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Coming up in February 2016, Emirates are starting a regular 8,588 mi (13,821 km) service between Dubai, UAE and Panama City, Panama. The Wright Brothers were the startup entrepreneurs of 1900. They were born tinkerers, taking skills from a printing shop to open a bike repair shop. MORE

The emerging markets of Brazil, Russia, India and China that make up the ‘BRIC’ acronym continue to forge ahead. In particular China and India, with annual economic growth rates many multiples ahead of North America and Europe. MORE

Among the nations that are also showing prominent growth in the retail industry are Malaysia, Turkey, Viet Nam, and the UAE. The growing crisis in physical retail has been alarming companies and analysts. MORE

3 UAE in the Index, a broad gauge of emerging markets’ competitiveness. UAE, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain outpaced all other countries. India and China are the logistics industry’s favorite investment destinations, but Vietnam leads a second group that includes UAE, Brazil and Indonesia. MORE

Key e-commerce emerging markets include: Malaysia, UAE, Thailand, Chile, Peru, Columbia, and South Africa. Nicolas A. Tonelli/Flickr. Global headlines anticipating growth through globalization are plentiful. MORE

In the overall index rankings - which are based on economic and social data - India climbed two spots to third place, behind only China and the UAE. . The UAE, India and Malaysia (nos. MORE