- How Asia's middle classes will change the world
They are every marketeer's dream and the future of the world economy - now Asia's aspirational middle classes have been laid bare in a study focusing on their astonishing growth. The Asian Development Bank forecast in the study released yesterday that the spending power of middle class consumers - anyone consuming between US$2 and US$20 a day - would increase by eight times in the next 20 years.
裸の研究ではその驚異的な成長に焦点を当て配置されている彼らはすべての商人の夢と世界経済の将来 - 今アジアの向上心ミドルクラスです
- The new, silent, French revolution
Paris, a city which has seen many revolutions, claims it is on the cusp of another - one that will change the world's relationship with the car.The first help-yourself, electrically powered hire cars were yesterday being tested... パリ、多くの回転を見ている都市は、それは別のカスプ上にあると主張 - car.The初めて自分で助けを借りて、世界の関係を変えるものが、電動レンタル車は昨日テストされていた...
- Kony 2012 Invisible Children Video: Can Social Media Do What Foreign Policy Cannot?
Viral video is used for all kinds of trivial things: cute cats, epic fails, wardrobe malfunctions. Kony 2012 is different. It may well be the most affecting half hour you will spend on the internet and it will change the world. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Why American Natural Gas Will Change The World
‘It was the best of times; it was the worst of times’ – never a truer word spoken for the gas industry. Whilst Chesapeake is fighting for its life in the US, spot gas prices are reaching all-time highs in Asia. In this ‘Tale of Two Cities’ you’ll get $2/MMBtu in New York (Henry Hub) and around $20/MMBtu in Singapore (Asian spot). The divorce between the Atlantic Basin and Pacific Basin couldn’t be any starker – the question is whether these spreads will incrementally narrow under inexorable laws of economics, or whether politics will throw a spanner in the works. Depending on how you answer this ‘convergence question’ will have dramatic implications for hydrocarbon asset prices in the years to come. Not to mention the contours of international energy relations. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- The Entangled Revolution Has Begun
The world seems to be less predictable these days, with political and social unrest, a slowly recovering economy and a changing climate. Futurists predict faster changes in the next 20 years, with large impacts on economy, sociology and our daily life. The trends with the biggest influence are reworking our financial systems, the need to become sustainable, and the networked society. In this first of a three-part posting on trends, I will outline the industry and IT revolution of “entanglement” – a trend that has been shaping our lives for years and, in the next 10-20 years, will change the world more fundamentally than any generation before us. 世界は政治的、社会的不安、ゆっくりと景気回復と気候変動と、これらの日より予測できると思われる
- Electric Cars Will Change the World
In 10 years time we will all be driving electric cars. So what’s taking so long for everyone to get it? 10年の時間では、すべての電気自動車を運転していきます
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