Emerging Markets Institute
News, stories, and thought leadership related to the role of emerging markets in the global economy.
Growing consumer power in China: A glimpse of the global future?
Foreign brands have to look beyond China’s regulatory forces and be cognizant of Chinese consumers’ power in order to remain globally competitive.
American student reflects on China, globalization, and digital transformation
Spenser Rose says Wenzhou University has expanded his view of globalization and exposed him to the concept of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Emerging Markets Reshaping Globalization annual conference recap
EMI’s 2018 conference speakers see emerging markets as a bulwark for the international economic system in this era of trade wars and protectionism.
‘Made in China 2025’ feels trade war pinch
Lourdes Casanova, Johnson professor and director of the Emerging Markets Institute, offers her thoughts on the trade war brewing between the U.S. and China.
Emerging markets champion: CEMEX, a Mexican global company
Abdellah Bouhamidi, MBA ’19, discusses growth options for emerging market champion CEMEX in a highly consolidated market.
Leaders in Emerging Markets: Exploring Mexico’s future in finance and technology
Three students recap speaker Jose Vidal Alcala-Burgos’s emerging markets talk on the role of data science in Mexico’s financial and technology sector.
Course reflections: Competition from Emerging Market Multinationals
Dissecting one of the largest e-commerce platforms, based out of the second most populous country in the world, right from the heart of Ithaca, New York.
Will Tencent, parent of WeChat, make its way to U.S. markets?
Gil Rabinowitch, MBA ’19, explains the history of Tencent, WeChat’s parent company, and how it could make its way into the U.S. market.
Dear Jumia: Watch that Walmart-Flipkart deal
Brandon Banner, MBA ’19, on how Walmart’s investment in India’s top eCommerce player could be a sign of what’s to come for Jumia, Africa’s first unicorn.