In 1989, Liberia was making steady economic progress, its GDP having almost doubled since 1970.

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Foreign investors hold close to half of Malaysia's government debt, a testament of trust in the steady economic progress that has helped lift millions out of poverty.

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His case shows that along with rapid economic progress, India is also facing a steady rise in the culture of artistic intolerance.

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