<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishMshuko wa uchumi ulileta rekodi ya kufilisika kwa makampuni na mwisho wa ajira ya maisha, kwani makampuni yalilazimika kuboresha ufanisi ili kuishi.  <response>: Growing economic decline brought record corporate bankruptcies and the end of lifetime employment, as companies were forced to improve efficiency in order to survive. 