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Unlimited bailout risky: UN officialBy Wang Jianfen and Bi Xiaoning (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-07-03 16:39 Governments worldwide should refrain from granting unlimited bailouts to big companies to cope with the current financial crisis, a senior United Nations official said on Friday. Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, said it is unreasonable to assume world's leading companies will not go bankrupt. "[But] the big companies that suffered loss shouldn't transfer their liability to the governments and taxpayers. "Coping with the crisis needs the efforts from all over the world, including the organizations of the United Nations," said Panitchpakdi, who believes joint efforts must be also made to eliminate world's poverty. He said the current financial turmoil resulted from excess liquidity and over speculation, is similar to the causes of the Asian financial crisis in 1998. Panitchpakdi said counter-cyclical supervision to avoid future crisis should be implemented, rather than simply strengthening regulations in economic downturn and relaxing the supervision when the economy is recovered. Although some media blame over-saving in Asian countries which supposedly lead to over-consumption in western countries resulting in the current financial crisis, he said it was not convincing as the modest consumption in Asia is reasonable. Panitchpakdi said the Asian consumption growth rate is about six to seven percent annually and the country's strong savings match with its robust consumption. In the future inflation might once again be the spiny problem three years later, he said.
The first Global Think Tank Summit will be held in Beijing from July 2-4, where close to 100 top-notch think tanks from home and abroad will be represented, including the Brookings Institution.
Main Forum
International Financial and Economic Crisis and Global Economic OutlookSub-Forums
I: Promoting Trade Liberalization and Investment Facilitation II: Sustainable Development and Macro-economic Policies III: Cooperation and Responsibilities of Multinationals during the Financial and Economic Crisis IV: Global Consumption, Savings and Financial Security V: Idea Exchange with Global Think Tanks on Key Economic IssuesAgenda
Afternoon of July 2 - Opening Ceremony July 3 - Main Forum July 4 - Parallel Sub-Forums |
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