Remittances are drying up. Already 100 million people have been driven into poverty as a result of high food and fuel prices, and current estimates suggest that every 1% decline in developing-country growth rates pushes an additional 20 million people into poverty.
一如往常，穷人是最无助的。对于发展中国家来说，贷款条件的更趋严格和增长的大幅度疲软，意味着政府实现其教育和保健目标的能力降低了，同时政府为维持增长需要而对必要的基础设施的投资能力也下降了。汇款也枯竭了。已有1亿人由于食品和燃料价格的涨价陷入了贫困境地。据目前估计，发展中国家的增长率每减少1 ％，就会增加2千万的贫困人口。