Posted by
Barry Siskind
Community Manager
The end of the summer usually heralds the beginning of a robust trade fair season. However, according to a report in the Financial Times, ft.com/newsletter, it is also the time when investors return from holidays and take a serious look at their portfolios. As these traders gaze over the global economy there may be increased pressure to remove support from some of the “periphery economies,” such as Spain, Portugal and Iceland.
In other markets, where countries are looking for additional stimulus money, there will be an increased pressure to ensure these financial instruments yield higher returns.
Could these be two warning signs of a so called, “Double-dip recession?” If the pessimists are right, what does all this mean to the exhibition industry whose success metrics closely mirror GNP and GDP?
Are we out of the woods yet? What are your thoughts?
Exhibition industry is currently going through a difficult period and this is a test for them. We see what art organizations cope better than others