The recession is over. Or is it really? There is a section of people that appears ready to uncork the bottles of champagne. Yes, humans live on hope. But optimism has to be tempered with realism. Expectations need to be founded on the basis of truth. The proverbial “green shoots” of recovery are visible, but it will take a while before these grow into stems and stalks of economic growth and enhanced trade, leave alone become luxuriant leaves and flowers of new employment opportunities.
This article was originally published on October 24, 2009.