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Asia-Pacific Economic Outlook: Fourth-Quarter 2008 Nov 08
Standard & Poors, Nov 2008
Abstract
When we talk about the impact of the global financial situation on the Asia-Pacific region, there are the inevitable comparisons between the events of 1997-1998 and those of today. There are significant differences, of course, primarily stemming from the fact that the origins of the 1997-1998 crisis lay largely within the region, while today's events have their origins outside. It is also fair to say, however, that over the last decade the degree of integration between Asia-Pacific financial systems and those of the U.S. and Europe has increased dramatically. The term 'de-coupling' has been used to describe the reduced dependence of the region's economies on exports to the U.S. This is true, broadly speaking. Rising regional affluence and strengthening intraregional...
Companies mentioned in this report are: Australia (Commonwealth of) (Unsolicited Ratings),New Zealand,Japan (Unsolicited Ratings),Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region),Malaysia,Thailand (Kingdom of),Korea (Republic of),Singapore (Republic of) (Unsolicited Ratings),Taiwan (Republic of China) (Unsolicited Ratings),India (Republic of) (Unsolicited Ratings),China (People's Republic of ),Indonesia (Republic of),Philippines (Republic of the),Vietnam (Socialist Republic of)
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