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Of all the voice-calling minutes used in the world in 2011, what percentage was
accounted for by cross-border phone calls? - ANSWER-2%
What percent of the world's population consists of first-generation immigrants? -
ANSWER-3%
Of all the investment that occurs in the world, what percentage is accounted for by
FDI (foreign direct investment)? - ANSWER-10%
By 2030, ____________ of world's population is expected to live in cities: -
ANSWER-2/3
According to Friedman, what is the best way to improve the state of the poor across
the globe: - ANSWER-improve local governance
According to the DHL Global Connectedness Index, what is increasing at the fastest
pace: - ANSWER-information flows
In the Global Connectedness Index, what does "breadth" refer to: - ANSWER-how
many different countries and particular country interacts with
According to Mwenda, the budget of Uganda, his home country, is: - ANSWER-
110%
what are the 10 flatteners expressed by thomas friedman? - ANSWER-fall of the
berlin wall, netscape IPO, workflow software, open sourcing, outsourcing, offshoring,
supply-chaining, insourcing, informing, wireless
Who has characterized the world as "spiky"? - ANSWER-Richard Florida
In his talk, Khanna calls the confluence of connectivity and geography - ANSWER-
connectography
Both these scholars are concerned about urbanization's role in globalization: -
ANSWER-Florida and Khanna
Approximately, what percentage of US federal budget goes to foreign aid? -
ANSWER-1%
In 2015, which country announced the creation of the Asian Infrastructure
Investment Bank? - ANSWER-China
In 1995, the following company, that introduced the first Web browser, went public: -
ANSWER-Netscape