Compared with the size of the economy, foreign direct investment inflows into Japan are the lowest among the 34 developed nations grouped in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Rabobank's Adrian Foster believes that we could get stuck in a slow growth period, but definitely not a recession.
OPEC cut its forecast for global oil demand growth this year as a worsening economic outlook curbs consumption in developed economies.
David Forrester, VP-Global Forex Strategy at Barclays Capital and Puru Saxena of Saxena Wealth Management spoke about the impact on the currency and commodities market, in the aftermath of the devastation in Japan’s twin calamities.
In an interview with CNBC-TV18, Paul Sheard, global chief economist and Prabhat Awasthi, head of India equity research & managing director from Nomura said that the emerging markets like India will continue to perform well. They think that the developed economies are still facing strong headwinds.