He notes prices could,of course,be higher, which would be better for Russia, but warns the government does not have the right to risk the budget on the possibility.

VOA: standard.2009.05.25

And in front of us, we have the possibility of sustained growth,helping billion, one billion people to get out of poverty,' The world economy has shown steady improvement since the second quarter of 2009, but Strauss-Kahn says the recovery has been uneven.

VOA: standard.2010.01.21

"So while we're not really forecasting another meltdown, we're more in the correction camp, you certainly have to warn investors that it is a possibility, we could be in for maybe a slightly smaller version of the roller coaster that we went through in 2008."

VOA: standard.2010.05.21