foreign exchange earnings
collocation in Englishmeaningsofforeign,exchangeandearnings
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foreign
adjective
uk/ˈfɒr.ən/us/ˈfɔːr.ən/
belonging or connected to a country that is not ...
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exchange
noun
uk/ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/us/ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/
the act of giving something to someone and them giving you ...
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earnings
noun[plural]
uk/ˈɜː.nɪŋz/us/ˈɝː.nɪŋz/
the amount of money that someone is paid ...
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(Definition offoreign,exchangeandearningsfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Besides, by 1974, cocoa had accounted for about 50 per cent of total foreignexchangeearningsfrom agricultural exports.
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Income from oil and its derivatives provides 80 % of total government revenues and 90 % of foreignexchangeearnings.
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There was also a direct positive impact on the foreignexchangeearningsof the country.
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High growth was made possible by an increase in foreignexchangeearningsfrom tourism, remittances and exports from the free trade zones, and also by the acceleration of private investment.
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Low prices also have substantial macro-economic effects in terms of foreignexchangeearnings, income to the exchequer and hence on debt repayment.
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I had not expected to have to give a lecture on foreignexchangeearningsat this time of night.
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Foreignexchangeearningsfrom forces of other countries stationed in this country are estimated to be about £40 million.
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What we do not support are commodity agreements which do not stabilise prices, but which are designed to give additional foreignexchangeearnings.
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A question that we have to consider is what will be the effect of the tax on our dollar and other foreignexchangeearnings.
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The developing countries are heavily dependent on sugar exports for their foreignexchangeearningsand employment.
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And of course the net foreignexchangeearningsof the insurance industry have been of vital importance to the economy for a great many years.
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The cost of this was about £700 million in the loss of foreignexchangeearnings.
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There were no reliable figures to give theexchangeearningsin the period before the war.
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I doubt very much whether the actual cost would be non-economic, even from the start taking into account the foreignexchangeearnings.
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Foreignexchangeearnings, excluding fares paid to carriers, came to nearly £4 billion.
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The industry's foreignexchangeearningswere £2·7 billion last year—almost as large as the highly regarded earnings by the financial sector.
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Their motives may vary but their policy is in good part predicated on the prospect of substantial foreignexchangeearningsfor their countries.
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The second reason given is that it is intended to preserve and increase the foreignexchangeearningswhich we derive from the insurance industry.
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First, it increases foreignexchangeearnings; that is, if it is a sale.
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