The World in 2012

What will next year bring?

The future in 140 characters

FOR a quarter of a century, The Economist has published an annual forecast of the year ahead. The World in 2012 will comment on the coming swathe of elections, investigate predictions of economic doom and mourn the end of the world (scheduled for December 21st 2012). This year The World in 2012 has also invited a number of contributors to make their predictions in the space of 140 characters.

Were anxious to hear from our readers. What do you think 2012 holds? What will happen in your neighbourhood or industry? What does the rest of the world need to know? Tweet your predictions, adding the hashtag #predict2012, by midnight of Wednesday October 12th, and the six best tweets will be published alongside those of Salman Rushdie, composer Nico Muhly, and Instagrams Kevin Systrom in The World in 2012.

If you are not a Twitter user you can still take part by leaving your prediction (in no more than 140 characters) in the comments below. Winners will be announced near the date of publication, in mid-November. Good luck!

What will next year bring?

Oct 7th 2011, 23:22

China, led mainly by Xi Jin-Ping and Li Ke-Qiang at the crossroads in Communist Party, will advance on inner economy and Taiwan Issue.

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