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China: Consequences of the Sleeping Lion Awakened...a new, more sustainable path for global growth. The IMF expects Asia's GDP growth, driven mostly by Chindia, to be 5.75% next year-almost double the 3% rate forecast for the global economy. Specifically, the IMF projects China annual growth... In this article: China, Barack Obama, International Monetary Fund, RTP, BHP Billiton, MCD, Wal-Mart, U.S., Beijing, and Contango |
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BBC News | October 21, 2009
IMF tells Asia to keep spending
IMF tells Asia to keep spending China spent 4tn yuan ($580bn, GBP352.7bn) to boost its economy The International Monetary Fund has warned Asian nations not to withdraw their stimulus spending too soon. With Japan out of recession and...
In this article: International Monetary Fund, Recession, China, Japan, and India
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The Australian | November 10, 2009
Asian performance heralds investor prospects
...Australia. Few people would have expected that, before the end of this year, the International Monetary Fund would conclude that "Asia [in which it includes Australia] is rebounding fast from the depth of the global crisis [and] is...
In this article: China, Recession, International Monetary Fund, Australia, US, Sugar, Australian Stock Exchange, and Reserve Bank of Australia
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | October 20, 2009
IMF cautions Asia against ending stimulus measures
IMF cautions Asia against ending stimulus measures The International Monetary Fund has cautioned Asian economies against prematurely withdrawing fiscal stimulus measures, saying the current fragile global recovery may stall. Some Asian...
In this article: International Monetary Fund, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, United States, and Taiwan
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L.A. Times - Business | November 13, 2009
Stocks gain to extend second straight weekly advance
...recovery will take years and won't be a one-size-fits-all situation. Asia will lead the recovery, followed by the U.S. and then Europe, he said in Singapore today. Higher joblessness is likely for advanced nations next year, he said.
In this article: Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Walt Disney, Recession, Bloomberg Television, Europe, Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, International Monetary Fund, and Dominique Strauss-Kahn
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Financial Times | November 11, 2009
Zoellick sounds caution over Asia rebound
...rises. The World Bank president's warning followed a dramatic about-face on Asia's growth prospects by the International Monetary Fund, which was clearly taken by surprise by the region's strong performance in the past six months. In a big...
In this article: Robert Zoellick, Barack Obama, East Asia, The World Bank, International Monetary Fund, US, South Korea, Unemployment, and Financial crisis
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AP Online | November 12, 2009
Biz leaders: Asia leading world out of downturn
...economy with growth rates of over 6 percent. The International Monetary Fund said last month that Asia would grow 2.75 percent in 2009 and 5.75 percent in 2010, far outpacing the West. Lee said the growing middle class in China and...
In this article: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Lee Hsien Loong, World Bank, Singapore, India, United States, Hong Kong, and Tax
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BusinessWeek Online | November 13, 2009
Asia Eagerly Awaits Obama's APEC Debut
...is set to drive global growth." The International Monetary Fund projects Asia's economies will grow 6% next year compared to just 1.2% for the G3 economies of the U.S., the EU, and Japan. Balfour is Asia Correspondent for...
In this article: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Barack Obama, Asean, U.S., Gary Locke, Center for Strategic & International Studies, Sealed Air, BusinessWeek, and China
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Sydney Morning Herald - National | November 13, 2009
IMF urges Asia to boost domestic demand
...outward orientation had been a "key factor in its remarkable economic performance". The IMF boss said domestic demand and trade within Asia should be boosted by structural reforms designed to increase rates of return for investment in...
In this article: Dominique Strauss-Kahn, International Monetary Fund, Best interests, Revenue, Climate change, Carbon, Monetary Authority of Singapore, US, and China
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Asia 'leading world out of slump'
...contribute to recovery Timothy Geithner, US Treasury Secretary "The next few years' growth will be slow worldwide but in the long term, Asia will do well," Mr Lee said. The International Monetary Fund said last month that Asia would...
In this article: Lee Hsien Loong, China, Apec, Hu Jintao, US, Timothy Geithner, Singapore, Recession, and International Monetary Fund
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Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.6% of the earth's total surface area (or 29.9% of its land area) and with approximately 4 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population.
Asia is traditionally defined as part of the landmass of Eurasia — with the western portion of the latter occupied by Europe — located to the east of the Suez Canal, east of the Ural Mountains and south of the Caucasus Mountains (or the Kuma-Manych Depression) and the Caspian and Black Seas. It is bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Indian Ocean and on the north by the Arctic Ocean. Given its size and diversity, Asia — a toponym dating back to classical antiquity — is more a cultural concept incorporating a number of regions and peoples than a homogeneous physical entity (see Subregions of Asia, Asian people).
The wealth of Asia differs very widely among and within its regions, due to its vast size and huge range of different cultures, environments, historical ties and government systems. In terms of nominal GDP, Japan has the largest economy on the continent and the second largest in the world. In purchasing power parity terms, however, the People's Republic of China has the largest economy in Asia and the second largest in the world.
- Area:
- 44,579,000 km (17,212,000 sq mi)
- Demonym:
- Asian
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