22 Aug, 2012
Which sectors can weather the economic crisis? – DW.DE
Business prospects for 2012 are bad. It’s not just Europe that’s in crisis. Emerging economies are also slowing down. But there are a number of sectors and countries able to flourish, despite these conditions.
The bad news first: Analysts don’t know which industry branch is going to flourish. They say everything is much too interconnected, and the global economy’s course remains too much of an uncertainty.
But in times of crisis, there is a rule of thumb: Asking how much a branch depends on a given economic cycle. The reasoning is simple: The more a branch depends on consumer spending, the harder the blow of a crisis is.
via Which sectors can weather the economic crisis? | Business | DW.DE | 21.08.2012.
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