But Italy, the eurozone's third-largest economy, with a national debt 2.7 times greater than those three countries put together, is too big to bail.

He also cited China's role as the most populous country, with 1.2 billion people, and the third-largest economy.

The eurozone's third-largest economy is in recession and analysts predict worse to come.

These are some of its other judgments: *Japan will have "difficulty" maintaining its current position as the world's third-largest economy.

Japan is the third-largest economy in the world.

"They are the third-largest economy in the world, and they can stop this if they want."

They have created "a modern economic power," the third-largest economy in the world, after those of the United States and Japan.

Argentina, the region's third-largest economy and a close American ally for more than a decade, has been left to sink into economic collapse.

Comparing the world's second- and third-largest economies has become something of a fashion among analysts here.

The world's third-largest economy has the highest public debt level amongst developed economies.