Cañizares Center for Emerging Markets
News, stories, and thought leadership related to the role of emerging markets in the global economy.
Juan Valdez: An Emerging Multinational
by Nicholas Deaton, Anish Kumar, Nicholas Quigley, Cornell Tech MBA ’18 Juan Valdez Cafe can trace its roots back to December 12, 2002, when the Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia (Fedecafé) established the brand through Procafecol S.A. Its eponymous first storefront opened at Bogota’s El Dorado International Airport. Today, Procafecol continues its original mission […]
A Closer Look at China
by James Tseng, AMBA ’18 China’s nominal GDP surpassed that of Japan in 2010, becoming the second largest economy in the world. In 2017, China’s annual GDP growth rate surpassed 6%, and its nominal GDP was over $12 trillion.1 Commentators estimated that China would become the world’s leading economy by 2032.2 In 2012, the capital outflow from […]
Global Markets, Enterprises and Development Research Day
Organizers: Arnab Basu, Professor (Dyson), Lourdes Casanova, Senior Lecturer of Management (Johnson) and Sofia Kalantzi, Lecturer of Economics, (Johnson) The Emerging Markets Institute provides thought leadership on the role of emerging markets – and emerging market multinationals – in the global economy. The institute brings together preeminent practitioners and academics from around the world […]
EMI celebrates the work of Cornell Tech Fellows at EMI Alumni Day
On April 27th, 2018 the Emerging Markets Institute (EMI) will host the first EMI Alumni Day at the Tata Innovation Center at Cornell Tech. The event serves to celebrate the work of the class of 2017 and 2018 Cornell Tech EMI Fellows. When?April 27, 20184:30PM – 6:30PM Where?Cornell TechTata Innovation Center, room 32711 West Loop […]
Where to Play and How to Win: How Megatrends and Country Contexts Govern Strategy in Emerging Markets
By Crosby Fish MBA ’18, Navdeep Singh Cornell Tech MBA, and James Godbout MBA ’18 The subject of emerging markets can be so broad and complex that it is sometimes difficult to understand how to think about opportunity and prioritization in the world’s fastest-growing economies. Clearly, the pace of growth and rapidly increasing standards of […]
The challenges of Chinese investment in Latin America
With São Paulo hosting the World Economic Forum on Latin America 2018, Johnson faculty member Lourdes Casanova argues that it’s time to consider China’s important influence on economies and business in the region.
Will Venezuela’s New ‘Petro’ Cryptocurrency Help Its Economy?
by Carlos Serquen, MBA ’18 Venezuela will Create New ‘Petro’ Cryptocurrency The president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, announced the creation of a Venezuelan cryptocurrency called the “Petro.” He mentioned that the Petro will help achieve monetary sovereignty, make financial transactions, and most important, fight inflation and overcome the financial blockade. Venezuela’s current situation The economic […]
