AEC. See ASEAN Economic Community
Amazon, 8
Arab spring, economic impact of, 114–115
ASEAN. See Association of Southeast Asian Nations
ASEAN BAC. See ASEAN Business Advisory Council
ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN BAC), 74
ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), 73
Asian Monetary Fund, 38
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Brunei Darussalam, 76–78
Cambodia, 78–81
economic community, 73–76
Indonesia, 81–83
Laos, 83–87
Malaysia, 87–90
Myanmar, 90–93
overview, 73
Philippines, 93–96
Singapore, 96–99
Thailand, 99
Vietnam, 100–101
Astronomic growth rates, 2
Bangladesh, 149–150
Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), 150
BCCI. See Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Brazil, 6–9, 123–124
BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), 1–6
with de-dollarization, 30–36
global influence, 28–29
IMF-like development bank, 36–40
overview, 1–6
BRICS Monetary Fund, 40
Broadman, Harry, 68
Brunei Darussalam, 76–78
Cambodia, 78–81
Cameron, David, 46
CCD. See Compulsory convertible debentures
CDS. See Credit default swap
Chiang Mai Initiative (CMI), 37
China, 20–24, 126–128
CIVETS (Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey, and South Africa)
and BRIC, 45
corruption, problem of, 65–68
EAGLEs countries, 68–71
overview, 41–46
Clinton, Bill, 2
CMI. See Chiang Mai Initiative
Colombia, 46–47
Compulsory convertible debentures (CCD), 16
Credit default swap (CDS), 52
De-dollarization, 30–36
Dynasty, Romanov, 9
EAGLEs countries, 68–71
EAS. See East Asia Summits
East Asia Summits (EAS), 73
Economic achievement and challenges, Vietnam, 53
Economic data
Brazil, 9
Cambodia, 79
China, 23
Egypt, 56
India, 18
Malaysia, 88
Myanmar, 91
Philippines, 95
Russia, 13
EEU. See Eurasian Economic Union
Egypt, 54–58, 150–151
Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), 11
External debt, Indonesia, 49
FCPA. See Foreign Corrupt Practice Act
FDI. See Foreign direct investment
Foreign Corrupt Practice Act (FCPA), 66
Foreign direct investment (FDI), 16 in Indonesia, 49
Frontier markets
Bangladesh, 149–150
Egypt, 150–151
Indonesia, 151–153
mineral resource ranks for, 145
Nigeria, 153
overview, 143–149
Pakistan, 154–155
Philippines, 155–156
recommendations, 158–159
Turkey, 156–157
Vietnam, 157–158
G-20, 2
Gandhi, Mohandas, 14
GCC. See Gulf Cooperation Council
GDP growth rate
Bangladesh, 149
Brunei, 77
Cambodia, 80
Colombia, 47
Egypt, 57, 151
Indonesia, 82, 152
Laos, 84
MENA countries, 109
Nigeria, 153
Pakistan, 154
Philippines, 155
Singapore, 97
South Africa, 62
Turkey, 157
Vietnam, 101, 157
G-7 economies, 2
Geoghegan, Michael, 41
Global Competitiveness Report, 7
Global corruption index, 65
Global financial vulnerability, 1
Gorbachev, Mikhail, 10
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), 103
Hutchinson, Martin, 44
ICE. See Intercontinental Exchange
IGDP. See Incremental GDP
IMF. See International Monetary Fund
Incremental GDP (IGDP), 70
India, 13–20, 124–126
Indonesia, 47–50, 81–83, 151–153
Information technology and information systems (IT&IS), 14
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), 31
International Monetary Fund (IMF), 36–40. See also BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa)
International tourism receipts, 111
International trade, in ASEAN region, 75
Iran’s oil reserves, 32
IT&IS. See Information technology and information systems
Laos, 83–87
Lenin, Vladimir, 10
Malaysia, 87–90
Mandela, Nelson, 25
Mantega, Guido, 8
MENA (Middle East and North Africa)
and Brazil, 123–124
BRICS, 122–123
and China, 126–128
economic impact of, 114–115
FDI, 134–136
foreign direct investment (FDI), 120–122
historical perspectives, 128–129
and India, 124–126
intra-regional trade, 115–120
investments inflow and trade, 129–133
long-term issues of, 111–114
opportunities in, 136–137
overview, 103–104
population pyramid, 107
region, 103–110
and Russia, 124
and South Africa, 128
trade diversification, 115–120
United States, 138–142
Microeconomics indicators, for South Africa, 27
Myanmar, 90–93
Nehru, Jawaharlal, 14
New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), 31
Nigeria, 153
Nilekani, Nandan, 15
North-South commerce, 70
NYMEX. See New York Mercantile Exchange
Obama, Barack, 34
O’Neill, Jim, 2, 41
OPEC. See Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
Open-market economy, 14
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), 31
Pakistan, 154–155
PECF. See Petrochemical Exporting Countries Forum
Petrochemical Exporting Countries Forum (PECF), 31
Pew Center’s Global Attitudes Project, 55
Philippines, 93–96, 155–156
Policymakers, 4
PPP. See Purchasing-power parity
Purchasing-power parity (PPP), 2
Rai, Vinay, 17
Ratio of population size, 105, 106
Russia, 9–13, 124
Russo-Japanese War, 9
Sach, Goldman, 41
Schwab, Klaus, 7, 11
SDR. See Special drawing rights
Simon, William, 17
Singapore, 96–99
South Africa, 24–28, 61–64, 128
South-South commerce, 70
Special drawing rights (SDR), 33
Thailand, 99
Turkey, 58–61, 156–157
Vietnam, 50–53, 100–101, 157–158
WB. See World Bank
WEF. See World Economic Forum’s
World Bank (WB), 29, 59
World Economic Forum’s (WEF), 11, 19
Xiaoping, Deng, 21