All Emerging Market articles
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White papersGeopolitics, tariffs and market volatility
Markets were volatile in the past few days following a weekend escalation centred on President Trump’s threats to impose additional tariffs on eight NATO members unless the US was allowed to purchase Greenland from Denmark.
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White papersEmerging Markets: The Next Phase in Market-Broadening
At the same time developed markets have been generating policy and macro noise, emerging markets have been quietly outperforming. We expect EM risk assets to continue to deliver.
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White papersGlobal Emerging Markets: ESG Materiality H2 2025
In the latest issue of Global Emerging Markets (GEMs) ESG Materiality, we provide an update on our voting and engagement activity over the last 12 months, and shine a spotlight on our approach to climate-adjusted valuations.
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VideoGemcast Episode 8: Staying Original
In episode 8 of Gemcast, Selim Basak, Co-Founder and Head of Origination at Gemcorp Capital, discusses deal sourcing in emerging markets. He explains the key challenges in emerging markets versus developed, the importance of your network and why we take the time to work with and listen to our borrowers.
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White papersHow to thrive amid a confluence of generational shifts
If we look back at equities over recent history, markets have tended to move in decadal mega cycles, where one major ‘theme’ has dominated returns.
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White papersFlash commentary: Venezuela
Since August 2025, the US has deployed one of the largest forces in the Caribbean and US policy had been shifting from economic sanctions to political pressure, with Chevron’s oil license restored and military assets deployed near Venezuela as President Trump sought to manage competing priorities of energy, drug cartels, immigration, and friction with the Maduro regime.
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White papersImplications of the US move on Venezuela
Following a targeted US military operation, Nicolás Maduro and his wife were exfiltrated from the country and transferred to New York to face long-standing narco-terrorism charges. The capture itself reportedly did not involve extensive firefights, having been carefully planned to enable the safe insertion and extraction of US Delta Force and other units.
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White papersEquity Outlook 2026: Mapping a New Spectrum of Return Drivers
Our playbook for 2026 aims to address real risks by expanding allocations in new directions.
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White papersLooking ahead after an exceptional 2025
2025 was an outstanding year for market performance, with 90% of the 30 main asset classes we track posting positive returns — exceeding historical averages for the third consecutive year.
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White papersAssessing Venezuela Oil Supply Risks
The dramatic U.S. intervention in Venezuela has raised expectations of a rapid supply boost, but we anticipate a slower, more complex recovery in exports given operational constraints, legal frictions, and years of underinvestment in the sector.
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White papersManaged rivalry, emerging opportunity – China’s equity renaissance
China’s economy and equity market are entering a new phase, powered by Technological advancements, electrification and world-class supply chains. Beneath the structural change lies a broad and attractive range of opportunities for investors willing to look beyond old stereotypes.
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White papersKey takeaways from COP30 for natural capital investors
As COP30 concluded in Brazil’s Amazon region, discussions reinforced the world’s commitment to coordinated climate action – and the essential role of private capital in achieving it. Nuveen Natural Capital’s Gwen Busby and colleagues were on the ground in São Paulo and Belém, observing emerging trends. Discover three key takeaways for investors focused on decarbonization, climate risk mitigation and sustainable land management.
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White papersChinese equities have more room to grow
Chinese equities rebound after years of weak sentiment, driven by attractive valuations and liquidity shift. Healthcare, global expansion, Hong Kong IPOs and tech-enabled growth offer potential long-term upside.
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White papers2026 Investment Outlook
A spirit of endurance has characterized the market rally of the past year. This looks set to persist in 2026 as the global economy transitions to a new innovation-led regime and geopolitics enters a phase of controlled disorder.
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White papersMarket Outlook - Global equities: The great divide
US equity market returns are likely to continue diverging along the lines of technology and the rest of the market: the Nasdaq 100 index delivered a 50% return from the post-Liberation Day lows to the end of October while the Russell 1000 Value index rose by less than half that. That outperformance continues a long-running trend.
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White papersThree investment opportunities in a fragmented world
The world is undergoing significant structural change defined by rising geopolitical conflicts, trade barriers and a more fragmented global landscape. As this multi-year realignment plays out, identifying which companies can best adapt to the new framework is paramount to successful investing.
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White papersHuman Capital Assessment via Large Language Models alignment
In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, the concept of human capital has gained renewed interest, both in academic literature and in corporate strat egy, particularly through Sustainability reporting and Human Resources (HR) practices. As the world of work undergoes rapid transformation driven by the consequences of the pandemic, heightened geopolitical tensions and the acceler ated expansion of artificial intelligence, organizations are faced with a new set of challenges.
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PodcastPivot Points: Rediscovering Europe, Japan and Emerging Markets
Amid shifting global market currents, investors are reassessing where the most compelling opportunities lie beyond the US. Shifts in earnings trajectories, valuation dispersion, and evolving policy signals are reshaping the risk-reward across regions and asset classes, prompting a fresh look at how to balance exposures.
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White papersResilient Emerging Markets in the Great Diversification
Despite ongoing geopolitical tensions and policy uncertainty, many emerging markets have demonstrated notable resilience, as recently noted by the IMF, driving strong year-to-date outperformance in both debt and equity versus developed markets. We believe we have entered an era in which geographic and sector diversification is back in focus amid geopolitical realignment, supply chain redesign and an intensifying technology race. This combination favours a reallocation to EMs at a time when these markets are supported by clear structural and cyclical drivers.
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White papersCapital Market Assumptions
Why a new economic regime calls for a reassessment of risk and rewards
