Shinwell, always a better politician than administrator, was widely felt to be doing a poor job in this crucial economic ministry.

Statistics from the economic ministry revealed a 24.7 percent drop in production in the first quarter compared to last year.

The same could not be said, however, for the men appointed to the economic ministries.

His return to Romania saw him beginning to hold influential positions in economic ministries.

The decision maker at the financial and economic ministry in Hessen was a keen cyclist.

In 2003, the economy grew 6.8 percent, the economic ministry said in a preliminary report this week.

In fact, they unwittingly strengthened one area: the economic ministries.

For the military had been the chief rival of the economic ministries.

Such administrative changes were important steps in eliminating the chronic rivalries that existed among economic ministries.

It is an important economic ministry, with fisheries products making up about 40% of Iceland's exports.