More bad news from Asia

blogs.cfr.org - 2/28/2009

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Even the portions of Asia that relied less on exports aren’t looking quite as good any more. The FT reports that India seems to be decelerating. Malaysia didn’t grow in the fourth quarter. And “Thailand’s exports and industrial production fell at a record pace in ...

marginalrevolution.com - 3/5/2009

Why is Asia doing so badly?

— marginalrevolution.com — Here is more bad economic news from Asia . Yet those countries don't have banking crises as... many other nations do. So what exactly is up? The usual story is that these nations are "heavily dependent upon exports." But ... (more) Why is Asia doing so badly?

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