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03/22/2016 Data privacy is an important topic for emerging markets by Nathalia Foditsch, Google PhD Fellow at American University and Evodio Kaltenecker, Faculty BBS business school Data is the currency of our times. To name a few of the emerging technology breakthroughs, that relate to such statement, are the internet of things (IoT), autonomous vehicles, […]

03/16/2016 Diego Molano, Former Minister of ITC in Colombia, discusses the program that helped millions By Katie O’Brien ‘16 When Diego Molano took office as Colombia’s Minister of Information and Communication Technologies in 2010, 38 percent of Colombians were living under the poverty line. By 2014 that number had fallen to 28.5 percent, according to […]

02/29/2016 Juan Matienzo, EMI Fellow Candidate, delivers a REDtalk on how he applied creativity and persistence to land a unique and exciting job in the hospitality industry. By Giorgi Tsintsadze ’17 Juan Matienzo, MBA ’17, an Emerging Markets Institute Fellow candidate, underscored the importance of being earnest and optimistic in the face of drawbacks and obstacles in […]

02/26/2016 M-PESA is a transformative mobile phone-based platform for money transfer and financial services. by Leandro Chique MBA’16 EMI Fellow, MJ Myungwon MBA’16 and Trisha Chang AMBA’16 EMI Fellow Last week we learned of a very good example regarding how innovation can change the life in emerging markets. Professor Ndunge Kiiti presented to us the significant […]

02/26/2016 Visiting Professor Ndunge Kiiti describes how M-Pesa has improved everyday life for Kenyans in rural communities. By Katie O’Brien ’16 Most people do not associate emerging economies with technological innovation. But Kenya continues to show the world the possibilities of mobile money with the widespread success of M-Pesa, a phone-based mobile technology. Ndunge Kiiti, […]

02/18/2016 A summary of the lecture by Professor Iwan Azis on February 1, 2016 at the Leaders in Emerging Markets NBA 5260 course. by Mai Amano MBA ’16 EMI Fellow, Andres Bachor MBA ’16, Matt Agnello MBA ’16 EMI Fellow The economies of Asia’s emerging markets have experienced a rollercoaster ride over the past few […]

02/12/2016 Students in the Leaders in Emerging Markets course prepared a summary of current news from Kenya, Malaysia and Brazil. by Natasha Bazely, MBA ’16, Fatma Barkus, MBA ’16 EMI Fellow, and Sasha Bharwani, LLM ’16 Kenya: A Ray of Hope in the Emerging Markets Downturn The recent oil price slump has affected many countries […]

02/09/2016 In January 2016, I had the opportunity to visit China with 26 of my classmates from the Johnson School at Cornell University. The goal for the trip was to help us better understand the history and culture of the Chinese people and its influences on local business. by Rahul Shahani, MBA ’16 Our itinerary […]

11/27/2015 On October 13, 2015, Cornell University and Franklin Templeton Servicios de Asesoría Mexico entered into an agreement to publish research reports provided by Franklin Templeton Servicios de Asesoría México, S. de R.L. de C.V.  We are proud to announce a collaboration between the Emerging Markets Institute at S.C. Johnson School of Management, Cornell University […]