We also know that excessive indebtedness curbs growth and development.

Growth in agriculture and trade continues to be impeded by poor road networks.

As regards microenterprises in the informal sector, the low barriers to entry lead to intense competition, while impeding the enterprises apos growth.

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Such weapons have disrupted political stability and social harmony, derailed pluralism and democracy and hampered growth and development.

The report believed that the hindrance to growth in human capital as a result of aging has become increasingly apparent. This was particularly the case in the Northeast, where the annual average contribution of aging to human capital growth was 1.28 .

Poverty also prevents people from assuming not only their duties as individuals, but also their collective duties as citizen, parent, worker and elector.

And the question I want to explore with you is whether or not democracy has helped or has hindered economic growth.

The Chairman expressed the view that measures which Annex I Parties should take to mitigate climate change would not prevent sustainable economic growth.

Economists have struggled with the tradeoff between growth and equity for centuries. What is the nature of the tradeoff?

In particular, corruption hinders economic growth and investment by increasing transaction costs, thus diverting public funds from their planned allocation.

You see, the wind resistance on the tail... is less than it would be on the wings.

51. Small island developing countries in the Pacific region were constrained in their growth by a number of critical and unavoidable factors.

Institution building, however, is seriously hampered by the prolongation of the political crisis.

Moreover, humanitarian relief must be increased and must be delivered unimpeded.

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The prevalence of landmines had in many cases stunted economic growth.

Moreover, as debts grow ever larger, banks willingness to lend will decline, driving debtors to the unregulated shadow banking sector, where interest rates are extremely high, for their liquidity needs. The rising cost of financing will further undermine fixed asset investment (and thus economic growth).

Landmines also impede the work of humanitarian agencies and add to the economic cost of assistance.

Europe s extensive regional and global trade networks mean that its internal problems are impeding world trade and, in turn, global economic growth. In 2012, world trade expanded by only 2.5 , while global GDP grew at a disappointing 3.2 rate.

II. THE OBSTACLES TO DEMOCRACY AND THE MEANS OF OVERCOMING THEM

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The international community is in urgent need of a common basis for cooperation that would promote the values of good governance and would ensure that development and growth are not impeded by corrupt practices.

This argument is at odds with another common, but equally unfounded, assertion that protection of the environment stunts the prospects of economic growth.

Action must be taken to remove those obstacles and impediments.

They slow the flow of technologies.

of human rights and fundamental freedoms

And what stands in his way? You and I.

Women were particularly skilled at defusing potential conflicts, but structural and cultural obstacles prevented their participation in decision making that could be changed only by overturning set patterns of thought and eliminating prejudice.

The Ministers noted the effects of an unjust global economic system which severely impede the ability of Member Countries to realise their optimum potentials for economic growth and development.

The related question of whether the exploitation of natural resources helps or hinders growth continues to divide economists see Sachs and Warner, 1995 UNCTAD, 1996, 139 142 and Mayer, 1997.

Moreover, small developing countries such as Fiji were also affected by internal factors that impeded growth and development.

The main point is that restoring growth requires a careful analysis of structural balance, attention to demand constraints in the non tradable sector, and a focus on the impediments to expanding the tradable sector. Some of those impediments are supply side rigidities others have more to do with bloated domestic demand.

That practice impeded transparency in the recruitment process of gratis personnel and undermined the Secretary General apos s accountability.

My body was often in the way.

Barriers among developing countries are also especially high, impeding rapid growth in trade between them. In services, trade barriers stand in the way of improved quality and efficiency, slowing the growth of a sector that could make a huge contribution to competitiveness and employment.

Its main aim was to remove the political, socio economic and cultural obstacles that prevented rural women from participating fully in economic growth and social development and from fully exercising their rights.

First, history has already shown how resource constraints can hinder global economic growth. After the upward jump in energy prices in 1973, annual global growth fell from roughly 5 between 1960 and 1973 to around 3 between 1973 and 1989.

Yet trade barriers were an obstacle to recovery and growth.

For those who deny the truth and obstruct (others) from the way of God, We shall add torment to torment as they were perpetrating corruption.

Those who disbelieved and prevented from the way of Allah We added punishment upon the punishment the recompense of their mischief.

Those that disbelieve and bar from the way of God them We shall give increase of chastisement upon chastisement, for that they were doing corruption.

Those who disbelieved and hindered others from the way of Allah We shall increase for them torment upon torment for they have been spreading corruption.

Those who disbelieved and hinder (men) from the Path of Allah, for them We will add torment over the torment because they used to spread corruption by disobeying Allah themselves, as well as ordering others (mankind) to do so .