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Emerging Markets - Coggle Diagram
Emerging Markets
2 Groups
certain developing countries
in Asia, Latin America + Africa
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Characteristics
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produce goods at a competitive (low)
price, many for export market
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improved standard of living, leading
to growing middle class population
with increased disposable income
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now stable governments after
recently emerging from dictatorship
to free market economies
=> promote free trade
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2015
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between them, 60% world's population
and 40% of world's GDP
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BRICS
- Brazil
- Russia
- India
- China
- South Africa
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BRAZIL
- biggest economy in S.America
and no. 6th in world
- record low unemployment
- huge infrastructure unemployment
+ 2.7% 2012 GDP growth
RUSSIA
- challenges in long term economic growth -
- political discontent = Putin
- rampant corruption
- overdependence on energy sector
- diminishing population
- public debt of only 12% of GDP
- 4.3% 2012 GDP growth
INDIA
- could be world's biggest economy
but lots of problems:
- poor infrastructure
- political corruption
- rapidly expanding population
- 7.8% 2012 GDP growth
CHINA
- world's economic growth engine still
delivering torrid GDP growth
- but worries...
- sharp reduction in real estate
construction activity
- 9.2% 2012 GDP growth
SOUTH AFRICA
- overly dependent on its natural
resources + mining sectors
- poor infrastructure
- half of black population remains
poor and unemployed
- 2.9% 2012 GDP growth
MINT
- Mexico
- Indonesia
- Nigeria
- Turkey
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MEXICO
- ranked top 3 emerging market
- acts as natural bridge between Latin
America and USA
- 2nd largest economy in Latin America
- market-friendly reforms - more Free
Trade Agreements than anyone else in world
- IMPORTS = metalwork, machines, car/aircraft parts
- EXPORTS = oil, silver, fruit, veg, coffee, cotton
INDONESIA
- enjoyed steady economic growth
- predicted 8th largest economy 2050
- English widely spoken
- considerable growth + investment opportunities in many areas (ports/railways/infrastructure)
- IMPORTS = machinery, chemicals, fuels + food
- EXPORTS = oil + gas, plywood, textiles
NIGERIA
- best prospects in all emerging markets
- could double size of economy in 6/7 yrs
- English widely spoken
- investments = Free Trade Zones, tax holidays, strong cultural + historic ties
- IMPORTS = machinery, chemicals, live animals
- EXPORTS = petroleum, cocoa, rubber
TURKEY
- predicted 2nd fastest growing economy by 2018
- young, talented population
- drive towards full EU membership
- IMPORTS = machinery, chemicals, fuels,
semi-finished goods
- EXPORTS = apparel, textiles, metal manufactures
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