JAPAN's economy probably shrank by over 10% (at an annual rate) in the fourth quarter of 2008.

2008年第四季度，日本经济大概收缩了10%以上(按年率计算)。

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He said growth will probably rise to an annual rate of around 2.8 percent, which is faster than the first few months of this year, but slower than the last quarter of 2010.

他说，今年经济的年增长率可能会达到2.8%左右。这个增长率要高于今年前几个月，但比2010年第四季度的增长率要低。

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Led by big emerging economies, the world's output is probably growing at an annual rate of more than 5%, far swifter than most seers expected.

在大规模新兴经济体的主要带动下，全球经济产量年均增长超过5%，这超过了许多预测者的想象。

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According to JPMorgan, the economy in Britain probably shrank at an annual rate of 5.9% in the fourth quarter, the euro-area by 5%, and Japan by a heart-stopping 9%, in a country with no housing bubble or banking crisis.

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The 5% annual payout requirement will probably be amended to make certain administrative expenses ineligible.

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Also, many Asian companies have only subsequently released annual numbers (which probably won't help sluggish Japan, whose presence here fell again, by 11%).

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