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The [economic] crisis has adversely affected Liberia, resulting in a drop in exports and investment as well as some job losses. However, with an improving external environment, economic growth is expected to pick up in 2010 and inflation to moderate. The medium-term economic outlook remains positive, particularly in the mining and commercial agriculture sectors.

The [economic] crisis has adversely affected Liberia, resulting in a drop in exports and investment as well as some job losses. However, with an improving external environment, economic growth is expected to pick up in 2010 and inflation to moderate. The medium-term economic outlook remains positive, particularly in the mining and commercial agriculture sectors.

India is an agriculture-based economy, where 43% of its people remain employed in agricultural and allied activities. Agriculture along with other related fields like forestry and logging provides employment to 60% of India's population. Agriculture accounts for almost 19% of the Gross Domestic Product and 9% of the total exports. India's agro-climatic conditions and rich natural resource base sets prelude for doing very good on agriculture front.

The significant strengthening of policies over the past 1½ years has improved confidence and placed Hungary on a path towards stability and growth. Government spending has been reduced in a durable way, while the fiscal deficit target was increased to 3.9 percent of GDP in 2009 to avoid exacerbating the economic contraction.

New Delhi: A meeting was held between Kumari Selja, Minister for Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation & Tourism, Government of India and Mr. Hernando de Soto President, Institute for Liberty & Democracies, Peru here today. The meeting was also attended by senior officials from the Government of India, eminent personalities from academia, and practitioners in the field.

On 15 Feb 2010, the Corps of Signals will enter 100th year of its odyssey in its role as Communicators for the Defence Forces. It was the historic event of raising of 31st and the 32nd Divisional Signal Companies, the first Signal Units, at Fatehgarh on 15 Feb 1911 that marked the raising of Corps of Signals. The motto of the Corps is “Teevra Chaukas” i.e. “Swift and Secure” and its emblem depicts the figure of “Mercury” the Roman version of “Hermes”, the messenger of Gods in Greek mythology.

New Delhi: The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed agreement for US$ 60.3 million loan for first tranche under ADB's multitranche financing facility (MFF) for Assam Power Sector Enhancement Investment Program at Guwahati, Assam, today. ADB will provide 200 million USD to Govt. of India in three trenches of 60.3 USD million, 89.7 million USD and 50 million.

Controversies continue to hit Punjab. The latest include the severing of age-old ties with Sikhism by followers of Guru Ravi Das by creating a separate “Ravidassia Dharam” and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal's direction to Deputy Commissioners to keep Akali leaders in good humour.

JAIPUR: The ruling Congress has every reason to be happy about the outcome of the zila panchayat elections in the State. The party has captured 24 out of 33 posts of zila panchayat pramukhs spread over 33 districts.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The World Bank Group and the International Union of Railways (UIC) have agreed to formalize cooperation to develop and undertake a number of initiatives to benefit the railways sector in developing countries.