LONDON, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- An international poll done for Britain's BBC says Iraqis and Afghans are most optimistic about their economic future, while Italians are among the downcast.
Joining the Italians in the pessimism category at people in Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of Congo, says the poll of 37,500 people in 32 nations.
Joining the Afghans and Iraqis in the optimistic category are Canadians who are bullish not only about their own finances (64 percent), but also about their country (63 percent).
In Afghanistan, 70 percent of respondents said their own circumstances are improving, and 57 percent said the country overall is on the way up. In Iraq, 65 percent believe their personal life is getting better, and 56 percent are upbeat about the country's economy, the BBC reported.
Experts at the polling firm Globescan say war may have created a "year zero" experience of collectively starting again, says the report.
Other countries feeling good are India, Finland, South Africa, Australia, Senegal and Britain.
Zimbabweans stood out as the most miserable lot in the poll, with 90 percent saying their country's economy is getting worse, and 84 percent being concerned about their own financial future.
