Will 2017 be a good year for businesses?

BEFORE I forget, I would like to wish a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all who celebrate this festive season.

I would like to wish all of you a good year ahead but I am not able to do so. While I am certain tomorrow is Christmas Day and a week later will see the turn of a new year, the future looks uncertain to me and I am just talking about the next 12 months.