Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Schwellenländer

English translation:

emerging countries

Added to glossary by Jonathan MacKerron
Sep 2, 2002 13:18
21 yrs ago
German term

schwellenländer

German to English Other Government / Politics Politics
as opposed to Entwicklungsländer.
'semi-developed countries'?

Proposed translations

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emerging countries/economies

is the closest I believe
Reference:

BOMH

Peer comment(s):

agree Sheila Hardie
22 mins
agree Edith Kelly
26 mins
agree Klaus Stracker
27 mins
agree jerrie
31 mins
agree OlafK
38 mins
agree kostan
45 mins
agree alszeg
50 mins
agree Nancy Arrowsmith
3 hrs
agree gangels (X)
3 hrs
agree Elena Bellucci
6 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Emerging sound just fine. Mats was first past the pole but thanks to you all!"
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3 mins

newly industrialised countries (NIC)

You could also use "threshold countries" or "developing/emerging countries".

Hope this helps
Peer comment(s):

agree conny : was my first thought
1 min
agree Kevin Harper
3 mins
agree Steffen Walter : threshold countries
14 mins
agree Cilian O'Tuama : NIC supported by Langenscheidt Wirtschaft
3 hrs
agree Edward L. Crosby III : Right on.
5 hrs
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4 mins

emerging countries/economies

Very commonly used term nowadays:

[PDF]The business agenda for sustainability in developing and emerging ...
Format de fichier: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Version HTML
The business agenda for sustainability in developing and emerging countries Björn
Stigson, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development Since ...
www.wbcsd.org/newscenter/speeches/go/GOEmerging.pdf

CalPERS Divests from Four Emerging Countries - [Traduire cette page ]
... March 01, 2002. CalPERS Divests from Four Emerging Countries by William Baue. California's
public pension fund withdrew its equity from four emerging countries ...
www.socialfunds.com/news/article.cgi?sfArticleId=790 - 28k
Peer comment(s):

agree Andrea Kopf
3 mins
agree Ted Wozniak
4 mins
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5 mins

newly industrialized countries

Land, das an der Schwelle zum Industriestaat steht und genügend Eigendynamik besitzt, um wichtige, insbesondere ökonomische Merkmale eines Entwicklungslandes in absehbarer Zeit zu überwinden.

Quelle: Informationen zur politischen Bildung Nr. 252, S. 20
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emergent countries

Quelle: Eurodicautom

im Sinne von "aufstrebendes Land"
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1 hr

or in GTZ jargon: "More Advanced Country"

Source: The World of Words at GTZ (GTZ, Eschborn 1997)

I'm not saying I like this rendering, just indicating its existence, supposing that the translation needed to be aligned with German government agency usage.
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