Analysis: World Poorly Placed To Meet New Economic Crisis

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Wed, 08/03/2011 - 10:46am

LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - With financial markets in turmoil and economic growth slowing, policymakers around the world may once again be forced to cooperate to try to head off a crisis, as they did successfully in 2008-2009. But this time, they have fewer good options.

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