61.   He attributed the high fiscal deficit to unchecked government expenditure and bureaucratic controls which hampered industrial growth and throttled exports.

62.   Analysts and economists said the boyant economic growth will be hampered by an ongoing liquidity crunch, high interests rates and poor infrastructure.

63.   Consumer confidence was uncertain and that might hamper growth of the economy.

64.   Deputy Trade and Economic Development Minister Arkady Dvorkovich also criticized investment for focusing too much on the raw materials sector, which he said was hampering growth.

65.   Economic growth could be hampered by excess capacity, particularly in the telecommunications sector, he said.

66.   It was not disclosed which among the laws in Singapore, already a magnet for multinational companies, were hampering business growth.

67.   Merchants and businessmen in the region have complained that such reports are hampering economic growth at a time when expansion is called for.

68.   The government has identified the yawning fiscal deficit as the major factor hampering economic growth.