'There are lots of sources of uncertainty from the eurozone, from the Middle East, from the fact that the U.S. 'There is a huge amount of uncertainty - macro, financial, fiscal, sovereign, banking, regulatory, taxation - and there is also geopolitical and political and policy uncertainty.' 'We live in a world where there is still a huge amount of economic and financial fragility,' he said. The government, he added, was 'kicking the can down the road' and not taking measures to increase productivity and competitiveness.
economy, the world's largest, will grow by just 1.7-1.8 percent this year, with unemployment remaining high.