Real GDP (gross domestic product) will remain poor across the globe, it said, but will improve compared to 2012 levels, with particular bright spots in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East and Africa as incomes are expected to rise.
“The eurozone crisis provides the largest risk to global growth in 2013, with the Mediterranean economies expected to contract in 2013, though these downturns will be milder than 2012,” Euromonitor said.
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