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The Global Economic and Financial Crisis: Regional Impacts, Responses and Solutions (Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific) By United Nations

CONTENTS

Acknowledgements ......................................................................................................... iii

Acronyms ......................................................................................................................... x

Overview .......................................................................................................................... 1

A crisis across the regions ........................................................................................ 1

All regions have suffered declines in growth ....................................................... 1

Despite banking sector rescue plans, risks remain ............................................... 3

Falling equity prices ................................................................................................ 3

Capital flows have been drying up ........................................................................ 3

Sharp falls in commodity prices ............................................................................. 5

Contracting global trade .......................................................................................... 5

Rising protectionism ................................................................................................ 6

Rising unemployment, increasing poverty ............................................................. 6

Expansionary monetary and banking policies ....................................................... 8

Combating recession with fiscal stimulus ............................................................. 8

An uncertain economic outlook .............................................................................. 9

Regional responses for early recovery ................................................................... 9

Regional financial cooperation ............................................................................... 9

Efforts at regional coordination .............................................................................. 10

The way forward: the role of regional policy-making ......................................... 10

CHAPTER I ....................................................................................................................... 15

The Economic Commission for Africa ................................................................... 15

The impact of the crisis .......................................................................................... 15

Country policy responses ........................................................................................ 22

Regional responses................................................................................................... 24

The way forward ...................................................................................................... 25

CHAPTER II...................................................................................................................... 29

The Economic Commission for Europe ................................................................. 29

The impact of the crisis .......................................................................................... 30

Country policy responses ........................................................................................ 36

Regional responses................................................................................................... 40

The way forward ...................................................................................................... 42

CHAPTER III .................................................................................................................... 45

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean ................. 45

Impact of the crisis .................................................................................................. 45

Country policy responses ........................................................................................ 50

Regional responses................................................................................................... 50

The way forward ...................................................................................................... 52

CHAPTER IV .................................................................................................................... 57

The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific ...................... 57

The impact of the crisis .......................................................................................... 58

Country-specific responses ...................................................................................... 64

Regional responses................................................................................................... 66

The way forward ...................................................................................................... 67

CHAPTER V ..................................................................................................................... 73

The Economic and Social Commission forWestern Asia ................................... 73

The impact of the crisis .......................................................................................... 73

Country-specific responses ...................................................................................... 78

Regional responses................................................................................................... 80

The way forward ...................................................................................................... 82

References ................................................................................................................... 85

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