Cañizares Center for Emerging Markets

News, stories, and thought leadership related to the role of emerging markets in the global economy.

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Fernanda Ribeiro Cahen

Fernanda Ribeiro Cahen is a visiting Researcher at USC Marshall – Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and Assistant Professor of Management at Centro Universitario FEI, Brazil. Previously a Post-doctoral fellow at Kelley School of Business at Indiana University (2012-2013) and a PhD from University of Sao Paulo in Business Administration (2008-2012), Cahen specializes in […]

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VINIKA RAO

Vinika Rao is the Executive Director of the INSEAD Emerging Markets Institute. After completing her MBA from IIM, Bangalore, Vinika started her career with a multinational bank in India, went on to become General Manager of an American Asian JV in the field of industrial chemicals and later became the Managing Director of a real […]

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TIMOTHY HEYMAN

From 1997, Mr. Heyman developed Heyman y Asociados SC as a leading investment manager in Mexico, managing pension, endowment, and insurance funds for Mexican and multinational companies and educational, environmental, healthcare and other non-profit institutions. Prior to founding Heyman y Asociados, Mr. Heyman was President of ING Baring Grupo Financiero (México), S.A. de C.V., and […]

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ALEJANDRO CAMINO

Alejandro Camino is the Chief Marketing Officer at Softtek. Alex joined Softtek in 1995, holding sales and consultancy roles prior to his move into marketing, including Director for the e-Business unit and later as Corporate Director of Technology. Camino has led the global marketing and communications efforts for Softtek since 2006, and today serves as […]

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ANDREW KAROLYI

Professor Karolyi is an internationally-known scholar in the area of investment management, with a specialization in the study of international financial markets. He has published extensively in journals in finance and economics, including the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics and Review of Financial Studies, and has published several books and monographs. His research […]

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Emerging Market Currency Downfall and its Effect on Emerging Economies

by Nicolas Clavijo Emerging market currencies are rapidly falling due to a combination of internal pressures and the end of post-crisis stimulus measures implemented by the central banks in advanced economies. Since the beginning of 2018, the currencies of the 20 largest emerging economies (E20) have fallen on average by 8% against the dollar, with […]

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5G mobile communication in China: From imitator to innovator

Emerging Markets Institute visiting scholar Baohong Li explains how China is a top contender in the race to define and develop 5G mobile technology.

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Brazil: An Amazing Taste of South America

by Bright Botchway, MBA ’19 “Obrigado” and football facts were the two main things I armed myself with as I set off for Brazil from Paris to join my colleagues for an international trek. I was unprepared for the amazing cultural, social and corporate experiences I would encounter. Brazil is Latin America’s largest economy, with […]