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Article: Tibet's GDP up 13.4 pc in 2006.
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- PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.
- Article date:
- February 9, 2007
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Tibet's GDP up 13.4 pc in 2006
Beijing, Feb 8 (PTI) Buoyed by the reopening of the Nathu La border trade pass and the start of Qinghai-Tibet railway line, the GDP of Tibet grew at a robust 13.4 per cent in 2006, the highest growth rate since 1995, state media reported today.
Tibet's GDP touched 29 billion yuan (USD 3.7 billion) last year, director of the Tibet Regional Statistics Bureau, Jinme Doje said in Lhasa, the regional capital.
"The region's fixed asset investment reached 23.2 billion yuan (USD 2.9 billion) last year, an 18.4 per cent year-on-year increase," he said.
The growth of fixed asset investment was mainly due to the ...