Move over BRIC – here is VUMP

This week I heard two people independently of each other speak of the ‘MINT’ countries. Similar to the BRIC countries, this is one more of these flashy acronyms referring to economic potential – Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria and Turkey. According to my good old friend Wikipedia, the term was invented by a management firm in Boston, US, after which it was given more popular acclaim in November 2013 by Jim O’Neill, working for Goldman Sachs. Yes, the same person who was also responsible f