101. Abu Bakar said fish imports were necessary as local catches were insufficient to meet the rising demand due to an increasing population. 102. According to him, imports were higher than exports and this contributed to the deficit. 103. According to the United Nations, one in five Iraqis goes to bed hungry every night even though food imports are exempt from the sanctions. 104. Among his legendary improvisational methods for procuring equipment was the import of millions of lipstick tubes to be used as cartridges from an English cosmetics concern. 105. And it says the arms embargo imposed on Iraq at the end of the Gulf War should remain in place, though other Iraqi imports should not be restricted. 106. And Harrison warns that Northwest imports could be even more scarce this summer. 107. Anwar, who is also Finance Minister, said some imports were more expensive now following the depreciation of the ringgit. 108. Because imports are expensive, many urban Russians rely on food grown at their dachas for a large part of their diet. 109. Before then, the imports were from Mexico and Korea. 110. But energy prices are sagging, imports are costlier and something has to give. |