Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/3G (countries)


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The result was   no consensus. Nakon 01:08, 1 March 2015 (UTC)

3G (countries)

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This is a classification based on economic speculation about the next 40 years. Wikipedia is not a crystal ball, and it's also not really in the business of giving timely investment advice, which is essentially what this is. -- Beland (talk) 19:52, 8 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete - There are a couple sources for this, but the concept appears not to have significantly taken hold. Iff it ever becomes as well-known as BRICS, we can revisit this, but until then, we can do without it. No Matter How Dark (talk) 19:55, 8 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep -- This is certainly not a highly notable topic in business/economics but it certainly passes the bar for general notability. In response to the this article describes the "3G Country" concept introduced by Buiter at Citibank; to describe the article as economic speculation misses the point of the article and, if true, easily correctable. There are more than a couple sources, some of them quite recent, and it does not need to be as notable as BRICS to pass the bar. Additional sources: 2014 op-ed, Jakarta Post 2014, 2014 story, Operating in Emerging Markets, 2013, Forbes, 2012, 2012 story, CNBC Africa, The Indian Express.  —  Noah  21:57, 8 February 2015 (UTC) (I edited my list to correct an error, misread a date)
 * Side note, this article should be renamed "3G countries" or "Global Growth Generators". —  Noah  22:01, 8 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Well, the concept "3G country" is the separation of countries into those that are likely to experience high growth and those that are not, which is a distinction that by necessity involves predicting the future. The point is to help investors decide where to put their money, isn't it?  Or is there some other point you are saying that I am missing? -- Beland (talk) 16:56, 23 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment The article should limit itself to the term 3G or Global Growth Generators, not growth in general which should be at Economic growth. From the references I checked only one Citi report uses the term.Jonpatterns (talk) 10:03, 9 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. N ORTH A MERICA 1000 13:55, 9 February 2015 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Missvain (talk) 05:54, 15 February 2015 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Spirit of Eagle (talk) 06:24, 22 February 2015 (UTC)
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