It’s probably fair to predict that the global economy in 2015 is set for a slight improvement over last year but slow steaming remains the order of the day.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) believes world growth can reach 3.2% over the next 12 months, up from around 2.7% in 2014.

Everyone agrees that the nation that currently deserves the plaudits is the US, if not North America more broadly.