The resilience of Asia is such that Thailand this year will run a current account surplus of 8% of GDP,as against a deficit of 8% in 1996. Although,for the time being,much of the surplus comes from a severe cut in imports.

• 亚洲的复元能力惊人，以泰国为例，今年的盈馀为国民生产总值的8%25，反观一九九六年，则有相等于本地生产总值8%25的赤字，尽管现时来说，大部分的盈馀都是靠大幅削减入口得来的。