Growth was also volatile, with boom bust cycles occurring across most regions.

He said that the growth of the foam market had exceeded gross domestic product growth in several regions as a result of increased insulation needs.

D. South Asia towards a path of high growth E. China sustaining fast growth and more reform

Nevertheless, high levels of violent crime in some cities and regions are of concern.

The insurance companies settle cases discreetly and simply increase premiums in high risk regions.

Conflicts and instability in many regions have been intimately associated with the growth of powerful criminal organizations.

The previous year had seen the slow acceleration of economic growth in all regions of the world.

Economic growth by itself is not sufficient, and high growth rates alone will not guarantee significant poverty reduction.

Also, the reporting countries are not evenly distributed among the regions, with some regions having a high concentration of reporting States and others having none.

Forecasts to the year 2020 predict growth in tourism in all regions of the world, with the strongest relative growth occurring in parts of the developing world.

20. Unemployed people resident in regions considered as threatened by particularly high structural unemployment, who

Rapid growth in China and India has spilled over to many other countries in Asia and other regions.

High technology communications may represent an emerging growth sector for Guam.

High level segment Economic growth and poverty reduction in the 1990s

It also can be seen that in some altitude regions there will be a population growth which is much higher than the overall growth according to figure 5.

In low income countries and regions, the levels of entrepreneurial activity are high but are often generated by high rates of necessity entrepreneurship.

Countries in all regions have kept their high level of commitment during the three reporting periods.

Countries in all regions have kept their high level of commitment during the three reporting periods.

In recent years, Pakistan's economy has experienced a high level of growth.

The year 1995 had been marked by general growth in all regions, and the trend should be confirmed in 1996.

79. This growing contradiction between growth and distribution is having disastrous consequences in many countries and regions of the world.

The rapid growth of urban areas in all regions of the world, increasing disparities of income and living conditions and the high proportion of children and young people living in conditions of poverty in those urban areas all present major challenges.

Thus, in 2000, even the regions that had previously shown high fertility rates experienced a significant decrease.

Revenue growth Increased operational efficiency High client satisfaction and Good governance and oversight.

Our current growth rates are not sufficient to achieve the Development Goals because of, for example, the high rates of population growth.

15. A high rate of economic growth and job creation were crucial to poverty eradication, particularly in countries with rapid population growth.

And yet MFIs have traditionally experienced high repayment rates (95 to 98 percent) and they work in a high growth sector.

South Asia s worst problems poverty, conflict, hunger, and gender inequalities are largely concentrated in its lagging regions, where there are limits to growth, because geography, institutions, and globalization will continue to favor the concentration of economic activity in the leading regions. With migration to leading regions low, poverty remains concentrated in the lagging regions.

Ireland has experienced very high growth rates of gross national product in the 1990s, an average rate of approximately 4.5 per cent being expected for this decade, bringing economic growth to a historical high.

High rates of opiate abuse have been reported by all regions of the world except for the Caribbean.

In any event, almost two thirds of the growth in global energy demand in the next 25 years will occur in developing regions, reflecting the rapid economic and population growth in many countries.

23. One half of Asian migrant workers were females originating from regions with a very high incidence of poverty.

The population is characterized by rapid growth and a very high proportion of young people.

Without high levels of participation by the people, economic growth is usually selective and segmented.

Many of the countries with economies in transition are moving towards a high growth path.

Unfortunately, the debt burden constituted a considerable impediment in efforts to achieve high growth rates.

Lebanon wishes to maintain security and calm along the Blue Line and is working to spread stability and growth to the liberated regions.

The high growth rate seen in industry was due to an 8.8 growth in the mining industry over the 2002 indicators, an 8.9 growth in manufacturing, and a 7.1 growth in the production and distribution of electricity, gas, and water.

The East Asian countries recent high growth has been fuelling natural rubber demand in recent years.

(b) Senior business development officers, responsible for client management and business development in regions where major operations exist and portfolio growth is feasible and

Many regions of the world continued to suffer from poverty, unemployment, disease, poorly controlled population growth and environmental deterioration, sometimes on an unprecedented scale.

The goal for primary school completion has been even more challenging because of high population growth rates and continuing high rates of school drop outs.

Certain parts of the country, primarily the central and north eastern regions, have recently shown extremely high levels of child malnutrition.

It further notes with appreciation the large high level, multisectoral delegation from the mainland, Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Regions.

The region's growth indicators were positive the increase in direct foreign investment in 2003 had placed ASEAN among the regions of highest growth in that respect, and the increase was expected to be even bigger in 2004.