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Title: East Asia 2008 - Fears over Food and Fuel View count: 2401 Rating: 5.0 (1 ratings) Description: http://www.weforum.org/eastasia2008 16.06.2008 Fears over Food and Fuel Food and fuel prices have reached historic highs across Asia - the price of rice, the staple food of 2.5 billion people in Asia, has more than tripled in Thailand since January, while diesel has risen over 36% in Vietnam. Given the region's dual dependencies on food subsidies and energy imports, how can Asian economies address the inflation challenge to ensure continued sustainable growth and avoid a domestic backlash? Ahn Ho-Young, Deputy Minister for Trade of the Republic of Korea Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Chairman of the Board, Nestlé, Switzerland Chen Zhangliang, Vice-Governor of Guangxi, People's Republic of China Musa Hitam, Chairman, Sime Darby, Malaysia Mari Pangestu, Minister of Trade of Indonesia Chaired by Bernard Lo, Presenter, Bloomberg News, Hong Kong SAR Tags: wef, world, economic, forum, east, asia, 2008, asia08, kuala, lumpur, food, fuel, ahn, ho-young, peter, brabeck-letmathe, chen, zhangliang, mari, pangestu, musa, hitam, bernard, lo, commentary, analysis, news, inflation, Author: WorldEconomicForum |
