SUZHOU, China – Finance ministers from 21 Pacific Rim economies expressed determination Sunday to join forces to steer the region away from a looming global recession and toward lasting prosperity.
A joint statement issued after the two-day talks of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum painted a bleak picture of the global outlook as the world’s three big economies — the United States, Japan and Europe — are simultaneously experiencing downturns.
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