Analyst Adrienne Tennant wrote in a note Friday that the company is expected to begin a series of structural shifts that will benefit its long-term business, and hopefully help to contribute to comparative sales gains this year.
Not the least of these is the regime of Mikhail Gorbachev which has, in recent weeks, taken a series of actions that signal its determination to prevent such fundamental, structural changes.
The UK is pressing for a series of solutions, including a larger bailout fund, euro bonds and structural reform within the European Union - which could lead to greater fiscal burden-sharing between the poorest and wealthiest countries.