Eurasia Group global trends quarterly

Executive summary: Second quarter 2009

In collaboration with PwC, Eurasia Group continuously monitors and analyses the major trends shaping the global business environment, and produces a series of quarterly reports.

Our second quarter 2009 report is focused on the continued impact of the global financial crisis. This executive summary looks at the developments, and lays out the business implications, in five key areas:

• Politics and the future of global finance
• The financial crisis and social unrest
• Responses to crisis will increase corruption
• Opportunities and risks in infrastructure
• Natural gas goes global

The extraordinary breadth and depth of the current worldwide economic turmoil, and its evolution, are creating new uncertainties in both the international and local political environments. Now, more than ever, it is crucial to understand emerging global trends.

Learn more about the value of PwC and Eurasia Group insights.