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…
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What to Expect from Emerging Markets Investments
*Disclaimer: this episode is NOT an investment advice!* This episode is all about emerging markets investments and what to look out for. Here is my chat with André L. Havas, CEO…
How Trade and Trade Finance can Help Emerging Markets
How can trade and trade finance help emerging markets? Here is my chat with Andrea Frosinini, a trade finance advisor and he is also on the advisory board of TOTTA (Trans-Oceanic Trade…
Brazil signs agreement to halt deforestation but Bolsonaro cannot be trusted
On the second day of COP26 – the UN climate negotiations in Glasgow – the world celebrated an announcement made by leaders from 124 countries. In the Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use, world leaders boldly pledged “to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030 while delivering sustainable development”.
Shortage of coffee in 2021 might see record prices
Some of the most significant coffee-producing regions got less than half of the average amount of rain. Brazil is the world’s largest exporter of coffee. The rainy season in Brazil…
Brazil struggles to find a route to competitiveness
Why is everything so expensive in Brazil? I’m Brazilian and lived there most of my life and never understood it – until I came across this article by the Economist. Some…
The Chinese Century: Is China-Brazil relationship a proxy of a new global governance?
Nature hates the vacuum, so do superpowers. Therefore, the geopolitical space allowed by the United States is seemingly being filled by China [1]. For instance, the Asian giant became Brazil’s…
Opinion: Sara Haq’s perspective on Emerging markets expertise
Guest post by Sara Haq It is impossible to know everything about emerging markets business. Even if one could know all of the pertinent information at any given moment in…
The rise and fall of Walmart in Brazil
Read the updated version of this article here https://emergingmarkets.today/walmart-journey-brazil-rise-decline-acquisition/ Things are not looking good for Wal-Mart in Brazil. So far, the retailer closed 60 stores, mainly because of failing profits.…
