The document discusses economic recovery in several countries and globally based on data from 2009-2010. It reports that the IMF chief economist said the global recovery had begun but required balancing within and across countries. It also notes that France's recovery gained pace in Q4 2009 despite a 2.2% recession for the year. UK growth was revised upwards and was stronger than expected in Q4 2009, especially in services. The US grew faster than expected at 5.7% in Q4 2009. Pakistan's economy showed signs of improvement with easing inflation and improved current account balance, though growth prospects for 2009-2010 remained challenging.

1. Case of Economic Recovery Global - Domestic

2. Global economic recovery 'has started', says IMF August 19, 2009 WASHINGTON (AFP) - The global recovery from recession has begun but a delicate rebalancing of economies is needed to ensure its sustainability , the International Monetary Fund’s chief economist said Tuesday. “ The recovery has started. Sustaining it will require delicate rebalancing acts, both within and across countries ,” Olivier Blanchard said in an IMF article, released in advance of publication Wednesday.

3. French economic recovery gains pace in fourth quarter of 2009 12 FEBRUARY 2010 France's recovery picked up in the fourth quarter of 2009, growth beat market expectations at 0.6 percent despite a record recession of 2.2 percent for the year, official data showed Friday.

5. World Economies 08 February, 2010 United States The US economy grew at a faster-than-expected 5.7 per cent pace in the fourth quarter of last year, the quickest pace in more than six years , as businesses reduced inventories less aggressively according to the Commerce Department.

6. Macroeconomic Brief : PIDE sees signs of economic recovery after back-to-back shocks 02, February 201 0 ISLAMABAD: Buffeted by back-to-back external shocks and internal challenges during the past couple of years, Pakistan’s economy has begun to show some signs of improvement as inflationary pressures have eased and the current account balance has improved significantly. PIDE’s Macroeconomic Brief, issued on Monday, revealed that the fiscal deficit has narrowed down to 5.2 percent of GDP, a decline of about 30 percent in 2008-09. Despite these signs of recovery, however, growth prospects for 2009-10 remain grim as the economy continues to face serious challenges on both external and domestic fronts, says the Brief.