Sentences with phrase «largely by economic growth»

The percentage of those living on less than $ 1.25 a day in developing countries fell from 43 % in 1990 to 17 % in 2011, driven largely by economic growth in China and India.

Not exact matches

Corporate Canada has failed to follow economic growth in the country, largely restricting itself to the coast and traditional urban centres and ignoring the huge opportunities afforded by rapidly - developing inland provinces.

Finally, Federal revenues are largely determined by the growth in nominal income — that is real economic growth plus inflation.

The GOP's plan will increase the deficit by an estimated $ 1.5 trillion, or $ 1 trillion after taking into account economic growth, and largely stick middle - class Americans with the bill.

The second quarter was dominated by volatility brought on by macro fears largely surrounding Europe and the eurozone economic situation, but slower growth in the U.S. and the emerging markets also weighed in on people's fears.

While equity market movements are driven largely by the strength of economic growth, fixed income markets hinge on changes in interest rates and inflation.

It is certainly true that economic growth and job creation have been sluggish for some time, largely due to slow global economic growth and continued restraint by all levels of government.

Initially, the bank's program for alleviating global poverty was dominated by a strategy of economic growth, measured primarily in terms of GDP and channeled largely through big projects aimed at infrastructure development that benefited the rich more than the poor.

The sector is largely driven by business tourism including conferences and economic growth and presence of multi-national firms such as Nestle, FAO and WHO.

(New York, USA) A section devoted to large - scale color photographs depicts the largely untouched rainforests that are now endangered by Brazil's explosive economic growth.

But worldwide emissions have continued to swell, driven mainly by blistering economic growth and coal burning in Asia; debate over a new climate treaty has stalled; lawmakers of both parties have not embraced legislation aimed at cutting emissions; and polls show the public still largely disengaged.

Yet while we have suffered an economic crisis produced by our own financial sector — losing millions of jobs, trillions in economic output, and further damaging our industrial base — China has largely shrugged off the global recession with high levels of growth and self - financed stimulus, all while purchasing billions of Treasury bills to finance our own deficit.

Despite population growth, there were 600 million fewer Chinese living in absolute poverty (based on consumption) in 2005 compared to 1981, largely due to double - digit economic growth year after year, unleashed by the partial liberalization of its economy starting in 1979.

«Anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions have increased since the pre-industrial era, driven largely by economic and population growth, and are now higher than ever,» the IPCC reported in 2014.

A comparable example is the difference between being able to predict the exact value of the GDP on a given day (something determined largely by unpredictable day - to - day news) and projecting the average increase in the GDP over three decades (plausible estimates of which can be made using scenarios of long - term economic growth and ongoing innovation).

And despite tough economic times, according to data released by SA Tourism in July last year (2017), the Western Cape attracted 1.5 million foreign tourists in 2016, who spent roughly R18 billion in the province, contributing largely to economic growth.