Among the BRIC nations, only Brazil is worse with a Gini index of around 0.57.
Kevin Stewart, Guernsey's Commerce and Employment Minister, said Guernsey would focus on ties with BRIC nations.
By 2050, the BRIC nations are projected to be the first, third, fifth and sixth largest economies in the world.
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When they write the book about what worked in 2010, investing in the BRIC nations will probably not make the list.
The International Monetary Fund expects the BRIC nations, not counting South Africa, to account for 21.6% of world GDP by 2015.
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The growth prospects of BRIC nations, however, often overshadow the importance of one major market for Baskin-Robbin, which is The Middle East.
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There are challenges for South Africa in lining up with the founding Bric nations, and analysts say these include how successfully South Africa can make itself more attractive for investment.
Inflation has been plagueing all of the BRIC nations.
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And while all of the big emerging markets, the so-called BRIC nations of Brazil, Russia, India and China, are investment grade, as are many of their companies that issue bonds, none of their debt is as safe as US Treasury bonds.
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On that score, the momentum amongst Russian policymakers to the BRIC concept is even stronger than I recalled, and being on a panel with a number of them and representatives from the other BRIC nations left me positively impressed that it is not just talk.
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Add to the BRIC countries a few nations in the Middle East and Africa and the commonalities in the areas of talent and leadership are uncanny.
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These poorer nations are becoming more dependent on the growth of BRIC economies than they are on the growth of the US and European economies.
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