Investment Adventures in Emerging Markets

Emerging Market Insights: Middle East impact muted
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Emerging Market Insights: Middle East impact muted

Fears of higher interest rates for longer continue to weigh on equities—including those in emerging markets. Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity explores this and more in its latest market outlook.

Growth opportunities in emerging markets
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Growth opportunities in emerging markets

Emerging markets offer dynamic growth opportunities for investors, from consumer goods to logistics to technology. Find out more from Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity’s Chetan Sehgal.

Emerging Markets Insights: Emerging market banks are resilient
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Emerging Markets Insights: Emerging market banks are resilient

Banks in emerging markets are more resilient than US and European banks that suffered a liquidity crisis, according to Franklin Templeton’s Emerging Markets Equity team. Find out why:

Bouncing into the Chinese Year of the Rabbit
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Bouncing into the Chinese Year of the Rabbit

Gong Xi Fa Cai! Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity’s Chetan Sehgal shares some thoughts on investing in China in the Year of the Rabbit.

Emerging Markets Insights: Optimism on 2023 outlook
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Emerging Markets Insights: Optimism on 2023 outlook

As we head further into 2023, our Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity Team finds many reasons to be constructive about emerging markets.

Emerging market equities—why now?
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Emerging market equities—why now?

Emerging markets are resilient and better positioned than developed markets to face the current uncertain global environment, according to Franklin Templeton Emerging Market Equity’s Andrew Ness. He makes the case for investors to take a look at this underappreciated and undervalued asset class.

Emerging markets insights: October focus on politics in emerging markets
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Emerging markets insights: October focus on politics in emerging markets

Slower global growth, a strong US dollar, global supply chain woes and domestic economic factors have created headwinds for emerging markets, but Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity still sees long-term growth potential.

Sustainable beef is key to slowing Amazon deforestation
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Sustainable beef is key to slowing Amazon deforestation

In our new piece from the Franklin Templeton Institute, we examine the challenge of feeding a growing global population in the midst of climate change, geopolitical shocks and uncertainty. Claus Born and Preyesh Patel from Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity believe systemic problems like climate change means sustainable practices by private farmers, ranchers and pastoralists in Brazil play an equally important role in delivering potentially carbon-free beef to consumers.

Middle Eastern Resilience: Improving Economic Activity and Defensive Characteristics
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Middle Eastern Resilience: Improving Economic Activity and Defensive Characteristics

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has been resilient despite ongoing geopolitical uncertainty and rising inflation, according to Franklin Templeton’s Dino Kronfol and Salah Shamma. While Ukraine and Russia are remote from the region and linkages are not direct nor easy to identify, they give their views on how local economies are faring amid the volatility.

The Innovation Inflection Point
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The Innovation Inflection Point

The Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity team explores new innovations and long-term investment opportunities in emerging markets.

Investment Implications of the Russian Invasion
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Investment Implications of the Russian Invasion

Investors’ worst fears about Russia’s intentions toward Ukraine have materialized following Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s announcement he is sending troops into the country to “demilitarize” the nation. Our Emerging Markets Equity team provides insights on the situation. 

Technology: One World, Two Systems
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Technology: One World, Two Systems

The global pandemic and US-China rivalry has driven demand for greater resilience and security of supply chains. Our Chetan Sehgal explains.