The former Chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management is best known for coining the term ‘BRICs’ as the acronym now universally applied to the world’s four key emerging economies – Brazil, Russia, India and China – symbolising the current shift in global economic power. O’Neill also led the attempted Red Knights takeover of Manchester United in 2010.

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00:00:33 Assessment of situation five years on from beginning of financial crisis
00:02:47 What is the situation with the BRICS nations now?
00:04:57 China: debt; credit; water; corruption; leadership; economy

 

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