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WARSAW, Poland -- As the European Union fell into the global recession that began in 2008, only one nation in the region kept growing while its neighbors saw their economies fall. That title belongs to Poland, which made it through the period without experiencing a single year of falling gross domestic product.

Excellent resource to find material by trade bloc, by industry or by country.

Annual "global snapshot" put out by McKinsey.

In 2009 the middle class included 1.8 billion people, with Europe (664 million), Asia (525 million) North America (338 million) accounting for the highest number of people belonging to this group. Even in Africa, where middle class's growth has not been very robust, it has nonetheless been noticeable and contributed to increased domestic consumption in many countries.