Thursday 30 August 2012

UAE shock absorbers can handle hard hits - The National

Every year the World Economic Forum publishes its Global Risk report to highlight the perils as it sees them for the next decade.

These are classified into five categories: economic; environmental; geopolitical; societal; and technological. This year, economic risks have gained prominence and, in particular, the forum identifies the threat of "chronic fiscal imbalances".

These arise when there is a sustained mismatch between revenue powers and expenditure responsibilities of a government.

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