Future Trends, Economy, Markets, Keynote Speaker
Here is a fact beyond dispute: China is set to become the world’s largest economy. The only debates are by what date and by what measure?
Post written in 2012 - turned out to be highly accurate:
According to the IMF, Asian economies will represent at least 40% of global economic output by 2015, adjusted for Purchasing Power Parity. Many economists expect that on PPP calculations, China will overtake the United States long before 2020, probably by 2015-17. All global economists agree it is only a matter of time, by whatever measure. Most people in developed nations are unprepared for an inevitable major psychological, economic, cultural and political shift, which will impact the rest of this century. Need a world-class keynote speaker on trends in China? Phone Patrick Dixon now or email.
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Future of Emerging Markets - Keynote Speaker
600 million people, 8.8% of the world's population, live in nations which are part of the ASEAN community. If ASEAN were a single nation, it would rank be the 9th largest economy in the world. A key part of ASEAN 2015 is a proposal that people with skills should be able to move freely from one nation to another without need for work permits or special visas. This is a huge step which could have a huge impact on nations losing or gaining large numbers of skilled workers. Take the UK, which expected around 5,000 new migrant workers to enter the country each year following 10 new countries joining the EU. The reality was that over a million people arrived from Poland alone during the first three years.
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