Sunday 03, June 2012 by Jim O'Neill
Do The BRICs need replastering?
In late 2008 and early 2009, there were two reasons why some of us found it relatively easy to go against the prevailing view that a worrying global depression was around the corner. In fact, the inevitability of an aggressive fiscal stimulus in many countries, combined with the ongoing rise of the so-called BRIC economies meant that early 2009 was an excellent time to invest.
