Cañizares Center for Emerging Markets
News, stories, and thought leadership related to the role of emerging markets in the global economy.
From Colombia to Cornell: Pediatric platform wins pitch prize
Venture is putting high-quality pediatric health information within reach across Latin America through WhatsApp and smartphone
Ethiopia has the playbook. Will it use it? Lessons from Japan and Korea’s rise
An Ethiopian MBA student visits Japan and Korea and reflects on how Ethiopia can adapt lessons from East Asia’s development model
Designing leadership: Japan and Korea through an emerging market lens
MBA student shares how experiences in Japan and Korea shifted her focus from personal control to system design and trust
In emerging markets, the real AI opportunity is product leadership
As AI scales across emerging markets, product leadership that blends strategy, context and global insight will determine real value
Tokenized Equities: Bridging emerging economies and U.S. capital markets
Tokenized equities are democratizing access to financial markets for emerging markets investors
From Crypto to CBDCs: Digital currency and the future of global finance
Global finance is nearing a tipping point as digital payments surge in emerging markets and CBDCs and stablecoins advance
Big Tech reliance can trap emerging economies
Nations can move from reliance on tech giants to digital sovereignty by fostering local innovation and unity.
Factories, finance and human capital: Lessons from Southeast Asia
A Cornell MBA student travels through Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines to explore sustainability in emerging markets
The rise and fall of Bolivia’s state-led growth model
Once a “socialist miracle,” Bolivia now faces historic inflation and gas shortages, exposing the risks of state-led growth.