SINGAPORE: Asia’s economies are proving resilient amid record high world crude prices and will maintain strong growth rates throughout this year even if oil remains around current levels, analysts said.
Oil prices have more than doubled since 2002, reaching a new peak this week with the New York light sweet crude contract rising as high as US$57.60 a barrel, due in large part to Asia’s fast-rising demand, particularly from China.
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