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Is investing in Africa within China’s strategic interest? by Calvin Okwuego, EMI Fellow The stewardess announces the descent from 30,000 feet and passengers begin to buckle up. You anxiously wait in excitement as the plane pierces through the clouds. The visibility of the land comes closer within eye sight. An unfamiliar, yet familiar feeling consumes […]

by Alessandra Kroeff, MBA ’16   About a year ago, I was faced with the important decision of selecting an immersion; a unique Johnson experience that involves an intense, hands-on semester of integrated course- and field-work in a specific industry or career interest. Possessing a corporate finance background, I was unsure whether I should explore […]

There is concern about China slowing down and the impact to the global economy. by Trisha Chang, MBA ’16, EMI Fellow You may have heard in the news of China experiencing an imbalanced economy due to several factors such as overcapacity, being highly leveraged, a declining GDP growth rate, lower ratings on the manufacturing index, […]

The rapid devaluation of the Brazilian Real over the course of 2015 is the result of several factors. by Radek Janowski, MBA ’16, EMI Fellow The Brazilian Real recently reached a historic low against major currency pairs, touching over 4.20 Brazilian Reals to the U.S. Dollar. The currency has declined almost 50% this year. The […]

Dr. Ying Zhang is the Associate Dean for China Business and Relations at the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. Visiting Scholar at Harvard Business School & Cornell University.  China’s One belt one road (OBOR) policy, together with AIIB strategy can be viewed as a fundamentally creative platform to stimulate Asian and European economies, particularly through exporting […]

Latin America begins another cycle in the region’s decades-long boom/bust economy. by Brian Liberatore, MBA ’16, EMI Fellow The party is over in Latin America. Again. The last decade saw soaring commodity prices flood the region with tax dollars, bloating government budgets, ballooning social programs, and distorting currencies. Now oversupply and shrinking Chinese demand for […]

On Oct 1st, 2015, the institute held the inaugural event where institute Co-Directors Panle Jia Barwick and Shanjun Li welcomed over 60 participants from many different units on campus. Laura Spitz, the interim Vice Provost for International Affairs, discussed how the institute fits into Cornell’s rich history and current efforts in internationalization.  A panel discussion […]

by Claudio V. C. Macedo, MBA ‘16 Have you ever had the feeling that you are studying something that you will never need to use? After working for seven years in real estate in Brazil and transitioning to a summer internship in the petrochemical industry in Houston, I realized the importance of all types of […]

by Mei Poon, MBA ‘16 and Environmental Finance and Impact Investing Fellow Candidate Mei Poon shares her experience working at a startup within a multinational organization. The sun fuels all life on earth. It takes exactly 8.3minutes for sunlight to reach earth at the speed of light. One hour of sunlight is enough to power […]