Ovum predicts that emerging markets will account for 40% of smartphone shipments by 2017.
To add to this, the infrastructure in emerging markets often struggles to keep up with visitor growth.
This year industrial production in emerging markets is up 6%, according to Greg Jensen at Bridgewater Associates.
Long dependent on finicky foreign capital to stimulate growth, emerging markets have often collapsed when capital left.
That growth is now sustainable, says Jensen, as emerging markets (like China) are net lenders to developed markets.
As the chart below shows, dividend income is alive and well in emerging markets.
The focus of these funds varies greatly, from emerging markets to global real estate.
Chinese PC maker Lenovo says its quarterly profit has doubled on strong sales in emerging markets.
Emerging markets have outperformed for three years, but we believe this is a long-term phenomenon.
We believe there are many smaller developed markets and emerging markets that offer good diversification benefits.
And in one respect many consumers in emerging markets are leapfrogging over their Western peers.
ECONOMIST: Emerging markets are teeming with young entrepreneurs
Emerging markets grew almost three times as fast as rich countries between 2000 and 2007.
ECONOMIST: The face of global economic governance is changing
The companies that are hiring will consolidate growth in emerging markets, like India, China and Brazil.
Quite simply, argues Ms Hines, emerging markets are more volatile proxies for developed economies, especially America's.
The untapped opportunity in emerging markets is also a big plus for the division.
Aside from that, a return to emerging markets by global investors would boost EWT and EWY.
Over the past decade or so, we have seen an evolution in Emerging Markets.
Back in the 1980s and early 1990s, Emerging Markets were characterized as Third World Countries.
The foodmaker expects the divestiture will allow it to move quicker in its emerging markets expansion.
FORBES: Kraft Beats Street With Better Oreo Sales, Higher Prices
The company is examining entering other emerging markets as well, including Russia and the Middle East.
But the company, famous for its Lindor balls, continues to face challenges in emerging markets.
New kinds of products will be created to serve the growing needs of the emerging markets.
ENGADGET: Provoke's 2012 concepts head to New York, Nokia hopes nobody notices
But would a substantial slow-down or even an outright recession spread over to emerging markets?
In emerging markets like Africa, there is often no real infrastructure for electronic payments.
FORBES: Bringing Trust Back to the Table -- Part 2: Payment Technology
Experts predict cities signing up to host the Olympics will increasingly come from emerging markets.
China carries the biggest stick among emerging markets when it comes to oil demand.
Lenovo is slowly beefing up its consumer and small-business efforts, and its sales to emerging markets.
Mature markets score 6.3, and the emerging markets of Central and Eastern Europe score 3.8.
FORBES: Plutocrats Remain Suspect in Much of Post-Communist World
The MSCI Brazil index is the worst performing of the four big emerging markets.
Organic volumes increased 4% in beverages and 9% in snacks among emerging markets, the company noted.
FORBES: Pepsi Q2 Profit Saved By Emerging Markets, Company Will Raise Prices
应用推荐