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economic impact Wednesday, 12 February, 2003, 12:37 GMT

GLOBAL ECONOMY

Dollars US officially enters recession
Leading economists announce the US has officially entered a recession, ending the longest period of economic expansion in US history.
Fear and slowdown in the valley
Job losses to hit 24 million
Sharp global slowdown predicted
Blame it on Bin Laden
Markets return to pre-attack levels


HOW IT AFFECTS YOU

IMF warns on global economy
The IMF and OECD warn that the terrorist attacks are accelerating a sharp slowdown in the world economy.
How the job market changed
How fear will change our shopping habits
Terror attacks 'will hit house prices'
Travelling: Need advice?
Insurance victory for stranded travellers


THE MONEY TRAIL

IMF backs terror funds crackdown
UK Chancellor Gordon Brown announces new measures approved by the International Monetary Fund to tackle terrorist funding.
Hawala system under scrutiny
Freezing terror funds: A tricky business
Somali company 'not terrorist'
Following the money trail
Bin Laden's honey connection
Will Bush's asset freeze work?


WAR IN SOUTH ASIA

Fog shrouding Delhi's Rajpath Road Indian business confidence fades
A new report says businesspeople in India are feeling the pinch of the slowdown, as sales slide and investment withers.
Pakistan ratings upgraded
Pakistan textiles deal angers India
Pakistan war insurance plea
Afghan economy fights for survival
Indian economy smarts under crisis


UK IMPACT

UK economy Cautious thumbs-up for UK economy
The British economy remains among the strongest in the developed world, a report says, but there is room for policy improvement.
US tourists stay away from London
Brown and the downturn
'Worse to come' for UK economy
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The Markets: 9:29 UK
FTSE 100 5760.40 -151.7
Dow Jones 11380.99 -119.7
Nasdaq 2243.78 -28.9
FTSE delayed by 15 mins, Dow and Nasdaq by 20 mins
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Some of the world's biggest economies have released dismal figures, but should we be worried?
Rich world woes?

The changing times in the world's airline industry is likely to lead to consolidation
Survival strategies

How Indian businesses are coping in the face of the global economic downturn
India's business blues

The economic rebirth of the famous New York neighbourhood stalls in the wake of September 11
Harlem Blues

In the wake of Monday's air crash, British businesses which rely on US tourists are braced for one of their worst ever winters
Tourist dollars dry up


Japan's recession

Bin Laden is one of thje top names in corporate Saudi Arabia - and the relatives of Osama bin Laden complain that the name has been hijacked.
Family business

Glad it's over
Worst US third quarter profits in years

Europe's airlines are also suffering, in the wake of last week's terror attacks in the USEurope's planes
Why European airlines also want financial aid

Two decades of war have devastated Afghanistan's economyAfghan struggle
Afghanis fight to survive economic doom and gloom
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