2011 - Year of the Two-Speed Global Economic Recovery

In 2011, world economy growth is projected to reach a level of 4.4 per cent. The two-speed global economic recovery is likely to dominate 2011 and beyond.m The short- and medium-term prospects for FDI inflows have improved during the first half of 2010, in line with developed countries’ economic recovery – reflected in growing production and foreign trade. Rebalancing, internal and external, continues to be crucial. Without this economic rebalancing, there will be no healthy recovery. The argument is very simple: before the crisis, growth in many countries came from excessive domestic demand, be it consumption, or housing investment.