Emerging markets: A new investment map is needed

Uncorrelated returns and higher risks?

The old narrative about emerging markets – where the risks seemed to outweigh the benefits – no longer applies. While risks still exist, the story has shifted, giving investors reason to revisit EMs, particularly as they seek new sources of diversification in an uncertain world. Insights from PGIM, Amundi, Candriam, and more explore the opportunities, as well as areas of caution, in the emerging world.

China's Strategic Petroleum Reserve as a Geoeconomic Tool (RAND)

The size of China’s SPR compared to other global oil reserves could give China leverage to use it in a more strategic way.

Emerging Markets, Reframed (PGIM)

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Many EM economies are now more self-sustaining and represent a broader and more differentiated investment universe.

Pension Trends in Asia: Beyond Accumulation (Amundi)

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Asia’s diverse populations face a common challenge: how to tackle the continent’s retirement question.

The Rise of the RMB Financing Ecosystem (Deutsche Bank)

China is actively shifting RMB from one used for trade to a global investment and financing currency.

Digital AI to physical AI enablers: Asia benefits (FTSE Russell)

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The companies, industries, and markets that stand to benefit from the shift from digital to physical AI.

Emerging Markets Debt in a Multipolar World (Capital Group)

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As opportunities become less evenly distributed across EMD markets, how can investors address this?

Are Emerging Markets Becoming a Source for Resilience? (Candriam)

Where structural growth, earnings visibility, and valuation discipline meet in EMs.

Geopolitics on the Tightrope (MacKay Shields)

The EM opportunities that stand out amid geopolitical risks and global weather patterns.

China Gold Market Update: June Concludes a Divided H1 (World Gold Council)

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Investment demand continues to depend on the gold price trend and local equity market strength.

Emerging Market Corporate Bonds Versus Emerging Market Sovereigns (Natixis IM)

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Which opportunity set has attracted the most investor interest lately?

Geopolitical Risk and Emerging Market Sovereign Risk Premia (BIS)

How can investors better manage borrowing costs and sovereign risk in emerging markets?

Can Kazakhstan’s Oil Boom Survive Putin’s War? (FT)

Can shipping, manufacturing, and critical minerals offer the country a future beyond oil?

Africa’s ‘Idle Trillions’ Are Already Hard at Work (Brookings Institution)

Redirecting trillions towards closing Africa’s infrastructure gap would come with trade-offs and sacrifices.