Mauritania - ECONOMY
   Mauritania - The Economy
      its economy. In the late 1980s, Mauritania's economy continued to rely
      The economy also remained seriously hampered by a structural inability
      sector had lost its predominance in the economy, accounting for between
      the pastoral herding sector of the economy constituted about 20 percent
      late 1970s and the 1980s, the economy stagnated, and financial
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Mauritania - The Economy - ROLE OF THE GOVERNMENT
   ports such as Las Palmas or Dakar. Thus, the local economy benefited
   Iron mining quickly dominated Mauritania's economy. In 1966, after only
   direct and indirect impact on the economy, and many industrial and
   The mid-1970s marked a turning point for Mauritania's economy. Two
   The critical importance of iron ore mining to the economy was
   the overall economy. In terms of relative export percentages, mining's
Mauritania - THE RURAL ECONOMY
   economy has been the livestock subsector. Between 1975 and 1980,