Real FD - Columnists http://www.realfd.net Real FD - Connecting senior financial decision makers en-gb Real FD http://www.realfd.net/images/realbusiness_logo.gif http://www.realfd.net What do we know about the economy? http://www.realfd.net/columnists/4948301/what-do-we-know-about-the-economy.thtml Now the first month of this year has passed, it seems a good moment to stop and see what new things we have learned about the world and UK economies. Read

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