Despite the global recession, the skyline continues to sprout apartment towers of dizzying heights.

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Scottish Development International (SDI) said it had also managed to secure 5, 500 jobs despite the global recession.

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Despite the global recession 78% of respondents said they plan to spend the same or more on luxury goods in the coming year.

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It's also a signal to the Chinese that the U.S. may secretly want the dollar to decline, which is one reason that, despite the global recession, the prices of oil and other goods that are denominated in dollars have been rising again.

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Last year, the US created 19.9 per cent of world manufacturing output, compared with 18.6 per cent for China, with the US staying ahead despite a steep fall in factory production due to the global recession.

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Despite a global recession and a European debt crisis, the German unemployment rate is lower now than it was in January, 2009.

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Despite a recession, despite the continuing effects of a global food crisis, despite other seemingly unbeatable odds, that number has now dropped to 24, 000.

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The great global recession took its toll on revenue in 2009, with sales down 18.7% despite a slight increase in volume from 2008.

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