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It will become increasingly diversified among emerging economies, in particular within Asia. Similarly, to ensure sustainability of economic growth, it requires consideration of inclusion. 8  BIS Review 130/2009  Three key strategies for Asia Going forward, three areas are critical for Asia. The current crisis demonstrated the effects of Asia's reliance on trade and final demand from the advanced economies. While domestic demand and intra-regional trade has started to increased, it still shows the region's continued close trade connections with the global community. Exports performance in the Asian economies was dramatically adversely affected, causing the more open economies in the region to slip into recession, while other Asian economies experienced slowing economic growth. The decline in world trade followed the reduced final demand from the advanced economies. The outward-oriented policy across Asia and the internationalisation and vertical integration of manufacturing supply chains amplified the magnitude and speed of trade contraction in the Asian economies. An important strategy for Asia going forward is,  BIS Review 130/2009  9  therefore, to intensify the balance of the outward-oriented development strategy with efforts to promote the greater role of domestic demand. This economic diversification will provide increased resilience in the face of external shocks and will enhance the overall growth prospects for Asia. Several preconditions are already in place to support domestic demand in Asia going forward. The first is the favourable demographic structures, fast-rising income levels, broadening affluence and the growing middle income class across most of the Asian economies.