Presented at ACTE Conference Prague October 2009. A social and economic statistical overview of Asia Pacific, plus some travel management comments

2. 2 giants, 6 talls, 3 shorts and 2 pygmies A Very Varied Region

3. A Very Varied Region With very different lifestyles

4. Based on very different incomes A Very Varied Region

5. Generated by very different economies Different Economies

6. The current mixed bag of economic performance Different Economies

7. Different Outlooks Very different experiences in the downturn, and different outlooks

8. Some economies are more exposed and fragile Risks

9. Risks Having very different debt levels, and trade flows

10. Risks And varying stimulus firepower, and growing asset bubble risks