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Urgent action is need in the eurozone, while China “loses out” by not attending the meetings, the IMF head tells reporters in Tokyo ahead of the 2012 IMF-World Bank gathering this week.

Statistics show that what happens in Europe has little bearing on the financial performance of Asian companies. But perhaps now is the time to change that.

A study by CLSA suggests the Asian crisis of 1997-98 provides important lessons for the countries in Europe's periphery.

The sovereign debt problem in Europe isn't isolated. It should serve as a wake-up call to the world, argue panellists at the Boao Forum.

The UK's credit crunch and a shortage of new homes are driving up home prices in London and may offer opportunities for investors in Asia, according to property fund manager Cordea Savills.

The euro is suffering from a lack of political will, and asking others to step into the vacuum is no solution, according to our web poll last week.

Speaking at a Deutsche Bank conference focusing on Women in Asian Business, the bank's next co-head says speculation about a break-up of the eurozone is unfounded and adds that, from a bottom-up perspective, the world is in good shape.