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            South Asia is expected to grow by nearly 6% this                                                                                 HEALTH

            year, making it the world's fastest-growing region                                                                     DOCTOR ON DUTY


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                                                                      others  like  Maldives  and                               Tel. 527 4000
                                                                      Nepal  are  also  expected                                      San Nicolas
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                                                                      1.7% — are below the rate    1 br WK # 42 room
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                                                                      the  World  Bank  said.  Sri   2 br WK # 41 room          OTHER
            Franziska Ohnsorge, World Bank Chief Economist for South Asia,                         # 139 a/ b $ 10 K            Dental Clinic 587 9850
            speaks during the release the October 2023 development up-  Lanka,  whose  economy     call: 011-297-630-1307       Blood Bank Aruba 587 0002
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            Asia  is  expected  to  grow  Still, "for all of the countries   the  country  had  failed  to   2 bedroom 2 bath   Oranjestad       527 3140
            by 5.8% this year, making it  here this represents a slow-  make  enough  progress  in   Ocean front                Noord            527 3200
            the  fastest-growing  region  down  from  pre-pandemic    economic reforms.            Price : 17 K                 Sta. Cruz        527 2900
            in  the  world  even  as  the  levels,”   Ohnsorge   said,   The  World  Bank  said  an-  call : 011-297-630-1307   San  Nicolas      584 5000
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            The  latest  South  Asia  De-  goals set by countries in the   86% of GDP in 2022, which   Aruba Beach Club
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            global demand weighs on  —  one-fifth  of  the  level  in                              johnnypaesch@gmail.com       TRAVEL INFO
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            At almost 6% this year, the  region. The current growth                                                             Aruba Airport   524 2424
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