Half-an-hour's drive from the the Turkish-Syrian border, it is the fastest-growing economic region in Turkey.
Lower Michigan, west of Detroit, looks fetching from one mile up, and I've read good things about it: Lansing, Grand Rapids, Muskegon--an economic region on the rise.
If you look at the growth strategy of nearly every major economic region next year (with the partial exception of the US), it relies more than ever on the support of exports.
First and foremost, because this is the fastest-growing economic region in the world, and I want to create jobs in the United States, which means we've got to sell products here and invest here and have a robust trading relationship here, and Australia happens to be one of our strongest trading partners.
And from the government: the Labor Department's Producer Price Index (inflation), the Commerce Department's new housing starts report and the Fed's Beige Book -- its summary of economic conditions region by region.
Again, it was born of the observation that we were underweighted in Asia, given the importance of the region, given the economic dynamism in the region, and the strategic dynamics in the region.
To start, the U.S. is deepening economic engagement in an Asia-Pacific region where economic rules of the road are still taking shape.
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It will call upon the private sector in the United States and throughout the region to contribute to the economic well-being and the economic competitiveness of the region by participating in this 100, 000 strong in the Americas.
My favorite current application of Fisher's principles, supported through the Atlas Economic Research Foundation , is the work of James Shikwati, a young Kenyan trying, with his Inter Region Economic Network in Nairobi, to help that fledgling democracy and other African nations escape one of the 20th century's most tragic political failures.
As you know, Secretary Geithner is in Beijing today, and that is part of our constant discussions with China as well as our friends and partners in the region about the importance of the Asia Pacific region and the importance of our economic relations with that region.
Asia Pacific is fast becoming an attractive region for wealth management services, driven by the strong economic growth of this region.
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The discussion was opened by Jean-Luc Margot-Duclot, senior VP of the Paris Region Economic Development Agency, who reminded the audience of its position as a major economic hub, with the highest GDP in Europe, and its leading position in international exhibition and conference organization.
With cocoa and cotton ready for harvest in Ivory Coast - the economic powerhouse of the region, and the world's largest cocoa producer - every lapse in the peace process creates more economic hardship.
To be sure, local currencies are a small part of the economic activity in a region.
No region will do more to shape our long-term economic future than the Asia Pacific region.
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It may be months before the full effect of the economic slowdown hits the region.
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Their livelihoods and the economic stability of the region have been threatened by the de facto ban.
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Ahmadinejad has also failed to live up to his promise of helping spur economic development in the region.
The economic turbulance in the region has given this week's meeting added importance.
Latin Americans have good reasons to feel weary: last year, economic activity in the region as a whole fell by 1%.
Tax-crushed Western Europe is rushing ahead with exactions for the Net, a mind-set that is making the region an economic backwater.
The discussion during the third session considered how U.S. national security and economic interests in the region might be best protected.
Among those supporting Dent was popular Governor Ed Rendell, who praised Dent for his work in creating economic development in the region.
At the same time, the spill delivered a severe economic blow to the region, where fisheries and beach resorts are major employers.
Even if renewed global financial upheaval is averted, slow growth in America, Europe and Japan will dent economic prospects across the region.
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However they weather these storms, these tempest-tossed nations will emerge with fewer impediments to a more sensible socio-economic dynamic across the region.
Today, we also talked about the rebuilding of Libya and bringing democracy and economic prosperity to a region wracked by violence and instability.
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Nevertheless, the economic fundamentals in the region lead Gruber and his comanager, David Wheeler, to expect markets to rebound in the months ahead.
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