Figures for the United States, Taiwan, and Hong Kong are from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Taiwan Ministry of Health and Welfare, and the Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health, respectively. All other figures are from the World Health Organization (WHO).
As the implementation of the agreed rules is what finally counts, 2010 and 2011 will prove to be crucial years. What have been the main achievements up to now? The major step has been the reform of the Basel II framework for capital and liquidity regulation.