Emerging Markets Institute

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

Affordable housing in Vietnam
Nolan School

A journey: Private investment in infrastructure in emerging markets

EMI contributor HyungJoon (Simon) Kim, MPS-RE ’17, discusses value creation, impacts, and rewards of infrastructure investments in emerging markets.

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Johnson School

Colombia’s next decade: Challenges and opportunities

In the wake of political, social, and economic transformation, Colombia has positioned itself for sustained growth, but not without challenges.

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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.

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Johnson School

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.

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Johnson School

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.

Conference attendees
Johnson School

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.

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Johnson School

‘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.

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Johnson School

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.

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Johnson School

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.