $500 million. In 1983 alone Iran repaid $419.5 million to the American Export-Import Bank and also returned $350 million to France. Noorbaksh claims that within four years of the Ayatullah's takeover, Iran had accumulated foreign exchange reserves of $13 billion, higher than at any time during the Shah's rule. Foreign businessmen, mostly from the West, can again be seen all over Tehran...