With an average annual population growth rate Of 4.1 percent from 1965 to 1985, Ivory Coast is one of the fastest growing countries in the world. The impact of this population growth is felt more intensely in the urban areas which are growing at a rate five times greater than are the ...
MANILA, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine outstanding external debt slightly rose to 77.7 billion U.S. dollars as of June, the local central bank said Friday. The June level was 81 million U.S. dollars or 0.1 percent higher from 77.6 billion U.S. dollars in March. "The increase wa...