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The Mint countries: Are these the world’s next economic giants?

In 2001, the world began talking about the Bric countries — Brazil, Russia, India and China — as potential powerhouses of the world economy.

The term was coined by economist Jim O’Neill, who has now identified the “Mint” countries — Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria and Turkey — as emerging economic giants. Here he explains why.

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