Most of the increase is driven by cost increases.

30. The increasing consumption of natural resources in human settlements, outlined in the previous section, is driven primarily by two key socio economic factors global increases in population and economic growth with an attendant rise in income levels.

An examination of the growth rates by district revealed that the highest increase occurred in the Nablus area (11.2 per cent).

NAFTA has succeeded in creating major poles of development, principally in border zones and in the centre of the country but other regions have remained marginalized from this growth.

Average annual growth rate of employment, by area and by gender of the owner

Total gross exports from the region increased by 24 per cent from 2003, largely as a result of the increase in oil export values, but exports from more diversified economies, notably Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon, also rose significantly.

However, economic growth in the region has become more autonomous in the last few years with rapid increases in intraregional trade.

Growth is the main engine that drives development.

Global economic expansion was not only the highest for more than a decade, it was also extraordinarily broad based, with all major regions of the world except the European Union reporting real GDP growth of more than 3.5 per cent.

Persistent and emerging issues

A distinction needs to be drawn between growth industries and livelihood industries.

My main message is that progress in technology is exponential, not linear.

The increase in 2003 was due primarily to the significant increase in the supplementary programme budget.

The relative share of programme funds disbursed through implementing partners has remained stable.

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

The Government of Sri Lanka regarded the urban centres that were emerging all over the country as a major driving force in the expansion of its economy.

Therefore, the utilization of the female labour force constitutes a main prerequisite for the economic viability of households, as well as the economic growth of a region or even the entire country.

Regional stabilization is about sustainable economic growth and development.

Other parts of Asia have also experienced growth, with 20 Mt. of expansion, while South American capacity has risen by 8 Mt. and Middle East capacity by over 10 Mt., which is a notable increase for the region.

This increase is due to increased expenditures on both country and regional projects.

Production in China rose by 21 Mt., while the increase in the rest of the world was 2.5 Mt23.

Stresses that the consolidation of democracy requires that sustained economic growth and sustainable development of countries and communities foster the promotion and consolidation of democracies

In particular, SMEs are primary agents of such growth.

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.

The principal sources of growth in the economy have been agriculture and mining, complemented by the service industry and to a smaller extent manufacturing.

Our accession to the EU further accelerated growth, as reflected in the country's key macroeconomic indicators.

At the inter regional level, developing Asia still recorded relatively strong growth of exports to major developed country markets, although this growth was not as dynamic as in 1985 1990.

The ESCAP region is a major contributor to world trade growth, with both exports and imports growing faster than world exports and imports and with China becoming the world's third largest trading nation.

The increase was brought about mainly by the engagement of firms for the design development phase.

Growth in number of member cities, 1992 1995

Reflecting the no growth regular budget, apart from increases for security related requirements and the negative growth operational budget, most major programmes show a reduction.

The important thing is to restore democracy, economic growth and food security in Zimbabwe.

The combination of the highest share of Catholics in the world with a decline in the share of religious adherents leaves Francis facing a strategic dilemma. Either he can focus on regaining Latin America for the Catholic Church, or he can place longer term bets on Sub Saharan Africa, where both the population and Catholicism are now growing faster than anywhere else in the world.

Thus, there is a need to identify the main issues affecting the growth and development of enterprises in those countries.

On account of the increases for security related requirements and the negative growth operational budget, most major programmes show a reduction.

Over the past decade, the annual growth rate in main telephone lines has remained static at 8 per cent per year while it has increased to about 25 per cent in Asia.

Another major increase in the growth rate was registered in the Ramallah area (10.2 per cent) while in Gaza the Jewish population growth stood at 10 per cent. (Ha aretz, 2 March)

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.

The vast majority of manufacturing businesses in this subregion fall into this category and they are the major source of private sector employment and economic growth.

Almost all of that growth will be in the developed world.

And it is important to prove that growth and democracy are not incompatible, that you can have a democracy, that you can have an open society, and you can have growth.

Long term sustainability of debt depends mainly on the growth and export prospects of debtor countries.

Overall revenue growth was supported by an increase in customs duties anticipated to show 2.9 million more than estimated, producing 147 million.

While continued weakening of the United States dollar is mainly responsible for the growth, almost one third of the increase can be attributed to strengthened donor support.

There is an urgent need to harness new and renewable sources of energy to meet the growing energy needs of these rural areas.