Economics: Emerging or submering

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Martin Hutchinson argues that emerging market can come out from the current financial crisis stronger if they took the following steps to promote the economy:

Solid property rights.
Encourage middle class savings.
Maintain high interest rates.
Tight government spending.
Investment.
Population growth.
Mergers and acquisitions.
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THE BEAR'S LAIR: Emerging or submerging By Martin Hutchinson 29 Oct 08

Emerging market stocks, bonds and currencies have suffered much more than developed-country markets during 2008, in spite of the original real estate bubble and credit disaster having been contained almost entirely in rich countries. That suggests that globalization, by which emerging markets gain capital and access to developed markets for their goods and services exports, may be something of a Faustian bargain.

Read on.. http://www.prudentbear.com/index.php/commentary/bearslair

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Weathering the financial crisis: Malaysia rated among 'most risky'

SINGAPORE, Oct 29 - Malaysia is rated as "high risk" while Singapore is well-positioned to weather the economic slowdown because of its political and social stability, says Hong Kong-based Political & Economic Risk Consultancy.

Its analysts ranked Singapore as having the least political and social risks next year among 16 territories in Asia-Pacific, according to a summary of its 87-page report released to the media yesterday. Malaysia,
Thailand and India were ranked as the most risky because of internal developments.

http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/11351-weathering-the-financial-crisis-malaysia-rated-among-most-risky