While the three giants recover, developing countries as a whole are mired in recession.

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The developing world as a whole is playing a major role in keeping the worldwide economy moving.

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At the moment, then, recovery in the BRICs is coinciding with recession in the developing world as a whole.

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In developing countries as a whole, the average growth in cereal yields has fallen from 3-6% a year in the 1960s to 1-2% a year now, says the World Bank.

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As much as we're familiar with wireless power, we know developing a truly contact-free form of charging has a whole raft of extra challenges, such as getting into the sweet spot for power delivery and the potential traffic jam caused by throwing another device into the mix.

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The fifth trend, which I call the New Peace, involves war in the world as a whole, including developing nations.

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As a whole, this paints a picture of an organization that is moving towards greater agility, developing employee relationships and engagement, and helping their leaders use the power of collective intelligence to solve their pressing needs.

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