Prospects 2012 Q4
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Global economy
The critical factors affecting the global economy this year -- chiefly the euro-area crisis and...
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United States
The outlook for the US political economy during the fourth quarter and early next year revolves...
China
There will be a change of political leadership at the 18th Chinese Communist Party (CCP) National...
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Japan & the Koreas
Japan's prime minister, Yoshihiko Noda, has promised an election 'soon' in return for the passage...
South-east Asia
South-east Asia has thus far weathered global economic uncertainty due to limited exposure to...
South Asia
South Asian economies, especially India and Pakistan, are feeling the strain of global economic...
Latin America
The most significant regional event will be the increasingly open presidential election in...
Africa
The high degree of exposure of most sub-Saharan African (SSA) economies to external demand...
Arab politics
The escalating civil war in Syria will preoccupy regional states and the international community....
Russia/CIS
Despite multiple channels of exposure to euro-area debt crises, the Russian authorities are doing...
Europe
The deteriorating situation in the euro-area and, especially, the increasingly visible slowdown...
Iran
Iran faces a challenging fourth quarter as it seeks to reconfigure its economy in the face of...
Climate policy
The 18th Conference of Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC)...
Turkey
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government faces domestic criticism over its handling of an...