Financialcrisis-thedrivetointegrationofregionaleconomiesTwosalientfeaturesareillustratedintoday'sglobaleconomypattern,whichis,economicglobalizationandtheintegrationofregionaleconomies.Theintegrationofregionaleconomiesstimulatestheglobalization,whileontheotherhandintegratingcountriesthataregeographicallycloseaimstofightagainstthenegativeimpactfromglobalization,includingthefinancialcrisis.