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Financial crisis: World round-up

Historians will refer to it as the crash of 2008 - the world's worst financial crisis in almost 80 years.

Banks collapsed, markets tumbled and governments are struggling to cope with the fallout from weeks of economic turmoil. BBC World News looks at how countries around the world have been affected.

CREDIT CRUNCH HITS EGYPT

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What does the crunch mean for the Arab world's most populous country?

ROTTEN ROOTS OF THE CRUNCH

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Matt Frei reports from the US on the rotten roots of the credit crunch

FEARS OF A RUSSIAN OLIGARCH

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Russia feels the credit pinch, as Jonathan Charles reports

PESTON'S GLOBAL ASSESSMENT

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The BBC's business editor on which countries have been worst hit

SINGAPORE'S SHIPPING AT RISK

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The economic impact on one busy port in Singapore

INDIA FACES THE SQUEEZE

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Nik Gowing on how business in India is affected

JAPAN FEELS THE STRAIN

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John Sudworth on how Japan's export market is struggling



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GLOBAL ECONOMY
LATEST NEWS
IMF head speaks out on Greek fear
Greece calls on emergency loans
UK economic growth slows to 0.2%
Greek deficit worse than thought
Russia raises $5.5bn on markets
Global recovery faster, says IMF
Indian central bank raises rates
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
Portraits of business leaders by Spanish artist Jose-Maria Cano Global growth
Recovery is expected in 2010, the OECD says.
Asia 'leading world out of slump'
G20 vows to spur fragile growth
Mixed response to transaction tax
CRISIS ESSENTIALS
G20 countries compared - deficits and stimulus packages G20 map
Stimuli and deficits: Who has spent the most?
How the financial crisis unfolded
VIDEO REPORTS
Indian farmers are being encouraged to grow GM crops Can GM crops cure India's food shortages?

Dubai hotel Dubai World agrees debt deal

Port Exports boost Japan's recovery

Bread Food prices driving Indian inflation

Trader watching market information screens EU to toughen up hedge fund rules

Shoppers in the US US shoppers 'becoming more confident'

Portugese Prime Minister Jose Socrates Portugal agree extra austerity measures

Male hands dealing wads of roubles Russian trade hit by corruption

Iberia plane Challenges facing Spain's Iberia


TOP BUSINESS STORIES
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Rio resumes Australia investment
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