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Beyond BRICs - A New Emerging Markets Blog from the Financial Times

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  Which is why I'm very excited about a new blog - Beyond BRICs - from the Financial Times (FT).    For example 1-Million Plus Cities has some greate charts and points out that in 2025 the world is expected to have 546 cities with over 1 million residents.  Keeping up with all these countries is tough. 

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The Rise of Micro Multinationals

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trillion by 2025.  They have a great tagline - creating an online workplace for the world - and I also like their phrase "talent with boundaries"   If your small business is interested in becoming an exporter a great resource is The Global Small Business blog.   If these sites even come close to creating $2.7

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Airbnb's Economic Empowerment Initiative

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Key quote from their blog post announcing the initiative: At a time of growing economic inequality, Airbnb is democratizing capitalism and creating economic opportunities for the middle class, using technology to help connect and empower our community – not replace it. The report includes a forecast saying this will grow to 770,000 in 2025.

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