The proprietor was clearly doing a roaring business.

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Yet if their economies keep roaring ahead, the stodgy business of lending to companies will suffer as alternative means of finance for businesses open up.

ECONOMIST: Cross your fingers

Most Asian countries are still happy to do business with Myanmar, and China especially is doing roaring cross-border trade.

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In Germany, where Deutsche Bahn is roaring ahead with its express trains and its global freight and logistics business, many managers came from Lufthansa, bringing airline techniques.

ECONOMIST: Face value

His core point: America can regain a roaring economy, if only politicians would stop kicking the can and remove the uncertainties that prevent business owners from deploying capital.

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What has held them back is a lack of systems and incentives that help them stay in business and, more importantly, grow from mom-and-pop shops into roaring enterprises that generate jobs, revenue and stimulate investments.

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