"hinder growth" is correct and usable in written English.
For example, you could say, "Her poor decisions hindered the company's growth."
All these factors hinder growth and innovation, they say.
This is symbolic of an unwelcoming attitude and will inevitably hinder growth of international student numbers.
The commercial real estate market continued to hinder growth in many areas, the Fed reported.
By contrast, he is likelier to hinder growth than cultivate it.
And their obvious lack of confidence in frontline employees will hinder growth long after the crisis passes.
Rules that limit product-market competition, and too much red tape for small start-up firms, continue to hinder growth.
Lack of secure investments is hindering growth globally, research finds.
It claims Telefónica Movíles hindered growth at Airtel, a mobile phone subsidiary Vodafone acquired in 2000.
Experts, pundits, and politicians agree: public debt is hindering growth and increasing unemployment.
In summary, the lack of clinically useful diagnostics may be hindering growth in personalized medicines.
Mr Allen argues that colonisers saddled Africa with corrupt governments that hindered growth.
