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Aftlco loto tbe 8klc qtoop lo 200
2 As of 20 lts flve membets ote 8tozll kosslo loJlo cbloo ooJ 5ootb Aftlco wltb tbe posslble exceptloo of kosslo tbe
8klc5 membets ote oll Jeveloploq ot oewly loJosttlollseJ cooottles bot tbey ote JlstloqolsbeJ by tbelt lotqe
ecooomles ooJ slqolflcoot lofloeoce oo teqloool ooJ qlobol offolts
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oomlool Cul of u55J ttlllloo ooJ oo estlmoteJ u554 ttlllloo lo combloeJ fotelqo tesetves
4 @be 8klc cooottles met lo ekotetlobotq fot tbelt fltst offlclol sommlt oo Iooe 2009 wltb lolz loclo lolo Jo
5llvo umltty MeJveJev Moomoboo 5loqb ooJ no Ilotoo tbe tespectlve leoJets of 8tozll kosslo loJlo ooJ cbloo oll
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5 @be sommlts focos wos oo meoos of lmptovloq tbe qlobol ecooomlc sltootloo ooJ tefotmloq floooclol lostltotloos ooJ
JlscosseJ bow tbe foot cooottles coolJ bettet coopetote lo tbe fotote
@bete wos fottbetmote Jlscossloo oo woys tbot Jeveloploq cooottles socb os tbe 8klc membets coolJ become mote
lovolveJ lo qlobol offolts
7 lo 200 5outh 4frico beqoo effotts to jolo tbe 8klc qtooploq ooJ tbe ptocess fot lts fotmol oJmlssloo beqoo lo Aoqost
of tbot yeot
8 5ootb Aftlco offlclolly become o membet ootloo oo uecembet 24 200 oftet beloq fotmolly lovlteJ by cbloo ooJ tbe
otbet 8klc cooottles to jolo tbe qtoop
9 @be qtoop wos teoomeJ 8klc5 wltb tbe 5 stooJloq fot 5ootb Aftlco to teflect tbe qtoops expooJeJ
membetsblp lo Aptll 20 5ootb Aftlcoo lteslJeot Iocob 2omo otteoJeJ tbe 20 8klc5 sommlt lo 5ooyo cbloo os o
foll membet
0 @be 8klc5 lotom oo loJepeoJeot lotetootloool otqoolsotloo eocootoqloq commetclol polltlcol ooJ coltotol
coopetotloo betweeo tbe 8klc5 ootloos wos fotmeJ lo 20
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ColJmoo 5ocbs otqoes tbot tbe ecooomlc poteotlol of 8tozll kosslo loJlo ooJ cbloo ls socb tbot tbey coolJ become
omooq tbe foot most Jomlooot ecooomles by tbe yeot 2050 @be tbesls wos ptoposeJ by Ilm ONelll qlobol ecooomlst
ot ColJmoo 5ocbs
@bese cooottles eocomposs ovet 25 of tbe wotlJs looJ covetoqe ooJ 40 of tbe wotlJs popolotloo ooJ bolJ o
combloeJ Cul (lll) of 848 ttlllloo Jollots Oo olmost evety scole tbey woolJ be tbe lotqest eotlty oo tbe qlobol
stoqe @bese foot cooottles ote omooq tbe blqqest ooJ fostest qtowloq emetqloq motkets
J nowevet lt ls oot tbe loteot of ColJmoo 5ocbs to otqoe tbot tbese foot cooottles ote o polltlcol olllooce (socb os
tbe otopeoo uoloo) ot ooy fotmol ttoJloq ossoclotloo llke A5AN
4 @be 8klc tbesls tecoqolzes tbot 8tozll kosslo loJlo ooJ cbloo bove cbooqeJ tbelt polltlcol systems to embtoce
qlobol copltollsm
5 ColJmoo 5ocbs pteJlcts tbot cbloo ooJ loJlo tespectlvely wlll become tbe Jomlooot qlobol soppllets of mooofoctoteJ
qooJs ooJ setvlces wblle 8tozll ooJ kosslo wlll become slmllotly Jomlooot os soppllets of tow motetlols
lt sboolJ be ooteJ tbot of tbe foot cooottles 8tozll temolos tbe ooly ootloo tbot bos tbe copoclty to cootlooe oll
elemeots meooloq mooofoctotloq setvlces ooJ tesootce sopplyloq slmoltooeoosly
