Prospects 2012 Q2
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United States
Economic recovery strengthened during the fourth quarter of 2011, and appears likely to remain...
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Global economy
Unencouraging GDP results in the first quarter of 2012 set the stage for a stronger out-turn in...
Japan & Koreas
North Korea, which on February 29 announced a moratorium on nuclear activities, will celebrate...
China
Stability is Beijing's overriding priority in the run-up to the leadership handover later this...
South-east Asia
Fallout from the euro-area debt crisis and supply disruptions caused by natural disasters in 2011...
South Asia
The stand-off in Pakistan between the government, judiciary and military is likely to continue...
International climate policy
This year should present a few key developments for international climate policy. Several...
Turkey
Concern about the health of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be a major factor in...
Iran
Hard-line backers of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei scored a decisive victory in the March 2...
Latin America
Reasonably sound economic prospects for China and the United States in particular will help to...
Africa
The high general exposure of sub-Saharan African economies to global demand fluctuations is...
Russia/CIS
The region's strategic and economic development will be defined by the selection of the next...
Europe
As the division of Europe's economy into two-speeds intensifies, issues of sovereign debt, fiscal...
Arab politics
Following electoral victories by Islamist parties across the region, post-uprising states will...
Arab economies
The Arab world's economies will take widely different courses next quarter as the political...