Economic and political trends of the next year( Top-10)

What is the world waiting for in 2014?Very soon we will know the answers to this question. In the meantime, one can listen to the opinion of experts who actively publish their forecasts for the coming year.

We have studied the forecasts of such solid experts as the World Economic Forum and Goldman Sachs. So the main economic and political trends of the next year were collected in the current Top 10 .

10. Strengthening the role of megacities

Large citieshave been for many years the backbone of the world economy. And although in recent years they say that the population of megacities turns to life "on the ground" and the downshifting is gaining popularity, the forecasts say that in search of jobs more and more people leave rural areas and move to cities.

9. Central banks will "fold" the support programs for the economy

The market requires the refusal of government regulation, and therefore, as early as 2014, central banks of developed countries will be forced to abandon economic incentive programs.

8. The risk of falling prices for raw materials increases

In 2014, a decrease of more than 15% in the prices of copper, gold, soybeans and iron ore is forecasted. The prices for energy resources are not so predictable and will depend on the dynamics of the world economy.

7. Growing tensions in the Middle East and North Africa

The views of various categories of the population are increasingly polarized, relations are becoming more acute, and against the backdrop of high unemployment and economic instability, the situation is threatening to become simply explosive.

6. Increase in unemployment

Already today, even in countries of Europe and North America, youth unemployment reaches 50%.The problem takes on a global scale and threatens to become a global one. Employers are becoming more and more fastidious in their search for an inexpensive and skilled labor force, which is sufficient in the labor market of developed countries due to the influx of educated migrants.

5. Growth of mistrust towards public administration

The decline in living standards caused by the economic downturn causes growing discontent among the population of even the most prosperous countries. Radical moods will grow in the masses, and confidence in political and economic forecasts will drop to an unprecedented level.

4. Strengthening cyber threats

Increasingly penetrating the latest technologies in our lives increases the risks associated with them. The scandal caused by Edward Snowden's statements about the total shadowing of the US government behind its citizens and the whole world has not stopped yet, as experts began to predict new revelations.

3. Increasing Social Inequality

Reducing social spending in most countries has become a familiar way of dealing with crisis phenomena. However, this approach leads to the fact that even in developed countries, an increasing number of people are approaching the poverty line.

2. The world economy will continue to be weak

Experts predict that G4 central banks will keep interest rates at around zero for quite some time( until 2016).Although the forecast for the growth of the world economy is positive, there will be no significant shifts in the coming year.

1. The economy of China will grow

One of the few economies whose growth will be confident and quite active - the Chinese. Therefore, the investment attractiveness of the Celestial Empire on the international market is growing.