Many developing countries don’t have a working system of tracking property rights, and what they do have can be fragile and incomplete. In Haiti, for instance, a large earthquake in…
Tag: Brazil
Brazilian e-commerce is booming! Is your online shop ready for “samba”?
If you work with international e-commerce, you must have heard that Brazil is the next online powerhouse. The current growth in the number of smartphones has opened up a world…
Why Brazil’s tourism still is under-performing
Brazil is a huge country, one of the biggest of the world. Its seaside measures over 7,400 km and two worldwide famous cities are located there: Rio de Janeiro and…
Is It Time for Mobile Payments to Take Off in Brazil?
Two years is a long time for technology development. Back in 2015, several home-grown mobile payment apps were taking off. Still, none of the big players was showing a real…
Netflix vs Amazon Prime Video: Who’s winning in emerging markets?
As internet penetration is growing exponentially in some emerging economies, particularly Brazil and India, the two biggest video streaming services Netflix and Amazon Prime Video are going all in. Amazon Leading the…
Activists are close to saving broadband in Brazil
The fight for no data caps on home broadband connections in Brazil is heating up.
The Impact of “Big Tobacco” on Emerging Markets
Smoking has always been a divisive subject. While in developed countries, health awareness, high taxes and advertisement restriction might have been the factors contributing for the decrease in number of…
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…
Is Facebook Marketplace ignoring emerging markets eCommerce?
Yes, it’s happening. Facebook Marketplace has finally been launched. The Marketplace is a new feature inside the Facebook mobile app. The Marketplace comes as a response to marketplaces type sites like…
