However the rest of the NUMBER@1 saw the beginning of a period of continuous economic growth that lasted over NUMBER@2 years and was greatly expanded under the ORGANIZATION@1 government of PERSON@1 following his landslide election victory in NUMBER@3 .

After the difficult NUMBER@4 and NUMBER@5 the NUMBER@1 saw the beginning of a period of continuous economic growth that has to date lasted over NUMBER@6 years .
