FUEL FOR THOUGHT 24/5 MID-APRIL TO MID JUNE 2013

摘要

1. The IMF warned of an 'uneven recovery' and downgraded its growth forecast for 2013, again. (FT, Financial Times 17 April) 2. 111 countries are now malaria free. (FT 25 April)] 3. The global economic outlook is deteriorating despite IMF forecasts.... and the G20 is just as ill-equipped as ever to sort it all out. China's growth slowed to 7.7% and Brent dipped below $100 a barrel and carbon in ETS to €3, and 'carbon credits are on the bonfire of victims of the euro crisis.' (FT 20/21 April) 4. A' New Resource War is Taking Shape in Asia and Africa' as the U.S. and China are in an increasingly stressful tug-of-war, with both countries setting up bases to gain a strategic advantage. This dynamic is reshaping the U.S- China relationship and could even lead to the return of the U.S. as a focal point of manufacturing.