Better prospects for world trade. World trade is expected to grow slightly but unevenly over the next six months, according to the most recent bi-annual survey carried out by HSBC among 5,500 export-import and trade companies in 25 countries. The Trade Confidence Index (TCI) increased by 1 point to 113 in the second half of 2013 and is therefore back at the same level as in the first part of 2012. 24% of respondents (as opposed to 17% during the previous survey) consider Europe as “the...