Emerging markets have not performed well so far this year. Up until a few years ago emerging markets were the place to be for global investors seeking explosive growth. But economic growth in these markets has slowed sigificnatly due to the slowdown in the Chinese economy and other factors. As a result emerging markets have …
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Latin American countries have made substantial progress over the past two decades or so. For the most part Brazil and other countries used their wealth from commodity exports to improve infrastructure, uplift their population out of poverty and other social causes. The infographic below shows the transformation of Latin America as a whole over the …
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Emerging equity markets are lagging the performance of developed markets this year. The year-to-date price returns as of May 31st of some of the major emerging and developed indices are listed below: S&P 500: 14.3% UK’s FTSE 100: 11.6% France’s CAC 40: 8.4% Germany’s DAX: 9.7% China’s Shanghai Composite: 1.4% India’s Bombay Sensex: 1.7% Brzail’s …
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The consumer sector is growing strongly in many emerging countries. The explosive growth in the middle class coupled with rising income levels is fueling the sales of consumer goods. Countries such as Indonesia, India, Turkey, China, Brazil and even Russia are undergoing a major shift in the economy where the consumer is taking the center …
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