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    More vulnerable: the impact of the economic downturn on women in Cambodia

    Oxfam, 2010
    The global economic downturn in recent 2008 affected negatively Cambodia’s major economy base, which relies particularly on textile exports, international tourist arrivals, and foreign investment property markets. The economic downturn has had disproportionately strong negative impacts on women in Cambodia, considering that women dominate the workforce in garment factories.
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    The international financial crisis: eight lessons for and from Latin America

    Center for Global Development, USA, 2010
    Latin America seems to have fared relatively well during the recent international financial crisis, in contrast to previous financial crises episodes, in that domestic banking systems remained stable and no runs against local currencies took place.
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    Exiting from crisis intervention policies

    International Monetary Fund, 2010
    As the financial crisis winds down, policymakers need to formulate and begin to implement strategies for exiting from crisis related intervention policies.
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    Global economic prospects 2010: crisis, finance, and growth

    World Bank, 2010
    Developing countries facing higher borrowing costs, lower credit levels, and reduced international capital flows.
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    Policy brief: economic survey of Chile, 2010

    Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2010
    This policy brief presents the assessment and recommendations of the 2010 OECD Economic Survey of Chile. The paper notes that the global economic recession hit Chile both through a sharp deterioration in its terms of trade and the collapse of world trade.
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    Global employment trends January 2010

    International Labour Organization, 2010
    Even though the global economy appeared to start growing again during the closing months of 2009, labour markets showed little sign of improving. The number of unemployed persons is estimated at 212 million in 2009, representing an increase of almost 34 million over the number of unemployed in 2007, with the bulk of this increase occurred in 2009.
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    World population ageing 2009

    Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, 2009
    This report provides a description of global trends in population ageing and includes a series of indicators of the ageing process by development regions, major areas, regions and countries.
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    Pensions in crisis: Europe and Central Asia regional policy note

    World Bank, 2010
    The financial crisis has had significant impacts on pension systems in the Europe and Central Asia region (ECA),  tempting governments to make policy changes in response to the increased pension deficits they are facing.
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    Social panorama of Latin America 2009

    United Nations [UN] Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2009
    This paper links trends in poverty and income distribution with social protection systems, placing special emphasis on how these systems have responded to the social impacts of recent crisis. The report notices that the different states of the region vary in their preparedness to protect at-risk groups in an economic downturn. The paper underlines these findings:
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    Subprime revisited: how reverse mortgage lenders put older homeowners’ equity at risk

    National Consumer Law Center, 2009
    This paper claims that the consumer protections built into the old reverse mortgages programme are being eclipsed by the drive to exploit senior home equity by major banks and insurance companies, among others. The paper indicates that this push threatens the financial well-being of America’s seniors due to its maximised loan volume that targets senior homeowners.

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