shadow economy

I could save five or six million dollars in the shadow economy, but I'd have no value."

Right now I'm working in the shadow economy as a souvenir vendor.

What consequences does the fight against the shadow economy have for illegal immigration?

The workers also need relief from employers who mistreat those in a shadow economy.

Several got their start in the shadow economy, which produced what the official Soviet economy could not.

That had the effect, in turn, of raising the Government's estimate of the shadow economy from 20 to 22 percent.

Illicit work is part of the informal economy or so called "shadow economy".

"It has become a shadow economy," a Nicaraguan businessman said, describing the role dollars play here.

The tax system is arbitrary, burdening legitimate businesses and driving them into the shadow economy.

Protectionism, bribery and the shadow economy are rampant in the republics.

The fact that the shadow economy is coming into the spotlight of open publicity is encouraging.

The Government is reacting to the growing shortages by more rationing, spreading the "shadow economy" across the land.

Smolensky began his business activities on the black market of the so-called "shadow economy".

Her brash reforms brought a huge tranche of Ukraine's shadow economy into the light.

Poverty and sluggish social reform have led to an increase in crime and the growth of the shadow economy.

The feature was widely cited and brought about a change in the legal system in order to battle shadow economy.

Yet a large portion of these earnings remained in the shadow economy, contributing little to the Russian economy.

It is not accidental that a "shadow economy" of sorts has emerged in that sphere.

Secondly, under the conditions of the economic and financial crisis, illegal work and the shadow economy have grown significantly.

There are cases where sanctions on a ruling regime cause suffering to innocent people, indirectly encouraging a shadow economy and black market.

Ukrainian politicians have estimated that 40% of its economy is in fact shadow economy.

A lengthening shadow: Shadow economies have grown since the financial crisis began 11.

After that, he worked unofficially and indeed illegally in what was known as the "shadow economy," where entrepreneurs practiced capitalism on a small scale.

Government experts insist that if the shadow economy is taken into account, the overall economy is finally starting to grow.

A thriving pseudo-capitalist shadow economy emerged alongside the official state-owned economy.