The future of the global economy in 2015

Introduction

This page will contain the results of the scenario planning process of group 3 of class RSM EMBA05 on the following subject:

The future of the global economy in 2015

Research Documentation

http://www.stern.nyu.edu/globalmacro/ which contains a link to an Economist article to get us started: Analysis: The Economist, Sep 06, 2005 The perfect storm.

The future of the global village 2020 which contains a scenario of last years students.

http://www.odci.gov/nic/NIC_home.html is the homepage of the National

Research Questions

Note to group: please add your research questions below.

Which countries drive the asian economy?
Are the economies in terms of GDP increasing, and how rapidly?
What are the trade balances of the major economies in asia, for example China and India?
Which countries drive the african econmy?
Are the economies increasing in terms of GDP, and how rapidly?
What are the trade balances of some of the important economies in africa?
Which countries drive the south and middle america econmy?
Are the economies in south and middle america increasing in terms of GDP, and how rapidly?
What are the trade balances of some of the important economies in south and middle america?
What is GDP in the USA , and what is the increase factor?
What is the trade balance in the USA, and how is this balanced?
Which countries drive the European economies (including Russia)?
What is the GDP of the European countries, and what is the increase factor?
What is the trade balance of these European countries?