Businesses have suddenly become a lot glummer.

商业活动突然令人相当悲观。

Countries to the east and south tend to be poorer, glummer and worse-run.

处于东南部的国家的处境更加贫穷、无望且管理混乱。

The IMF has since become much glummer: this week it forecast growth of just 0.5%.

如今国际货币基金组织已经变得更加悲观：本周预测仅有0.5 %。

But these fell by 1.9% in February, bringing them closer to glummer private-sector estimates.

但各项零售指标在2月份下降了1.9%，使黯淡的非官方统计数据更趋真实。