Economy Avoids Recession Relapse as Data Can't Get Much Worse - Bloomberg

Economy Avoids Recession Relapse as Data Can't Get Much Worse
Bloomberg
... bubble burst in the early 1990s, managed to stage a three-year rebound before its economy was knocked back down by the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis. ...

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International tourist arrivals up by seven per cent in first half of 2010 ... - TravelBizMonitor

International tourist arrivals up by seven per cent in first half of 2010 ...
TravelBizMonitor
As in previous occasions, such as the Asian financial and economic crisis (1997-1998), the SARS outbreak (2003), and the tsunami (2004), Asia has once again ...

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Thai Baht Is Back in Vogue - Wall Street Journal

Thai Baht Is Back in Vogue
Wall Street Journal
That followed a military coup in 2006 and the implementation of draconian capital controls, as well as the 1998 Asian financial crisis, creating an image of ...

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Why Is China Supposed to Be Responsible for the World? - Beijing Review


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Why Is China Supposed to Be Responsible for the World?
Beijing Review
During the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis, China kept the yuan stable, stood as a pillar in regional recovery and prevented the worldwide spread of the crash, ...

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POSCO closes 2.8 billion dollar deal for trading firm - AFP


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POSCO closes 2.8 billion dollar deal for trading firm
AFP
... by state debt clearer the Korea Asset Management Corporation (KAMCO), which bailed out troubled firms after the 1997-1998 East Asian financial crisis. ...
Posco to Buy 68% Stake in Daewoo International Wall Street Journal

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'Small firms crucial for youth employment' - Korea Times


Korea Times
'Small firms crucial for youth employment'
Korea Times
... with soaring youth unemployment over the last decade, especially after the Asian financial crisis that hit the nation severely in late 1997 and 1998. ...

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Asia's Economic Rebound - Investment U

Asia's Economic Rebound
Investment U
Asia went into the recent financial crisis in solid shape. After its own 1997-98 drubbing, most economies there built up big current account surpluses. ...

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Hyundai moves raise concerns on chaebol - Financial Times


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Hyundai moves raise concerns on chaebol
Financial Times
Creditors took control in 2001 after the Asian financial crisis and plan to choose a preferred bidder by the end of this year. Hyundai Group's determination ...

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BRIC ambitions for Indonesia - Asia Times Online

BRIC ambitions for Indonesia
Asia Times Online
... worried that Indonesia would repeat the tailspin that devastated its economy and emptied the national coffers during the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis. ...

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Explaining Germany - Washington Post (blog)

Explaining Germany
Washington Post (blog)
Germany's low medium term growth expectations are a reminder of where we would likely be even without the financial crisis. If there had been no housing and ...

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This Day In History

San Marino: independent country inside Italy — arguably the world's smallest and oldest republic — was founded (301)

"I believe in rules. Sure I do. If there weren't any rules, how could you break them?"

by Leo Durocher