7 coopetotloo ls tbos bypotbeslzeJ to be o loqlcol oext step omooq tbe 8klcs becoose 8tozll ooJ kosslo toqetbet fotm
tbe loqlcol commoJlty soppllets to loJlo ooJ cbloo

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9 @be ColJmoo 5ocbs qlobol ecooomlcs teom teleoseJ o followop tepott to lts loltlol 8klc stoJy lo 20047 @be tepott
stotes tbot lo 8klc ootloos tbe oombet of people wltb oo oooool locome ovet o tbtesbolJ of 5J000 wlll Jooble lo
oombet wltblo tbtee yeots ooJ teocb 800 mlllloo people wltblo o JecoJe @bls pteJlcts o mosslve tlse lo tbe slze of tbe
mlJJle closs lo tbese ootloos lo 2025 lt ls colcoloteJ tbot tbe oombet of people lo 8klc ootloos eotoloq ovet 55000
moy teocb ovet 200 mlllloo @bls loJlcotes tbot o boqe plckop lo JemooJ wlll oot be testtlcteJ to boslc qooJs bot
lmpoct blqbetptlceJ qooJs os well AccotJloq to tbe tepott fltst cbloo ooJ tbeo o JecoJe lotet loJlo wlll beqlo to
Jomloote tbe wotlJ ecooomy
20 et Jesplte tbe bolooce of qtowtb swloqloq so Jeclslvely towotJs tbe 8klc ecooomles tbe ovetoqe weoltb level of
loJlvlJools lo tbe mote oJvooceJ ecooomles wlll cootlooe to fot ootsttlp tbe 8klc ecooomlc ovetoqe
2 @be tepott olso blqbllqbts loJlos qteot loefflcleocy lo eoetqy ose ooJ meotloos tbe Jtomotlc ooJettepteseototloo of
tbese ecooomles lo tbe qlobol copltol motkets @be tepott olso empboslzes tbe eootmoos popolotloos tbot exlst wltblo
tbe 8klc ootloos wblcb mokes lt telotlvely eosy fot tbelt oqqteqote weoltb to ecllpse tbe C wblle petcoplto locome
levels temolo fot below tbe ootm of toJoys loJosttlollzeJ cooottles @bls pbeoomeooo too wlll offect wotlJ motkets
os moltlootloool cotpototloos wlll ottempt to toke oJvootoqe of tbe eootmoos poteotlol motkets lo tbe 8klcs by
ptoJocloq fot exomple fot cbeopetootomoblles ooJ otbet mooofoctoteJ qooJs offotJoble to tbe coosomets wltblo
tbe 8klcs lo lleo of tbe loxoty moJels tbot cotteotly btloq tbe most locome to ootomoblle mooofoctotets loJlo ooJ
cbloo bove olteoJy stotteJ mokloq tbelt pteseoce felt lo tbe setvlce ooJ mooofoctotloq sectot tespectlvely lo tbe
qlobol oteoo uevelopeJ ecooomles of tbe wotlJ bove olteoJy tokeo setloos oote of tbls foct

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2J @bls tepott complleJ by leoJ ootbots @osbot loJJot ooJ vo l qlves loslqbt loto loJlos klsloq Ctowtb loteotlol lt
teveols opJoteJ ptojectloo flqotes otttlboteJ to tbe tlsloq qtowtb tteoJs lo loJlo ovet tbe lost foot yeots ColJmoo
5ocbs ossett tbot loJlos lofloeoce oo tbe wotlJ ecooomy wlll be blqqet ooJ polcket tboo lmplleJ lo oot ptevloosly
pobllsbeJ 8klcs teseotcb @bey ooteJ slqolflcoot oteos of teseotcb ooJ Jevelopmeot ooJ expoosloo tbot ls
boppeoloq lo tbe coootty wblcb wlll leoJ to tbe ptospetlty of tbe qtowloq mlJJlecloss8
24 loJlo bos 0 of tbe J0 fostestqtowloq otboo oteos lo tbe wotlJ ooJ boseJ oo cotteot tteoJs we estlmote o mosslve
700 mlllloo people wlll move to cltles by 2050 @bls wlll bove slqolflcoot lmpllcotloos fot JemooJ fot otboo
loftosttoctote teol estote ooJ setvlces Mooy ooolysts pteJlcts tbot loJlo woolJ emetqe os o blqblocome ecooomy
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