Nicholas Lardy, an economist and senior fellow at the Washington-based Peterson Institute, says China's unwillingness to adopt derivative loans and other high-risk financial products helped to shield it from the impact of the world economic downturn.

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

If we didn't have financial arrangements, then the people near the impact would be in a terrible economic situation and the people on the other side would be much better off.

如果我们没有进行财务安排，那么受到冲击的人,就会陷于可怕的经济状况中,而地球另一边的人们,就会好得多。

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The level of violence is up. I worry a great deal about the overarching impact of the global financial crisis on not just Afghanistan or Pakistan, but all of us in our ability to resource this in the future.

VOA: standard.2009.03.31

Mr.Ban said he is encouraged that negotiations are proceeding well in Copenhagen,and he hopes the summit can achieve, among other things, ambitious mitigation targets for developed countries and their commitments of financial support to assist developing countries adapt to the impact of global warming.

VOA: standard.2009.12.09