No, it isn’t the strap-line of the summer blockbuster – it could relate to anyone of a handful of economic tribulations that are lurking out there ready to bite us in two. The Gulf of Mexico oil spill, sovereign debt, public spending slash and burn; the list goes on.

Of course, we should be used to it by now – after all, it’s three years since the run on Northern Rock in the UK marked the beginning of the end, and two years since Lehman Brothers reminded us all that the crash was for real.  But the dust was finally settling on global downturn, and with countries tentatively emerging from recession one by one, it seemed like we were due for a happy ending.

A recent study by the World Bank named Germany the most efficient logistics location on the globe.  No surprises there then, since Germany naturally holds all the aces.

The nation is located smack bang in the centre of the European Union - the world’s biggest economy.  Germany's autobahn network with a total length of 12,174 km is the world’s third longest after the United States' Interstate Highway System and the National Trunk Highway System of the People's Republic of China.

It might not have the same credentials in terms of financial clout but when it comes to quality of life the Danish capital of Copenhagen leaves London and New York for dust.

Personal safety comes top of most people’s requirements for choosing one city over another, and Copenhagen fulfils that  criteria in spades.  The city is virtually crime-free; consequently, the rest of Denmark falls in line behind it.  This is one place on earth where personal security can be taken for granted – a claim that neither London nor New York could ever hope to make.