Published: Tuesday September 21, 2010 MYT 7:58:00 AM
Expert Economic panel says US recession over
WASHINGTON: The longest recession the U.S. has endured since the Great Depression ended in June 2009, a group that dates the beginning and end of recessions declared Monday.
The National Bureau of Economic Research, a panel of academic economists based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, said the recession lasted 18 months. It started in December 2007 and ended in June 2009. Previously the longest post World War II downturns were those in 1973-1975 and in 1981-1982. Both of those lasted 16 months.
About Me
- Amin Yahya
- He is the Group Agency Manager and Founder of Networth Consultants (A leading agency with Public Mutual Bhd). Graduated in Civil Engineering from Univ. of Hartford, Ct, USA in 1988. He had various working experience in engineering, sales/marketing and corporate relation for American Consulting Co and Malaysian Public Listed Company. An Entrepreneur since 1998 in the field of network marketing, trading and training. Sept 2005, he joined Public Mutual as UTC-Mutual Fund Agent. March 2006, qualified as Mutual Fund Agency Supervisor (Top 4 in Malaysia). April 2007, qualified as Mutual Fund Agency Manager with 50 agents across the country. Oct 2008, he qualified as “Fast-track Mutual Fund Group Agency Manager” with 200 agents all over the country. He qualified for Hong Kong incentive trip (2006), Hang Zhao (2008) & Challenged Trip to Hokaido Japan (2007), to South Korea (2009) and Challenged Trip to New Zealand (2010). His total Sales RM29Mil(2008)-Top 3 in M’sia (MFAM). His Motto – “Give yourself to OTHERS..”
