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Contributor [1]
Tuesday, November 21, 2006 - 02:00
Categories: 
Development [2]
Issue Number: 
279 [3]
Article-Summary: 

Liberia still is far from recovering from its vicious civil war, but economic indicators show the ruined country is heading the right way. Especially the booming construction sector is fuelling the economy, promising an economic growth of almost ten percent this year. President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is extravagantly praised by her former employer, the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Category: 
Governance [4]
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http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/development/38464 [5]
Country: 
Liberia [6]

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