Investors are criss-crossing the increasingly smudged line between emerging and developed markets as the eurozone crisis challenges traditional perceptions of a safe investment.

This blurring of dist

Fears of a new recession have wiped trillions of dollars in value from global stock markets in recent weeks and sent investors scurrying to assets they view as less risky.

But are 'safe havens' like

Notwithstanding the skyrocketing prices, gold imports are likely to cross the 1,000-tonne mark this year on robust investment demand, according to analysts.

Since the US sovereign debt downgrade and