Analysts warn of bumps in road

The worst of the financial crisis may be over but the road to recovery is unlikely to be smooth.

With many economists warning of a dreaded "double dip" - when one recession follows another after a brief period of recovery - and the shock of the Dubai crash still fresh in the mind, now is not the time for over-optimism.

"A double dip is possible," said Ardo Hansson, lead economist for the World Bank in China.