Get-rich-quick scheming: India and Indonesia

The Intelligence from The Economist
Apr 3, 2023 23 min
Get-rich-quick scheming: India and Indonesia
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<p>There are similarities between the two economies set to be the fastest-growing this year—but their <a href="https://www.economist.com/international/2023/03/29/which-will-grow-faster-india-or-indonesia?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">paths to greater prosperity</a> will not look like those that came before. One of Australia’s most important river systems is in trouble, and a logjam of millions of dead fish is <a href="https://www.economist.com/asia/2023/03/23/millions-of-dead-fish-are-washing-up-in-australia?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">just one sign</a>. And what to do with the abandoned <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2023/03/30/what-to-do-with-russias-abandoned-luxury-yachts?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">luxury yachts</a> of Russia’s super-rich.</p><p>For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, try a free 30-day digital subscription by going to <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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