２００１年世界经济增长持续下滑，贸易和投资也因此受到严重影响，“９·１１”恐怖袭击事件又使得世界经济雪上加霜。虽然目前美国已正式宣布经济衰退，世界经济增长跌落到１０多年来的最低水平，但２００２年世界经济有望随着美国经济的复苏而逐步走出困境。然而，一些不确 The world economic growth continued to decline in 2001 and trade and investment were seriously affected as a result. The September 11 terrorist attacks in turn caused the world economy to make matters worse. Although the United States has officially announced the economic recession and the world economic growth has dropped to its lowest level in more than a decade, in 2002 the world economy is expected to gradually get out of the woods as the U.S. economy recovers. However, some uncertainty