61.   Consumer confidence, and the heightened risk of a global recession, hang in the balance.

62.   Consumer confidence, and the heightened risk of a global recession, was hanging in the balance.

63.   Daniell said the present crisis is unique as Malaysia is not lagging a global recession.

64.   Economists predict harder times for Venezuela next year, when a global economic recession is expected to continue dampening demand for crude oil.

65.   Ehrlich claimed it was a fluke, the result of a global recession that had reduced industrial demand for raw metals.

66.   Finance officials seek ways to head off global recession.

67.   Garment exports have suffered due to the global recession and face more threats from loss of trade privileges under the World Trade Organization agreements.

68.   Heightened risk of global recession.

69.   However, Koehler told reporters that the IMF did not believe its new forecast constituted a global recession.

70.   IMF, warning of possible global recession, opens annual meeting.