South Asia and the Middle East and North Africa have escaped the worst effects of the crisis, while Sub-Saharan Africa has been hard hit, with the outlook for the region remaining uncertain.

南亚和中东北非地区幸免于危机最严重的影响，而撒哈拉以南非洲地区遭受重创，该地区的发展前景仍不明朗。

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The theory was that booming emerging markets, such as eastern Europe, South America, the Middle East and North Africa, would compensate for fluctuations in mature markets.

其原因在于活跃的新兴市场，诸如东欧，南美，中东及北非地区将缓和成熟市场的波动。

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South Asia and East Asia fared better than expected, while remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean and the Middle East and North Africa were weaker.

南亚和东亚地区的汇款情况好于预期，但拉美和加勒比及中东和北方地区的情况较差。

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Clinton says the State Department's science envoys program is sending some of America's brightest scientists to North Africa, the Middle East, South and South-East Asia to fulfill President Obama's mandate to foster scientific and technological cooperation.

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The numbers of people living in poverty is likely to drop sharply in East and South Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, with sub-Saharan Africa lagging behind.

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