In the industrial heart of Bahia, an idle factory once owned by Ford was revived in 2022, and the assembly lines began rolling again, not for gasoline-powered cars, but electric…
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H&M in Brazil: Sustainable Strategy or Just “Greenwashing”?
H&M has just announced the opening of their first store in Brazil in 2025, with plans to open physical stores and online shopping first in the major cities of the…
BRICS and the Push for De-Dollarization: Why Now?
South Africa, the host of this year’s BRICS Summit 2023, has gained global attention in the international press more than ever. The leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South…
China’s One Child Policy: Birth Rate Decline and the Rise of Childfree Couples
A growing number of “Double Income, No Kids” family, or DINKS for short, casts an uncertain future on China’s economy. China’s fertility rate hitting a record low of 6.77 births…
Sustainability in Emerging Markets: Insights from Experts
This is the second episode of the 2022 in Review series and it is focused on sustainability in emerging markets. First up, we chat with Alexandre Lemille about the role…
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…
China: the Global Leader in Sustainability?
This episode is all about China, sustainability, and how we in the West have a distorted idea of how China is tackling environmental and social problems. Here is my chat…
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…
Chinese private security firms are growing their presence in Africa: why it matters
Alessandro Arduino, National University of Singapore Chinese private security companies have found a profitable niche market in Africa: guarding Chinese executives and construction sites. They’re also securing Chinese vessels at…
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…
