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The financial crisis of 2007-08 provided an opportunity to develop a new economy, more attentive to ethical principles, and new ways of regulating speculative financial practices and virtual wealth. But the response to the crisis did not include rethinking the outdated criteria which continue to rule the world. [45]
During the 2008 global financial crisis, the BSE SENSEX experienced a sharp decline. It dropped from over 21,000 points in January 2008 to below 8,000 points in October 2008. [153] October 8, 2008: The Indonesian stock market halted trading after a 10% drop in one day. [154]
In the final quarter of 2008, the financial crisis saw the G-20 group of major economies assume a new significance as a focus of economic and financial crisis management. The crisis accelerated the financialization of states around the world, as governments increased the use of market instruments to achieve public goals through approaches like ...
Coin exchange crisis of 692.Byzantine emperor Justinian II refuses to accept tribute from the Umayyad Caliphate with new Arab gold coins for fear of exposing double counting in the Byzantine financial system (actual weight less, than nominal quantity), which leads to the Battle of Sebastopolis and the revolt of taxpayers who burned financial officials in a copper bull.
John Maynard Keynes. The 2007–2008 financial crisis was followed by a global resurgence of interest in Keynesian economics among prominent economists and policy makers. This included discussions and implementation of economic policies in accordance with the recommendations made by John Maynard Keynes in response to the Great Depression of the 1930s, particularly fiscal stimulus and ...
The International Monetary Fund defines a global recession as "a decline in annual per‑capita real World GDP (purchasing power parity weighted), backed up by a decline or worsening for one or more of the seven other global macroeconomic indicators: Industrial production, trade, capital flows, oil consumption, unemployment rate, per‑capita investment, and per‑capita consumption".
Global economic crisis may refer to: Economic events of the 21st Century: Financial crisis of 2007–2008; Great Recession; The 2020 stock market crash; A global recession; Earlier global economic events, such as: The Great Depression, a global economic downturn from the late 1920s until World War II
The global food crisis has renewed calls for removal of distorting agricultural subsidies in developed countries. [71] Support to farmers in OECD countries totals US$280 billion annually, which compares to official development assistance of just US$80 billion in 2004, and farm support depresses global food prices, according to OECD estimates. [72]