East Asia

  • May 4, 2004
  • 6 min read

EAST ASIA: Continued dependency clouds strong outlook

A combination of strong capital investment and expanding intra-regional trade is producing high...

East Asia
  • Oct 28, 2003
  • 7 min read

LATIN AMERICA: Output outstripped by East Asia

In the early 1980s, Latin America had the most advanced industrial base in the developing world....

Latin America
  • Oct 24, 2003
  • 7 min read

EAST ASIA: China drives growth, creates vulnerability

The report strikes a remarkably upbeat note on the region's economic prospects. However, the...

East Asia
  • Oct 13, 2003
  • 7 min read

EAST ASIA: Integration spurs Latin America ties

Mexico President Vicente Fox is scheduled to arrive in Japan on Wednesday. During his visit Fox...

East Asia
  • Sep 5, 2003
  • 1 min read

JAPAN: Currency intervention

Japanese authorities yesterday bought around 3 billion dollars in an effort to prevent the yen...

Japan
  • Sep 2, 2003
  • 6 min read

EAST ASIA: Consumption shift well entrenched

The trend has important implications for the future balance between exports and domestic...

East Asia
  • Jul 31, 2003
  • 1 min read

UNITED STATES: Dollar deadline

Comments by Treasury Secretary John Snow yesterday sent mixed signals on White House dollar...

United States
  • Jun 18, 2003
  • 8 min read

APEC: APEC squeezed between WTO and new bilateralism

The summit took place in the shadow of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak,...

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