Prospects 2014 Q2

A worker looks at a vessel which is under construction at the Waigaoqiao shipyard in Shanghai, China (Reuters/Carlos Barria)

Mar 3, 2014
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Global economy

A modest economic rebound is now underway in the developed world. Supposedly major risks -- the...

Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen testifies before the Senate Banking Housing and Urban Affairs Committee in Washington (Reuters/Gary Cameron)

Mar 4, 2014
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US economy

Despite widespread expectations for solid growth for the US economy in 2014, a series of sub-par...

Mar 4, 2014
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East Asia

China's annual National People's Congress (NPC) meeting begins tomorrow. Recent developments...

A Chinese soldier in plain clothes stands guard in front of the National People's Congress in Beijing (Reuters/Jason Lee)

Mar 5, 2014
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India

Parliamentary elections will be held between April 7 and May 12, the Election Commission...

Mar 6, 2014
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South-east Asia

Most South-east Asian economies exceeded expectations in the final quarter of 2013 due to an...

Mar 7, 2014
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Africa

The IMF predicts that sub-Saharan Africa's (SSA) economies will grow 6.0% in 2014, compared to...

Mar 10, 2014
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Europe

Europe's second quarter could look much like its first, displaying patchy but positive economic...

Mar 11, 2014
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Middle East

Major elections will dominate the political landscape in Egypt, Iraq and Algeria, while two of...

Mar 12, 2014
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Latin America

The outlook for growth and trade remains weak in much of the region this year, although the...

Mar 13, 2014
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Iran

Iran's most urgent priority this quarter will be the revival of its economy in the face of...

Mar 13, 2014
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Turkey

The political crisis will continue beyond the municipal elections of March 30. The economy...

Mar 14, 2014
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CIS

In Russia, the Ukrainian crisis has consolidated the population around President Vladimir Putin,...