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Discuss our predictions for 2013

By M.J.

WHAT will happen in 2013? Daniel Franklin is Executive editor of The Economist and editor of The World in 2013, a collection of forecasts for the year ahead. On Friday December 14th Mr Franklin will be discussing The Economist's predictions for 2013 via webcam, using the Hangouts feature of Google+. He will also be answering readers' questions.

What topics would you like Mr Franklin to cover? What regions, businesses and markets interest you most? And what are your own predictions of what the next twelve months will bring? Readers are invited to participate in the call: register interest and submit questions to Mr Franklin

using this form

. Those invited to take part will need a Google+ account and a webcam. The discussion will take place at 4pm in London and 11am in New York, and will appear on this page. We look forward to hearing from you.

Mr Franklin's discussion is the latest in a series of events that give readers a chance to interrogate Economist journalists on video. Past hangouts have examined the rise of China, discussed emerging technologies and endorsed presidential candidates. Please follow The Economiston Google+ to find out how to participate in future discussions.

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