WHILST SOME ECONOMIC RISKS
are apparently reducing, and despite the
potential for some new turbulence due
to such events as the widely reported
geo-political issues in the world today,
world economic growth is expected
to gradually pick up. This the result of
an ongoing recovery in the developed
world, together with sustained growth in
the emerging markets. This is illustrated
by the acceleration in world real GDP
and real trade growth even though the
multiplier between global trade growth
and economic growth, which used to
be higher than 2 in the past, is now
expected to gradually converge
towards 1.5.
UNUSUALLY IN THE CONTEXT
of the last decade, and perhaps due to
their previously below par performance,
the drivers of the improved growth
are forecast to be the advanced
economies with:
• US expansion gaining momentum
thanks to improved household
finances, strengthening private
investment and reduced fiscal drag
• Western Europe’s slow recovery
gaining traction as credit conditions
ease and capital spending accelerates
• Japan’s economy remains on a slow
growth path, but has some underlying
strength including but not limited to
export recovery
DESPITE THE HYPE OF RECENT
YEARS and although remaining
impressive from an “advanced standard”
point of view, economic growth
prospects in some big emerging markets
are currently reflecting a less positive
view. As a consequence, the economic
growth delta between emerging and
advanced economies which reached
6 percentage points in 2007 (8.5%
economic growth for emerging
economies to compare with 2.5% for
advanced economies), has gradually
decreased, to the point where this delta
could be as low as 2.5 percentage points
in 2014 (4.5% economic growth for
emerging economies to compare with
2% for advanced economies). However,
this delta has been forecast to gradually
grow again in the medium term to reach
4 percentage points by 2020.
WHILST SOME ECONOMIC RISKSare apparently reducing, and despite thepotential for some new turbulence dueto such events as the widely reportedgeo-political issues in the world today,world economic growth is expectedto gradually pick up. This the result ofan ongoing recovery in the developedworld, together with sustained growth inthe emerging markets. This is illustratedby the acceleration in world real GDPand real trade growth even though themultiplier between global trade growthand economic growth, which used tobe higher than 2 in the past, is nowexpected to gradually convergetowards 1.5.UNUSUALLY IN THE CONTEXTof the last decade, and perhaps due totheir previously below par performance,the drivers of the improved growthare forecast to be the advancedeconomies with:• US expansion gaining momentumthanks to improved householdfinances, strengthening privateinvestment and reduced fiscal drag• Western Europe’s slow recoverygaining traction as credit conditionsease and capital spending accelerates• Japan’s economy remains on a slowgrowth path, but has some underlyingstrength including but not limited toexport recoveryDESPITE THE HYPE OF RECENTYEARS and although remainingimpressive from an “advanced standard”point of view, economic growthprospects in some big emerging marketsare currently reflecting a less positiveview. As a consequence, the economicgrowth delta between emerging andadvanced economies which reached6 percentage points in 2007 (8.5%economic growth for emergingeconomies to compare with 2.5% foradvanced economies), has graduallydecreased, to the point where this deltacould be as low as 2.5 percentage pointsin 2014 (4.5% economic growth foremerging economies to compare with2% for advanced economies). However,this delta has been forecast to graduallygrow again in the medium term to reach4 percentage points by 2020.
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