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Mali's Economy

A policy of trade liberalization is in place, with the government managing trade through the issuance of letters of intent to export and import. Mali has trade relations with more than 100 countries and territories. in 2011, Mali exported 31% to China, 14.5% to South Korea, 12.2% to Indonesia, 6.3% to Thailand, and 5% to Bangladesh, and imported 19.7% to Senegal, 15.4% to France, 10.8% to China, 8.4% to C?te d'Ivoire, and 4% to South Africa. in 2012, foreign trade amounted to US$5.63 billion, of which US$2.7 billion was imported and US$2.93 billion was exported. Foreign trade amounted to US$5.63 billion, of which US$2.7 billion was imported and US$2.93 billion exported. The main exports are gold, cotton, etc.; imports of oil, food and machinery and equipment.

The main exports are: gold, cotton and livestock, etc.; the main imports are: machinery, construction materials, chemicals, fuels and foodstuffs, etc. In 2000, the main exports were to the following countries and regions: the European Union accounted for 37.9% of Malaysia's total exports, Brazil 12.1%, Italy 9.5%, Canada 9.4%, and the Economies of West African States (EWAS) (WAE) 0.3%. ) 0.3%; mainly imported from the following countries and regions: the European Union accounted for 25.9% of the total imports of Mali, the West *** body 22.1%, C?te d'Ivoire 17.4%, France 12.7%, Senegal 4.1%. Malians pay attention to politeness, etiquette and simplicity. Local residents see foreign guests, always take the initiative to greet, shake hands to greetings, ask each other whether there is a need to provide assistance, so that those foreigners who first set foot on the land of this country to feel the Malian people courteous, warm and down-to-earth. Mali's Bambara meet familiar friends, immediately put their right hand on the chest, while walking while greeting, from the body to work, from personal to family, the other party's parents, brothers, sisters, wives and children, how recent, almost all have to ask again, sometimes the two sides back to back has gone out of a long distance, and even the other side of the words of greeting has been deaf to the words, the mouth is still in the non-stop saying! This is a very peculiar way of meeting and greeting in Africa. Although the Dogon is an ethnic minority in Mali, it has a long history, and some of the traditional manners inherent in this ethnic group have been maintained since ancient times: when the juniors meet the elders, they have to raise their right hand with a clenched fist and perform the hand-raising salute; when a man meets a woman, he takes the initiative to make way for her; when people who are familiar with each other meet, they have to hold hands to greet each other for a long period of time, and ask whether the other party is physically healthy or not, whether their families are happy or not, and whether their crops have grown well or not, and so on. etc., detailed greetings again; in the case of passing strangers to ask for water, the host will warmly welcome into the house, make a pot of tea, serve a plate of fruits, send some snacks, served as a guest like hospitality, the more casual the guests, the more food and drink, the more the hosts appear to be happy, if the guests are afraid of giving the hosts to add to the trouble of the hosts considerations, decline the hosts of hospitality, on the contrary, will cause the hosts of the displeasure, and even may be angry.

Malaysia

The Malian people are very kind and helpful, and helping others is one of their traditional virtues. If a guest comes to visit, and coincides with a meal at the host's home, the host will warmly invite the guest to take a seat, eat together, and temporarily make a few delicious delicacies on the table. At this time, the guests, whether or not they have eaten, are not allowed to refuse the host's goodwill, otherwise it will cause the host to be unhappy. Whether in the city or in the countryside, meet passers-by who have nowhere to stay, even if they are strangers, the host will warmly invite them to their homes, generously entertain them, arrange for food and lodging, and treat them as if they were their guests. The locals will never turn away passers-by on the grounds that they have a large family and a small apartment, and some families will also repeatedly ask passers-by to stay for a few more days before they leave. When a passer-by says goodbye, the host family will enthusiastically send the family home for a certain distance, and if the host finds that the passer-by is already in need of money, he will also donate some money. These practices, in many parts of the world, are things that people find unbelievable, and in the view of the Malian people, when others are in difficulty to give help, they are in trouble when it is possible to get the help of others.