A few bright spots: our country of the year

The Economist Podcasts

• Episode: A few bright spots: our country of the year
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• Duration: 00:20:10
• Published: 2021-12-29 12:00

Each year The Economist selects its country of the year: a place that has improved the most. Improvement, though, was damnably rare in 2021. We run through our nominations and the shortlist, and take a close look at why the winner won. And we examine what has gone on in South and South-East Asia, which offered no contenders whatsoever.

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