Scale in Formation

Saturday, January 3, 2026
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Indonesia and Vietnam are often described as “emerging markets”, a label that suggests a linear journey toward a known destination. It is an increasingly inadequate frame. These economies are not moving toward an established end state; they are entering a phase where scale itself becomes the dominant variable. Growth is no longer the question. Absorption is.

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