The latest issue of BRW states that due to the Global Financial Crisis the 2010 recovery will be uneven accross the globe. Spain, Africa, some Eastern Europe nations, as well as many Central and South American and some in the Asia-Pacific regions, are going to struggle with their recovery.
The Unites States and Australia however are on the road to recovery. China and India are in a strong lead in their increase of the standard of living, the UN and Australia expected to catch up in 2011.