As we all try to neatly file away 2013 ready for a new
beginning, we decided to see our way past the January stupor and
take a look at what lies ahead.
The Organisation
for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are
forecasting steady global economic growth at 3.6% - the general
picture is good but what about the nitty gritty?
We've pulled together our top five predictions for this year
based on the insights of our local experts.
#1: Jochum Haakma, Global Executive Director
Business Development: As China transforms from the world's factory
into a more knowledge-based and service oriented economy, with a
fast developing and more critical consumer base, FDI into China
will remain hugely important. On the flip-side, by 2020 China will
have invested an extra US$2trillion abroad - at least US$500
billion of this will have landed in Europe.
