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...Douglas Waller/Geneva. With reporting by Jay Branegan and Dean Fischer/Washington
...message from APEC is that there is a serious crisis in Asia, but if everybody takes the necessary, and in some cases painful, steps, there won't be an Asian meltdown," says TIME White House Correspondent Jay Branegan. "They're saying 'The Asian miracle is not over, the Asian miracle is taking a breather,' and they hope it'll be a relatively short breather, because the economic fundamentals remain sound...
...side for Washington, the crisis weakened Asian resistance to extending free trade agreements, resulting in liberalization of trade in nine additional sectors. But, says Branegan, the harsh austerity and privatization programs that accompany IMF loans carry are likely to cause "a long period of political turmoil in Asia." Which means that it may be some time before the tigers again strut their stuff...
...message from APEC is that there is a serious crisis in Asia, but if everybody takes the necessary, and in some cases painful, steps, there won?t be an Asian meltdown,? says TIME White House Correspondent Jay Branegan. ?They?re saying ?The Asian miracle is not over, the Asian miracle is taking a breather,? and they hope it?ll be a relatively short breather, because the economic fundamentals remain sound...
...will demand stronger fiscal discipline and less state investment ? economic medicine which may be hard to swallow. ?There is likely to be a long period of political turmoil in Asia as the IMF?s measures take effect,? says Branegan, noting early signs of resistance in Thailand, Indonesia and Korea. Some of those men in aviator jackets may yet pay the ultimate political price for taking the tigers by the tail...