The last few years have seen a buoyant global economy slump to perilous lows and then recover some. There has been very posiitive change in the USA with the election of Barack Obama, and the end of the rather belligerent Bush-Blair era in world politics. There have been changes in leadership across the globe, from the election of David Cameron here in the UK to the tragic death of Polish President Lech Kaczynski, the replacement in the last couple of days of Australia’s Kevin Rudd by his deputy Julia Gillard in advance of an imminent general election there, and the accession of Goodluck Jonathan as President of Nigeria.
However, the world was in turmoil well before all of these political changes and it is hoped that a period of political calm can prevail so that businesses the world over can look forward to a slow but sure return to a sensible level of prosperity.
