date:May 24, 2016
ds hitting China, which recorded a 3.5 per cent decline. Brazil and Eastern Europe showed further weaknesses, falling 2.5 and 4.9 per cent, respectively. While Western Europe and Australasia flat lined, North Americas 2.3 per cent growth provided a shot of optimism in an otherwise sobering global landscape where even the potential of AMEA (Asia, Middle East and Africa) was diluted by currency volatility and commodity price fluctuations.
Spiros Malandrakis, senior alcoholic drinks analyst, comme