Prospects 2013

Europe

After the gradual worsening of the political, economic and social situation across the Western...

The combination of weak economic performance and external pressure to bring down budget deficits...

Bank of England (BoE) Governor Mervyn King yesterday cut the 2013 growth forecast to 1% and...

German politics has been overshadowed by the euro-area crisis that began in late 2009, shortly...

The French political landscape is undergoing major re-adjustment, and 2013 will be a year where...

The euro-area's economy appears to be entering 2013 in a deepening recession, marked by the...

The year ahead promises to be acrimonious for EU politics, with battles looming over the...