Macroeconomics

The Excel file presents economic and industry indicators for Rest of World countries, such as Argentina, Australia, Japan, and South Korea.

The Excel file presents economic and industry indicators for Rest of World countries, such as Argentina, Australia, Japan, and South Korea.

North America is likely to grow at a slower pace than previously expected at roughly 2-2.5 percent in 2015 on account of weak investment growth and slowdown in energy sector. Consumer demand, especially in housing sector, is likely to remain strong and will drive economic growth of the region in H2 2015. Strong currency in the United States may co...

While the growth outlook for the Latin American region as a whole does not look bright for 2014, especially for South American countries, countries like Mexico and Colombia are expected to register healthy growth in 2014. While these two are heavily dependent on the United States for their exports demand, a fast recovery of the US economy is likely...

Increase in public expenditure on infrastructure and spur in investment are expected to be the primary growth drivers of the emerging Asia-Pacific region during H2 2015. Other factors that drive growth include rise in investment, growth in public expenditure, robust infrastructural development, and higher employment. While a positive growth outlook...

The Latin American region as a whole is expected to register a weakened growth rate of 1.3% in 2014. On the external front, weak commodity prices have led to fall in private spending, while on the domestic front, policy uncertainties have lowered confidence levels. However, a 2.2% growth recovery is foreseen in 2015 as policy uncertainties reduce.

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...

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...