Public-Private Partnerships with poor communities best way to beat poverty,

regional commission chief says at special session of aSia-pacific event

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REGIONAL EFFORTS A USEFUL HALFWAY STEP ON PATH TO INTERNATIONAL AID

FOR LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, SHANGHAI ASIAN SUMMIT TOLD

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Regional commission organizes first asia-pacific business forum

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Success of asian highway would lead to economic integration,

 

cultural contact across vast continent

ESCAP to launch Economic and Social Survey of Asia and Pacific 2004, 16 APRIL

Despite Setbacks, Region Posts 'Robust Growth'

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Countries from Asia and Pacific Discuss Eleventh United Nations Congress

on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

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UN ECONOMIC COMMISSION LAUNCHES 2004 SURVEY OF EUROPE, SAYS

GLOBAL RECOVERY UNDER WAY, BUT CLOUDED BY IMPORTANT RISKS

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LANDOWNERSHIP IN RUSSIAN FEDERATION:  HOWGOODLAND

ADMINISTRATION CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

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POSITIVE SIGNS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

The economy of Latin America and the Caribbean grew 1.5 per cent in 2003 and for 2004 is forecast to grow 3.5 per cent, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) stated today.  This is an improvement over 2002, when gross domestic product (GDP) fell 0.4 per cent.

UNESCAP TO ISSUE ECONOMIC FORECAST FOR 2004

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BANGKOK, 15 December (United Nations Information Services) -- At the end of a turbulent year, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) will release its latest assessment of the region's economy.