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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

In other words, urban areas were the engines of economic growth.

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

(c) Average expenditure has risen rapidly in both rural and urban areas.

In 2017, the regional GDP reached 218 billion yuan, with an increase of 8.7 .

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)

Most of the population growth of the next 50 years will be in cities.

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

That's where we have the fast population growth.

The recent currency turbulence in East Asia, the region with the best long term growth prospects in the world, is a sobering reminder that globalization can cause instability even where it has generated the greatest growth.

A significant portion of this growth can be attributed to FDI activities in Asia Pacific region and Central and Eastern Europe.

One example is the growth of B2B platforms for local and regional tourism producers.

As a matter of fact, there has been a mushrooming of domestic and external quot growth triangles quot , quot growth corridors quot , and quot growth quadrangles quot inside and among economies in East and South East Asia especially.

(ii) Field project on the East Asia development model and Arab development and growth requirements.

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

Growth has been more apparent in the central region and less marked towards the southeast of the country.

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

45. The diversity in the telecommunications infrastructure available to countries in the Asia and Pacific region represented one stumbling block for harmonious economic growth in the region.

During the period from 1990 to 1995, the population grew at an annual rate of 3.8 per cent, one of the highest growth rates in the Pacific Islands and the world.

(j) Promoting industrial growth in less developed areas with a focus on employment and income generation.

Persistent and emerging issues

And we continue to grow. When the rest of the world took a beating last year, we grew at 6.7 percent.

However, demand for such facilities is increasing, particularly in areas where courts are reopening.

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.

In fact, its weak domestic demand has dampened growth elsewhere. As a result, German banks and taxpayers are less likely to recover their bad loans to southern Europe.

The population had almost doubled and the labour force was growing by 3 per cent a year, faster than the rate in other regions of the world.

The current period had been a difficult time for investments in developing markets but over the long term they would also be areas of growth.

Concerning the rest of Asia, steel consumption in India increased by 42 per cent from 1996 to 2004, while consumption in other developing countries of the region was stagnant.

More than half of this increase (or 34 million arrivals) was to destinations in the ESCAP region.

The cost to families of secondary education is leading to an increasing drop out rate for girls, particularly in rural areas.

Rapid population growth, unsustainable water use and increasing pollution levels further contribute to water scarcity problems in the region.

Recognizing also that improving women's economic status also improves the economic status of their families and their communities and thereby creates a multiplier effect for economic growth,

Recognizing also that improving women's economic status also improves the economic status of their families and their communities and thereby creates a multiplier effect for economic growth,

Recognizing also that improving women's economic status also improves the economic status of their families and their communities and thereby creates a multiplier effect for economic growth,

Shi Jiyang, President of the China Africa Development Fund, pointed out that Africa is a new pole of economic growth globally and is the most dynamic region in growth following East Asia and South Asia.

Compared to the data for 1991, the percentage of women mayors has increased in all regions of Spain, except Cantabria, Navarra and the Basque Country.

It is true that poorer EU countries tend to outgrow richer ones, but poor regions do not necessarily outgrow rich regions or even the country average. So regional disparities may persist or even grow, posing a challenge for policymakers concerned with stimulating economic growth and regional cohesion.

In the light of increase in population in three districts, the number of elected seats in the District Councils will be increased from 390 to 400 for the second term District Council commencing on 1 January 2004.

Most of the equity in the sector is local, and strong growth in this area points to the possibility of exporting to the region.

On the narrower measure, as East Asia experienced a sharp drop in poverty rates, there was a persistent rise in the numbers elsewhere.