1/3  BIS central bankers' speeches  Is there an area, where more is not always better? This is one question for the panel. Bengt Holmström, last year’s Nobel Laureate in economics, has pointed out that in some cases transparency can be counterproductive.
United States crop and meat exports are expected to rise to record highs in 2011. Looking out a little further, economists expect global growth to exceed 4 percent well into 2012, with the developing and emerging market economies remaining in the lead. Rapid income gains in the developing world promise further increases in demand for higher-protein diets.