It was the first growth in Japan's economy in fifteen months.

VOA: special.2009.08.21

You've had civil war and other disruptions, you've had poor governance in many countries that has not allowed the economy to grow and,in particular, has not allowed poor people to share in the benefits of growth."

VOA: special.2010.04.26

"You have to turn the economy around, and jobs and job growth tends to come after you turn the economy around."

VOA: standard.2009.06.07

Republican Congressman Pete Sessions of Texas argued against the legislation, saying it will stifle job growth and hurt the economy.

VOA: standard.2010.07.31

"The report we received this morning is a clear indicator that the economy is slowly returning to growth."

VOA: standard.2009.12.05

Smith says growth in the solar energy industry could be a boon for the environment and the economy at the same time.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

(Speech) Mr.Hu says the measures China adopted to counter the crisis are conducive to the steady and relatively fast growth of the Chinese economy.

VOA: standard.2009.11.13

But Arporn says that Thailand's overall economy will get a boost from strong export growth - up between three-point-five to four percent compared to 2009.

VOA: standard.2010.03.27

Pahvan Sukdhev says that the green economy can generate growth.

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

"It is estimated that if we legalize that they will lead to a growth in our economy of $1.5 trillion and that is something that is good for everybody."

VOA: standard.2010.04.12

"Every major economy has taken action to stimulate growth.

VOA: standard.2009.03.30

Rajesh Jain, a stock market analyst in Mumbai, says there is widespread optimism that India's economy, which is largely driven by domestic demand, will return to high growth rates faster than other countries.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

And we have the capacity as a government to reinforce that process, and help guide this economy back to the point where we are not just growing again, but we see growth translate into jobs."

VOA: standard.2010.02.07

Last week saw positive U.S.economic news, with increases in home sales and housing prices, a jump in manufacturing activity, a drop in new jobless claims, and a new growth figure showing the economy shrinking far less than had been anticipated.

VOA: standard.2009.08.02

Is it little wonder that job growth is lagging in our economy?" The president says he is not surprised that Americans are angry that the jobless rate remains high, and that this has hurt his approval rating, which stands at about 50 percent.

VOA: standard.2010.02.06

And in front of us, we have the possibility of sustained growth,helping billion, one billion people to get out of poverty,' The world economy has shown steady improvement since the second quarter of 2009, but Strauss-Kahn says the recovery has been uneven.

VOA: standard.2010.01.21

Despite signs of a gradually improving economy, job growth continues to lag in the U.S.Unemployment remains high at 10 percent after the economy shed another U.S.Chamber of Commerce President Thomas Donohue says the reason is obvious: uncertainty is causing large and small businesses to think twice before hiring new workers.

VOA: standard.2010.01.12

"And we will have to take action in London to make sure that the banking system is reformed, to ensure ourselves that our financial institutions can come to the aid of the poorest countries, and to make sure that we do what is necessary to ensure that there is strong growth and recovery - and particularly jobs in the world economy as a result of the actions that we take,".

VOA: standard.2009.03.25