Emerging market banks offer distinct advantages over their developed world peers. Other than the obvious diversification benefits, banks in the developing countries tend to have higher growth and profitability rates leading to much better share price appreciations. For instance, in most developing markets a few banks dominate the industry and hence have higher pricing power. …
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Single country funds are highly risky especially those related to emerging markets. Holding these funds for the long-term defined as five years or more requires strong conviction and patience and there is no guarantee that the bet would be a winner. I recently came across an article that discussed the risks and benefits of investing …
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Oil is the most important commodities in the world. The price of crude oil impacts most of the global economies. Rising oil prices tend to be a boon to oil producing countries but adversely affect consuming countries. Despite being the most important and highly traded commodity, the price of oil is one of the mysteries …
Diabetes is one of the top diseases affecting millions of people worldwide. Change in food habits especially in the emerging countries is leading to rises diabetes sufferers in these countries. China and India are the top two countries with most diabetes patients followed by the US. India is projected to overtake China by 2045. Click …
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