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• What central banks are doing to respond to the credit crisis
• Heavy reliance on exports is becoming Asia’s Achilles heel
See also Africa and the World 2009 and China and the World 2009 - -
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Harmony is main item on the agenda
No one wants tensions at the summit to spark another loss of global confidence, writes Chris Giles
Monetary easing takes a variety of forms
Krishna Guha on how the authorities are pushing beyond near-zero interest rates
Fiscal policies: Crisis measures stimulate demand – and tension
Chris Giles on the wrangles over the size and type of tax cuts and increases in public spending
Asia: Engine of growth begins to sputter
David Pilling on how reliance on exports has become an Achilles heel for the region
The US and China: A close – but complex – relationship
Daniel Dombey on two nations that cannot deny their mutual dependence
World economy: Bright spots hard to find as disaster unfolds
Chris Giles explains why forecasters find themselves struggling to keep up with events
Can Obama make the difference?
In his account of the ill-fated London economic conference in 1933, the author HG Wells described how the world looked to Franklin Roosevelt, the US president, as the “last hope for mankind”.
Successful summit is a must for Brown
The UK prime minister has thrown himself into preparations for the London meeting with almost missionary zeal, writes George Parker
