The days of equivalent growth within advanced and developing Asia (outside China, Japan, and India) are a thing of a past.

While global growth in 2013 is set to be broadly similar to growth in 2012, growth should accelerate in 2014.

UK growth is finally set to accelerate after many years of subpar growth.

Japanese growth prospects have improved dramatically during recent months on the back of regime changes in the government and at the BOJ.

Weak productivity, a strong currency, and an indebted household sector all threaten to hold back the Canadian economy's growth performance during 2013.

Despite Chinese growth continuing to slow down on a trend basis, other Asian economies should grow strongly during 2013.

The Cypriot financial sector's holdings of Greek bonds and the large amounts of Russian capital in the financial system make resolving the crisis particularly difficult.

The Bank of Japan is entering into an unprecedented era of expansionary monetary policy since it became it independent entity.

Optimism about the advanced economies' growth prospects has run ahead of economic data during recent months.

Regardless of the exact contours of the final fiscal cliff deal that is struck, fiscal drag will constrain US growth during 2013.

Despite the fact that the Eurozone is likely to come through this crisis, the need to deleverage dramatically will constrain regional growth during the next half-decade.

The presence of the ECB is what makes the Eurozone more likely to survive this crisis than to fall apart.

Limp growth in major economies has forced central bankers to pursue unconventional forms of easing as they face the zero lower-bound constraint.

The growth outlook for developing economies is still brighter than for advanced economies, but future risks are rising.

Growth disappointed across most regions through the mid-point of 2012.