overgangsland

English translation: newly industrialised country

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Norwegian term or phrase:overgangsland
English translation: newly industrialised country
Entered by: Carole Hognestad

07:53 Apr 25, 2014
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Economics
Norwegian term or phrase: overgangsland
Gjennom brede og langsiktige institusjonssamarbeid skal vi bidra i oppbygging av bærekraftige, nasjonale statistikksystemer i utviklingsland og overgangsland.
I translated this as "countries in transition" but the client as queried it. Any suggestions??
Carole Hognestad
Local time: 05:58
newly industrialized country
Explanation:
Newly industrialized countries or NICs, nations with economies more advanced and developed than those in the developing world, but not yet with the full signs of a developed country.[4][5][6][7] NIC is a category between developed and developing countries, and it includes South Africa, Mexico, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brazil, India, the Philippines, Thailand, and Turkey.

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I cut and pasted this, but I've now added a hyphen. i.e.
"newly-industrialized country"
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newly industrialized country


Explanation:
Newly industrialized countries or NICs, nations with economies more advanced and developed than those in the developing world, but not yet with the full signs of a developed country.[4][5][6][7] NIC is a category between developed and developing countries, and it includes South Africa, Mexico, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brazil, India, the Philippines, Thailand, and Turkey.

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I cut and pasted this, but I've now added a hyphen. i.e.
"newly-industrialized country"

Example sentence(s):
  • The term newly industrialized country ("NIC") is an economic classification used by economists to represent economies that fall somewhere between a developed country and a developing country.

    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developing_country
    Reference: http://internationalinvest.about.com/od/gettingstarted/a/Wha...
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