Welcome to the latest issue of D&B's Country Risk Update.
The fallout from the euro-zone debt crisis continues to affect stock market volatility amid persistent worries over a sovereign default. Moreover, uncertainty over the effects of the euro-zone’s problems is weakening the overall economic outlook and raising the risk of another global financial crisis. With leading indicators suggesting that global growth will remain sluggish in H2, the business environment in many countries looks set to be even more challenging in 2012.
The impact of global and regional developments will vary according to local conditions and problems, so country-level intelligence is an essential aid to understanding.
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