The INTEC University General Confidence Index has gone over 50-points for the first time since 2008. Expectations are for better times ahead. Expectations for personal improvements and the economic performance of the country were up 6.83 points from July 2011 to April 2012, up from 44.67 to 51.50. This is the first time the index has exceeded the half-point mark since 2008, reports Listin Diario. The study was conducted by the INTEC business school. The ICG Future Confidence Index shows confidence is up 47.81 to 56.01 points, reflecting a general optimism for months to come with the change of government. But for the present, confidence is at 47 points, an indication of the current pessimism. The study says that there is a general perception that the country’s economic situation will improve. The index showed that prospects for improvement went from 42.83 in June 2011 to the present 56.85 points for April 2012.
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