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Las distintas iniciativas lanzadas este mes con el objetivo de expandir el suministro e infraestructura de gas natural y gas licuado de petróleo (GLP) son parte del creciente impulso para incrementar el uso del gas en los hogares peruanos como una alternativa más limpia y económica a la quema de madera.

A new set of agricultural strategies for the 2012-16 period were approved by the Thai cabinet at a meeting in mid-March, with much of the focus placed on improving food sustainability, promoting the cultivation of high-quality produce and enhancing international competitiveness.

The domestic pharmaceuticals sector has seen expansion in recent months on the back of a large and rising population, health promotion activities to reduce endemic disease and plans to revamp the government registration and pricing processes. Growth is expected to continue at a rate of 11% through 2015.

With a growing population and increasing demands on scarce natural resources, Jordan is hoping that a major desalination project will be instrumental in helping the Kingdom tackle its water shortages.

Clocking the world’s highest growth rate in 2011, Qatar is maintaining expansion despite a difficult international economic climate clouded by the eurozone crisis and doubts over the sustainability of US debt. Indeed, the country saw GDP growth of 14% in inflation-adjusted terms last year, with energy exports its leading economic driver.

Healthy growth in non-mining-related sectors of Mongolia’s economy and progress in plans for a multi-billion dollar industrial complex suggest the industry sector is on track towards contributing to the country’s goal of economic diversification.