(SPEAKING) Political and business leaders are scrambling to find ways to soften the economic impact of the layoffs, meeting recently in Orlando to discuss options.

VOA: standard.2010.03.18

She says her organization, albeit a non-profit, has an economic impact that should be acknowledged.

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

Satish Sehgal,a Bangkok publisher, says the violence will have a lasting economic impact.

VOA: standard.2010.05.21

The economic impact of the South By Southwest festivals is immense.

VOA: standard.2010.04.07

He says Mr.Obama will also discuss efforts to minimize the economic impact on the people of the Gulf region, and to enact new safety regulations to prevent future disasters.

VOA: standard.2010.06.15

Last year,the estimated regional economic impact was over $12.8 million.

VOA: standard.2010.06.07

The report was intended to assess the environmental,economic, and social impact of GE crops on farm sustainability in the United States.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

Wang says that as the biggest developing country and biggest developed country, the mutual economic relationship of the United States and China is having an impact on the entire world.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

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