The chart below shows the performance of emerging markets over the decade and from March thru December 2009: Click to Enlarge Source: Credit Suisse Global Investment Yearbook 2010 Of the 24 countries listed above, Pakistan and Argentina are considered as Frontier Markets by index providers MSCI and S&P. FTSE views all the 24 countries as …
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A recent article in The Banker magazine praises Columbia and Peru for their economic growth. In the article On the Brink, author Jason Mitchell writes: “While the Western world has been struggling through the global financial crisis, Latin America has shown a remarkable resilience to the upheaval. Two countries in particular – Colombia and Peru …
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One of the biggest risks of investing in emerging markets is that capital inflows from advanced countries can stop suddenly. This can be due to many reasons such as political problems, higher possibility of higher return in advanced countries, over-heating of the emerging market economies, etc. When capital inflows into emerging markets stop suddenly the …
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Emerging market economies are projected to perform better this year than the developed economies. Based on the year-to-date (YTD) performance of the foreign stocks trading as ADRs in the US, it appears that the above estimate might come true. The Bank of New York Mellon Asia ADR Index is down 15.25% YTD and the Bank …
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