In 2008 emerging stockmarkets fell by more than those in the rich world, and financial woes forced countries such as Hungary, Latvia and Pakistan to go cap in hand to the IMF.

• 2008年，新兴股票市场跌幅超过发达国家，金融危机迫使匈牙利，拉脱维亚，巴基斯坦等国家不得不向世界货币基金组织（IMF）摇尾乞怜。