As every foreign investor knows, China is changing from an export driven economy to a more consumer-oriented one.
As it is, China is moving from an export driven economy to a more Western one that is geared to its local consumers.
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The move was a tacit recognition that the Chinese economy can move from being an export-driven economy to one powered by domestic demand.
For example, those who believe the economic problems in Japan are going to become a contagion and drag the global economy down need to remember that Japan is an export-driven economy.
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The economy is trying to turn itself inside out, going from an export-driven economy to a consumer-driven one like it is in Western societies.
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Germany pulled ahead with the strongest growth numbers, with its export-driven economy expanding by 0.7% quarter on quarter.
For Japan's export-driven economy, it's a change of fortune that underlines the economic troubles of the past year.
That leaves the Mittelstand, the mid-sized firms that are the backbone of Germany's export-driven economy, most exposed to a credit squeeze.
The huge U.S. market is vital to keeping China's export-driven economy growing.
Some American executives in China believe the Chinese will allow the yuan to float more freely once its export-driven economy becomes more dependent on consumer purchasing domestically.
Manufacturing fixed asset investments and export-driven sectors are two areas that could face structural headwinds for the next several years as China moves away from an export-driven economy.
The rationale behind these purchases might be to assist the European countries, the impetus being that as Europe recovers it increases the likelihood of the export driven Japanese economy to recover as well.
Its once export-driven economy is turning inward.
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Malaysia's export- and resource-driven economy grew by 5.6% in 2012, but ambitious economic policies have yet to bear fruit.
As China moves from an export-driven, investment-led economy toward domestic consumption growth, the nation depends on the rising buying power of its workforce.
As I said, we've got experts from a wide range of business sectors, and what we're going to talk about is, are there mechanisms that we can start putting in place where we see the kind of growth that used to characterize the U.S. economy -- export-driven growth, manufacturing growth, growth that pays high wages and provides high living standards for a broad-based middle class.
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China is restructuring the economy, moving away from its old export driven model towards a more dynamic one with new, cutting edge technology and industry.
Japan's export-driven model, once the envy of nearly every other economy, has been largely written off, the consequence of a decadelong battle to revive growth.
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