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IMPORT-DEPENDENT COUNTRY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Foreign Trade
- Economic Co-operation and Development
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- import-dependent country
1, record 1, English, import%2Ddependent%20country
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Most crops do not cross national boundaries; few have international trade rates higher than 20 percent of what is grown. However, prices and export controls can disproportionately impact import-dependent countries. 2, record 1, English, - import%2Ddependent%20country
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Commerce extérieur
- Coopération et développement économiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pays tributaire des importations
1, record 1, French, pays%20tributaire%20des%20importations
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[…] les subventions absorbent des crédits publics qui pourraient être consacrés à la recherche sur les énergies alternatives ou à des initiatives énergétiques dans les pays pauvres. Les plus ardents défenseurs de la diversification des sources d'énergie se trouvent parmi les pays tributaires des importations. 2, record 1, French, - pays%20tributaire%20des%20importations
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Comercio exterior
- Cooperación y desarrollo económicos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- país dependiente de la importación
1, record 1, Spanish, pa%C3%ADs%20dependiente%20de%20la%20importaci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] por el lado de la demanda, el crecimiento del consumo tiende a concentrarse con fuerza en unos cuantos países dependientes de la importación, en particular China e India, lo que de nuevo puede generar una mayor inestabilidad de mercado, pues cualquier suceso inesperado en estos países afectaría con fuerza el mercado global. 1, record 1, Spanish, - pa%C3%ADs%20dependiente%20de%20la%20importaci%C3%B3n
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