Romanians are still among the most pessimistic in the world when it comes to trusting their local economy, even though their perspective slightly improved in the first quarter of 2012, compared to the last quarter of 2011, according to a Nielsen study.

Romania ranked 47th among the 56 countries included in the ranking, with trust in economy having upped one point, to 61, for Romania.

Other countries in the world shared the last spots in the ranking with Romania: Poland and Ireland, Japan, Spain, France, South Korea, Croatia and Italy, Portugal, Greece and Hungary, which came last.

Trust was slightly up worldwide in the first quarter of the year. Almost 55 percent of those interviewed said the state of their personal finances was 'good'' or ''excellent'' for the next 12 months, up from 52 percent the previous quarter. Only a third said this was a good time to buy the things they wanted.

India came first in the ranking, with its citizens being the most optimistic. It was followed by Saudi Arabia, the Philippines and Indonesia, Brazil and China, Thailand and Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Peru, Columbia, Norway and Egypt.

US citizens trust their economy more, according to the Nielsen research, having the highest increase in trust of the 56 countries analyzed.

The Nielsen study was carried in February this year, by interviewing 28,000 people in 56 countries. Get the full report here.

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