During the World Economic Forum, the Director-General will attend several high-profile sessions on the global development outlook and the post-2015 agenda, as well as on urban development and bolstering ocean resilience.

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Published recently, the Asian Development Outlook 1999, the Asian Development Bank's annual examination of development problems facing the region, provides a comprehensive review of the various proposals and blueprints.

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The Asian Development Outlook 2009 forecasts that economic growth in developing Asia will slip to 3.4 percent in 2009, down from 6.3 percent last year and 9.5 percent in 2007.

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"Developing Asia's recovery phase remains vulnerable to shocks, " the bank said in its Asian Development Outlook report.

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With unemployment falling to a five year-low - below four million - and some economists predicting a growth rate of 2.8% this year, the rosy economic outlook is a positive development.

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The Economic Outlook from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, released Wednesday, paints a picture of pain for some economies as major nations struggle to emerge from recession and unemployment in Europe soars to record levels.

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The parent of America's fourth-largest wireless operator, T-Mobile USA, cited "the extremely competitive environment in Germany and the recent foreign exchange rates development" as reasons for altering its outlook.

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The bright spot in all this is that local businesspeople have found creative ways to come up with jobs, support for education -- and a fresh outlook on economic opportunity: n As head of the Littleton Industrial Development Corp.

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