Glossary entry

Dutch term or phrase:

groeimotor

English translation:

Engine of growth / Economic locomotive

Added to glossary by Adam Smith
Apr 1, 2004 11:43
20 yrs ago
Dutch term

groeimotor

Dutch to English Bus/Financial Economics
China is de belangrijkste groeimotor in de wereld.

Proposed translations

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Engine of growth

Engine of growth

eg. China's great economic challenge in this decade will be to transform its financial sector into a modern, efficient "engine of growth," according to Deputy Treasury Secretary Kenneth W. Dam.

ref. http://usinfo.state.gov/regional/ea/uschina/damay14.htm

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And,

\"
Experts Optimistic About China\'s Capacity for Growth
Experts attending the East Asia Economic Summit Tuesday expressed confidence in China\'s capacity for growth in the coming years, believing the country, which has spared the brunt of the world economic downturn, will be a engine of growth in the region. \"

ref. http://fpeng.peopledaily.com.cn/200110/31/eng20011031_83540....
Peer comment(s):

agree vixen
9 mins
Thank you
agree jarry (X) : sometimes: 'economic locomotive', which I rather like. See http://www.guardian.co.uk/economicdispatch/story/0,12498,101...
28 mins
Thanks - I like that too!
agree Marc Van Gastel : or growth engine
2 hrs
Indeed - thank you!
agree Deborah do Carmo : nice one Jarry!
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agree Ariser
3 hrs
agree AllisonK (X)
5 hrs
agree Ramon Somoza
1 day 7 hrs
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the engine of world economic growth

Today, China is considered the [most important] engine of world economic growth.
Peer comment(s):

agree Deborah do Carmo : nice construction for this sentence
3 hrs
thanks :)
agree Ariser
3 hrs
thanks!
agree AllisonK (X)
5 hrs
thanks!
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Fastest growing economy

China is the fastest growing economy in the world.

Ik geloof dat er dit mee bedoeld word
Peer comment(s):

neutral Neil Gouw : juist niet, dan zou er eerder "de snelst groeiende economie ter wereld" staan. Recent was er inderdaad het bericht dat China wel eens de rol van leidende wereldeconomie van de VS zou kunnen overnemen op termijn
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