Cyprus – shopping around for a bailout loan;

Serbia – efforts to take away the CB’s independence;

Venezuela – a growing consensus that devaluation is inevitable.

Other countries listed in the report are:  Greece, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Jamaica, Pakistan, Romania and Tunisia

To read the full report click on the attachment:  Weekly Focus 8-02-12

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