aside 27 Jan

Roubini holds little hope of global economic fix (AP)

Nouriel Roubini, Professor of Economics and International Business, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University speaks during a panel session on the first day of the 42nd Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. The overarching theme of the Meeting, which takes place from Jan. 25 to Jan. 29 , is 'The Great Transformation: Shaping New Models'. (AP Photo/Keystone/Jean-Christophe Bott)AP – The economist widely acknowledged to have predicted the financial crash of 2008 holds little hope that global economic troubles will be fixed anytime soon and warns that without major policy changes things can still get much worse.