D&B´s Country Risk Economists have put together a report whith the Global Outlook for 2012.
Global Risk Insights highlights:
- The euro-zone economies will experience zero growth at best collectively in 2012.
- The US and emerging markets should not experience recession.
- Downside risks include: fiscal austerity in weaker euro-zone economies reinforcing recession and lowering tax revenues; credit deleveraging as banks protect capital and face new regulatory capital calls; and the rapidly decelerating Chinese property construction sector.
- Deteriorating: Austria, China, Egypt, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Portugal, Spain.
- Improving: Georgia, Honduras, Myanmar, Sierra Leone, Tunisia, UAE.
Read the full report Global Outlook 2012.