And now?

think: act CONTENT - Special edition (German version; English version in preparation)

2008

And now? Are we on the brink of a recovery, recession or depression?

The current crisis on the international financial markets has in recent weeks led governments, central banks and businesses to take action that would have seemed unthinkable even a short while ago. What can we expect next? And what can and must businesses do now?

To give some guidance, we have condensed the wide range of possible developments into three scenarios. In scenario 1, the economy recovers quickly (we think this is quite possible). Scenario 2 assumes a recession is coming (which is how most people are currently thinking). Scenario 3 is a depression (which we think is not very likely).

Business needs to be prepared for all three scenarios. We show what businesses should do to deal with the crisis while at the same time leveraging the many opportunities the coming months will offer.