Bhutan, a small landlocked country located in the eastern Himalayas, is often referred to as the “last Shangri-La”. It is known for its stunning natural beauty, commitment to environmental conservation,…
Category: Asia
How China is proving that going green isn’t just for tree-huggers
In the latest episode of the Emerging Markets Today podcast, Ana Paula Picasso interviewed John Pabon, a sustainability consultant, speaker, and author of the book “Sustainability for the Rest of…
The rise of digital wallets in Indonesia
The growth of smartphone penetration, supported by development in the fintech field, alters how consumers behave and do their daily errands, and making a payment is no exception. Making payments…
India’s golden decade has already started
India has an exploding population of over 1.3 billion people. The country’s population will increase over the next few decades. The population directly translates into an enormous local market, which…
Refurbished smartphone market: Latin America and India drive global growth
The refurbished smartphone market is seeing a boom in growth thanks to emerging markets. A refurbished smartphone is often mistaken for a regular second hand one. They are both pre…
Post-COVID world: how the definition of emerging markets evolved
Emerging markets have been an intriguing choice of investment, notably known for their “high risk, high returns” scheme. But the years have proven that the definition of emerging markets has…
Why shopping on WhatsApp is booming in Emerging Markets
What started as a messaging app has grown over the years to become a business platform. The introduction of the business WhatsApp app by Meta creates a platform for small…
How the GoTo Group became Indonesia’s new tech giant
For the last five years, IPOs in Southeast Asia have been fluctuating, hitting their lowest in 2020 as COVID-19 started to surge. However, 2021 has indicated the improvement of the…
Behind the crisis in Sri Lanka – how political and economic mismanagement combined to plunge nation into turmoil
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa formally resigned on July 15, 2022, having earlier fled the country amid widespread protests in the Southern Asian nation. The man who replaced him, Prime…
