Thursday, April 12, 2012


  • Confidence in the state of the global economy over the coming 12 months climbs to its highest level in four quarters
  • Fear of a major economic disruption decreased this quarter, from 63% in the previous quarter to 46%
  • Fourth quarterly Global Confidence Index polled 273 experts from business, government, international organizations and academia who are Members of the Forum's Network of Global Agenda Councils
Geneva, Switzerland, 12 April 2012 – Confidence in the state of the global economy has reached its highest level since the World Economic Forum began its Global Confidence Index four quarters ago. One third of global experts from business, government and civil society say they are confident or very confident in the state of the economy over the coming 12 months, up from 13% of respondents in the previous quarter.

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