IATA had earlier forecast global passenger traffic to contract by two percent this year, with a recovery in 2010.

VOA: standard.2009.04.28

The Thai economy is forecast to contract by as much as four percent this year, leaving as many as two million unemployed.

VOA: standard.2009.04.06

The IPCC retracted that forecast in a statement earlier this week after British media reports revealed that the data was not gleaned from scientific evidence.

VOA: standard.2010.01.23

"The forecasts I've seen and this is from a research firm called Insight Media, forecast sales to increase from 3.3 million this year to 50 million by 2015.

VOA: standard.2010.03.11

But given the fact that this current weather system is forecast to be around for a few more days, the trouble brought on by the snow and wind will be felt well into the new week.

VOA: standard.2009.12.21

With the world's major economies forecast to shrink this year for the first time since World War Two, Britain's Financial Times newspaper reports the G20 participants will likely resolve to strive for economic growth in 2010.

VOA: standard.2009.03.30