What Indonesia’s new president will mean for shipping and infrastructure
It is The Loadstar’s prediction that Indonesia will be the next big thing in terms ...
You’ve obviously heard of the BRIC countries – Brazil, Russia, India and China; you’ve more than likely heard of the CIVETS – Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey and South Africa – the next generation of developing nations that were to take up the BRICs’ mantle. It hasn’t gone quite as smoothly as the forecasts, and US geopolitical consultancy Stratfor has come up with a new term: the PC16, or post-China 16. These are the 16 countries that together will gradually ...
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