Global Development & International Business

Sharing news and stories about our expertise in globalization and international business.

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Johnson School

Globalization—a growth perspective

Leaders in Emerging Markets speakers shed light on the advantages and challenges of investing in and expanding their companies to emerging markets.

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Johnson School

Emerging Markets Conference 2020: A Recap of Events

Emerging Markets Institute team members discuss the institute’s unique challenges and successes in hosting its first virtual conference.

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Johnson School

The Asian Century just arrived. Now get ready.

EMI undergraduate researcher, Michael Pocress ’21, explains events that led to the rise of Asia and how the continent may define future globalization.

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Johnson School

Student perspective: One Africa

Olivier Tameze Rivas, MBA ’20, an Emerging Markets Institutes contributor, shares his views about growth possibilities for Africa.

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Johnson School

Open for business: China’s financial liberalization

MBA students show how financial liberalization contributed to China’s position as the second largest economy in the world.

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Dyson School

Faculty expert webinars help global audiences navigate the business impacts of COVID-19

Faculty expert webinars help thousands of Cornell students and alumni navigate the financial, managerial, and social impacts of COVID-19.

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Johnson School

Present Value: Eswar Prasad and Andrew Karolyi discuss emerging markets and cryptocurrency

Present Value interviews Eswar Prasad and Andrew Karolyi, Cornell economics professors with expertise in emerging markets and finance.

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Johnson School

Cornell Tech grad discusses importance of understanding global business

Through his career and his involvement with EMI, Vince Wong, MBA ’17, has learned to consider a variety of international factors as a product manager.

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Johnson School

2018 Emerging Market Multinationals Report: Emerging Markets Reshaping Globalization

Emerging Markets Institute contributor Eudes Lopes summarizes the 2018 report, which reflects on the growing governance role of the E20.