Strauss-Kahn expressed worry that the global slowdown imperils poor people in developing countries,threatening to push millions back into poverty.

VOA: standard.2009.04.16

The deep global economic slowdown began in August 2007 when defaults in the U.S.home mortgage market caused financial markets to curtail lending.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

World Bank chief economist Justin Lin says the global slowdown has prevented up to 90 million people from moving out of poverty.

VOA: standard.2009.04.24

To combat a severe economic slowdown, governments of major economies sharply boosted spending to stimulate activity.

VOA: standard.2010.04.21

Despite the economic slowdown, demand for Kampot pepper is growing, although more slowly than before.

VOA: standard.2009.04.16

Even a slowdown at the border would have a major impact on both countries.

VOA: standard.2009.04.30

He says prices especially for Thai rice are being pushed higher by new customers coming into the market after the economic slowdown of the past year.

VOA: standard.2009.12.17

The numbers of illegal immigrants arriving in France has also dropped, with Immigration Minister Eric Besson attributing the slowdown to the economic crisis and tougher immigration policies.

VOA: standard.2010.01.20

Despite the slowdown, Vietnamese officials remain upbeat about the outlook for the economy.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

"I don't think there's anything in the cards for a slowdown.

VOA: standard.2009.07.29

But its fortunes declined in the last decade, because of the fall in business after the September 2001 terrorist attacks, a surge in fuel prices, and the worldwide economic slowdown.

VOA: standard.2010.02.01

Gates' stressed that,in any case, he saw no cause for a slowdown in the pace of U.S.troop pullouts, but that any acceleration, would necessarily depend on an assessment of the situation by U.S.Commander Ray Odierno.

VOA: standard.2009.07.29

Many political analysts say that close cooperation between Beijing and Washington in issues ranging from the global economic slowdown to North Korea's nuclear arms make it unlikely the two countries will engage in a punitive trade war.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

National and state governments around the world have been trying out various incentives and subsidies to promote clean renewable energy but the global economic slowdown has hurt the ability of many governments to dole out public funds.

VOA: standard.2010.03.23