It expects declining investment will be a substantial drag on economic growth in 2014 and 2015 and exports will only pick up with a lag. (afr.com)
There is a debate between those who believe that the OIL supply disruption is inflationary as energy prices create a rising price environment and those who believe that high energy prices are a tremendous drag on economic growth. (yragharris.com)
Poor sanitation can demand high environmental cleanup costs, and are a major drag on economic growth, notes Jaehyang So, manager of the Water and Sanitation Program at the World Bank. (scientificamerican.com)