Monthly Archive for September, 2009

The economies of China and India are set to grow by more than previously thought in 2009, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said [Source].

Furthermore, when the chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, told a Washington think-tank this month that “the recession is very likely over at this point”, he was careful to add that the American economy would remain weak for some time yet. Analysis released on Tuesday September 22nd by IMF economists who have been studying the aftermath of 88 banking crises over the past four decades, supports Mr Bernanke’s cautious talk. While most discussion of the worst recession since the Depression looks at the immediate pain from lost jobs and shuttered shops, the IMF analysis suggests that the effects of the downturn will be felt long after it is technically over [Source].