Economic crisis takes $50 trillion in wealth, is worst downfall since Great Depression
March 9, 2009
Voice of America:The Asian Development Bank says the global economic crisis has erased $50 trillion in wealth around the world. Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda said Monday the current crisis is the most serious the world has seen since the Great Depression. Kuroda said he believes Asia will be among the first regions to emerge from the crisis and will be stronger than before.