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Myanmar: a coup, a civil war, a crisis and China
Briefings Myanmar was heading in the right direction after decades of isolation before the army seized control again in February. Now the outlook is increasingly grim.
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Will emerging markets have a better 2022, or is it downhill from here?
Analysis Emerging market equities had a dismal year in 2021. John Stepek asks if 2022 will be any better, and takes a look at some of the most promising areas for investors.
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2021: a year to forget for investors in emerging market stocks
News Emerging market stocks have fallen from favour with international investors, with the MSCI Emerging Markets index down by more than 4% since the start of the year.
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Mexican stockmarkets lose their spice
News Mexico's economy is in poor shape – its GDP shrank by 8.3% last year and the recovery has been bumpy. And despite a 13% rise in value this year, investors are deserting its stockmarket.
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Emerging market stocks fall behind the developed world
News The MSCI emerging market stock index is down this year, while developed-world stockmarkets have rallied.
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Investors lose faith in Brazil
News Brazil's benchmark Bovespa stockmarket index has fallen by 11% since January to become the world’s worst-performing market.
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Emerging markets: the Brics never lived up to their promise – but is now the time to buy?
Analysis Twenty years ago hopes were high for Brazil, Russia, India and China – the “Brics” emerging-market economies. But only China has beaten expectations. Max King explains why and asks if now is the time to buy.
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Emerging-market central banks take on inflation
News Central banks in Poland, Russia, Mexico and Brazil have been raising interest rates to get ahead of global inflationary pressures.
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India: the next global growth engine
News India's stockmarket is booming, up by 37% so far this year, and the BSE Sensex index has delivered an annualised return over the last five years of more than twice that of the FTSE 100.
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