London, 10 October 2011

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 10 October 2011 – The public debt crisis emerged as the top trend likely to impact the global economy in the next 12 to 18 months, according to a survey of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Councils released today.

The survey results, presented during the opening of the Summit of the Global Agenda in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, also identified the following as important trends facing the global agenda in 2012: uncertain economic outlook, global power shifts, digital revolution, political entrenchments, instability of financial markets, scarcity of resources, climate change, and unemployment and inequality.

For the full release and supporting information, please visit:
http://www.weforum.org/NR_AbuDhabi_Survey

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Complete survey results available at: http://reports.weforum.org/global-agenda-survey-2011