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Fixing the World's Infrastructure Problems

Harvard Business Review

of GDP (PDF) is necessary to raise infrastructure in the region to the standard of developed East Asian countries. Just to keep pace with anticipated global GDP growth, the world needs to spend $57 trillion , or on average $3.2 The UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean estimates that investment equivalent to 7.9%

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Stop Focusing on Profitability and Go for Growth

Harvard Business Review

times global GDP) to more than $600 trillion (9.5 times global GDP). Our models suggest that by 2025 global financial capital could easily surpass a quadrillion dollars, more than 10 times global GDP. So, in real terms, debt financing is essentially free. And capital continues to expand.

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3 Emerging Market Risks Companies Should Watch for in 2018

Harvard Business Review

real GDP growth rate for the region, but there is more business risk than many expect. Mexico and Brazil alone account for over 60% of Latin America’s GDP and most regional revenue for multinationals. growth in real GDP. But this healthy forecast should not encourage complacency about risk.