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The emerging Asia-Pacific region will continue to benefit from weakening oil prices through H1 as most of countries in the region are net oil importers. However, poor economic performance by large Asian economies such as China and Japan is expected to pose headwinds to trade prospects in the emerging Asia-Pacific region. The region is expected to m...

Latin American economies that are tied to the United States for their exports demand are expected to directly benefit from a faster than expected recovery of the US economy in 2014. However, countries such as Chile and most of other Latin American economies are anticipated to be adversely affected by falling raw materials prices and slowing Chinese...

Despite slowdown, BRICS economies are likely to drive global growth in 2015, with India and China witnessing 2–3% higher growth than the global average of 3.5%. Lower oil prices will continue to support steady consumption growth in oil importing countries such as India, China, and South Africa. However, Russia and Brazil are likely to suffer from...

Latin American growth outlook is anticipated to remain lackluster for 2015 due to slow recovery of global demand for the mining products of the region. Sluggish exports resulting in the devaluation of local currencies led to a continuous rise in inflation levels of several regional economies such as Colombia, Chile, and Brazil. As a result, consume...

The outlook for H1, 2015 remains uncertain; growth momentum in the region is expected to decelerate to 1% in 2015 on account of faltering commodity demand, high consumer prices and uncertain foreign investor sentiments. Fiscal consolidation and structural reforms are crucial to revive growth and investment inflows in the region.

The Latin American economies are anticipated to register subdued growth in H2 2014 caused by weak commodity prices and political uncertainties. As a result, confidence levels will diminish. However, growth levels are expected to pick up in H1 2015, with economies such as Mexico and Colombia benefiting from positive spillovers of the US recovery and...

The Global Future of Work—The Future Labor Force investigates emerging Mega Trends shaping 2025's labor market outlook. Analysis includes social implications, such as the size and composition of the future labor force; economic implications, such as wage and benefits comparisons; and political implications, such as international labor goals and h...

Robust improvement in consumption demand, generous government support, and improvement in public sector spending on infrastructure are expected to register steady growth in the Middle East and Africa in 2015. However, pragmatic macroeconomic policies to stabilize the global oil price fluctuations at $50to $60 per barrel in 2015 are likely to remain...

This study provides an insight into the key Mega Trends in India that will impact and shape the countrys economy, society, and culture. Understanding these pertinent macroeconomic forces is important to identify the inherent future opportunities and the needs of the customer. For the purpose of this study, Mega Trends are categorized into urbanizat...