Recently, I attended a startup accelerator pitch competition in Kigali where 10 teams pitched business solutions to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) challenges faced by Rwandan youth. The top four…
Category: emerging markets
Could Brazil Be a Lifeline for Syrian Refugees?
Guest post by Danielle Renwick via The Development Set Damascus restaurant sits on a quiet, leafy street in Pinheiros, an upper-class neighborhood in São Paulo, Brazil. On a recent sunny afternoon, 73-year-old…
How eHealth is revolutionazing healthcare in Emerging Markets
Emerging markets have often struggled with proper education and information, especially as regards basic healthcare knowledge for the main part of the population. Eyeing that gap, Google has made a…
After the fall: Will Wal-Mart rise again in Brazil?
Read the updated version of this article here https://emergingmarkets.today/walmart-journey-brazil-rise-decline-acquisition/ About a year ago Wal-Mart made headlines in the Brazilian and international press – the supermarket chain had announced the closure…
Emerging Markets: The Next Big Opportunity For Music Streaming Services
Music streaming could be the miracle response for labels and music companies in the piracy-ridden emerging markets. According to a MIDia report, the price of music streaming is dropping and the…
How Big Data can make people healthier in Emerging Markets
Guest post by Will Greene In many emerging markets, reliable data on healthcare systems is limited or nonexistent. This makes it difficult to address urgent healthcare challenges in many countries.…
Interview: Why Brazil is worth the risk for entrepreneurs
Solo entrepreneur Rolf Kenmo explains why Brazil is worth the risk and why slipping on a banana peel is a good thing in Sweden
Global trade: is it now China’s time to shine?
The risk of the US pulling back significantly from involvement with the Asian, African and even Latin American economies is that it creates a vacuum, one that China should be eager to fill.
ASEAN eCommerce sets to replace China saturated market
Guest post by Kim Jae-kyoung SINGAPORE ― The ASEAN region (The Association of Southeast Asian Nations) is emerging as one of the most promising e-commerce markets in the world to replace…
