Economic growth has been slow, approximately half of women are illiterate, and the region is not well integrated into the world economy.

With uncertainty plaguing Europe s finances and China slowing, the last thing the global economy needs is a stagnant or shrinking US economy.

Mr. Nguyen Tat Thanh (Viet Nam) said that the major international financial institutions had forecast a slowing down in the growth rate of the world economy.

While the global economy s weak performance has led to a corresponding slowdown in the increase in carbon emissions, it amounts to only a short respite.

But, with the economy slowing, it has become a model in need of renewal.

Combined with the effects of a slowdown in the global economy in 1970, the electorate was moved to change government, electing the PNP (People's National Party) in 1972.

Growth slowed considerably from 2001 to 2005 with the global economic slowdown, but accelerated to 4.1 in the third quarter of 2007.

With uncertainty plaguing Europe s finances and China slowing, the last thing the global economy needs is a stagnant or shrinking US economy.

In addition, reforms and major structural changes are needed to sustain growth, and these could be postponed, or run into delays, in a decelerating global economy.

After all, more than 20 years of unusually sluggish trend growth in Japanese output has sharply reduced its incremental impact on the broader global economy.

The Global Economy on the Fly

Thus, the US slowdown affects European exports in two ways.

Beggaring the World Economy

The Future Global Economy

Even robust China and India are experiencing slower growth, curtailed ambitions, and broken dreams.

The World Economy s Impossible Demand

The Global Economy s Groundhog Day

Building on the Global Recovery

The Real Heroes of the Global Economy

Hobble and Muddle

Story Time for the World Economy

The Global Economy s Dialogue of the Deaf

The Global Economy u0027s Gathering Storm

This is especially crucial for poor countries, where slower global growth means continuing hardship.

But the global downturn may also accentuate protectionism, especially if nationalistic impulses gain the upper hand, perhaps stimulated by fire sales of domestic assets (as we saw during the Asian financial crisis).

NEW YORK The global economy, artificially boosted since the recession of 2008 2009 by massive monetary and fiscal stimulus and financial bailouts, is headed towards a sharp slowdown this year as the effect of these measures wanes.

What the world is witnessing is a correlated growth slowdown across the advanced countries (with a few exceptions), and across all of the systemically important parts of the global economy, possibly including the emerging economies.

But will this do enough to stem the slowdown in an economy that has become hooked on external demand in recent years?

The economy s slowdown has already exacerbated social conflict, and recent developments in Europe have added fuel to the fire.

The Global Economy s Tale Risks

Decision Time for the Global Economy

Jobs and Structure in the Global Economy

Northern Europe s Drag on the World Economy

The Global Economy s Inevitable Hard Landing

The New Global Economy s (Relative) Winners

Youth in the global economy

So a recession in Europe would cause a slowdown in China s export dependent economy as well.

The Single Engine Global Economy

Economists New World Order

How Risky is the Global Economy?

This is true of the global economy as well.

So where is the global economy headed?

Meanwhile, a highly interdependent and (now) less dynamic world economy has been limiting the scope for external growth drivers. Accordingly, even countries with sound balance sheets and manageable leverage have experienced a growth slowdown.

Boom, Bust, and Recovery in the World Economy

Can Developing Countries Carry the World Economy?