At home, its state-controlled economy has declined sharply along with the prices of its main resources, oil and gas.

The real debate is about the transition from a state-controlled economy to capitalism.

The sudden removal of a state-controlled economy led to further erosion in the standard of living, with unemployment and job insecurity.

The Cuban state adheres to socialist principles in organizing its largely state-controlled planned economy.

Previously a state-controlled economy, the Chinese government introduced market-oriented economic reforms in the early 1980s.

The state-controlled economy of North Korea struggled throughout the 1990s, primarily due to mismanagement.

He was a bundle of energy who threw open the gates of Turkey's state-controlled economy.

Ukraine's transition from a state-controlled economy to a market economy is a difficult and painful process, especially for its population.

Trading launched on Syria's stock exchange in a gesture towards liberalising the state-controlled economy.

He opened the heavily state-controlled economy to market forces, which many credit with subsequent economic growth but also with the greater divisions in society.