One of the most important events in our modern, economic history, even surpassing the Industrial Revolution in significance, is the rise of emerging markets. Nations that used to be written off as mere consumers of international products if not bilateral foreign aid, are fast maturing, getting empowered and are starting to exercise influence over international…
US and European manufacturers of fast moving consumer products (FMCG) are looking to emerging markets in Asia, Africa, and different parts of Latin America due to the slow growth at home. Many of said companies spent over $10 billion just to widen their reach over these markets, and they occupy more than 40 percent of…
In a recent issue of The Economist, an article titled “Asia’s Next Revolution” delved into trends that indicate how many Asian countries are now starting to lay down the foundations for a welfare state. The Economist article cites the key countries as Indonesia, Thailand, India, China, and the tiger economies Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and…
Back in 1951 India’s then prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru announced that India had to become industrialized, and that as fast as possible. While the politicians have done everything they could since then, including Soviet-like planning, to industrialize the country, India has yet to become a manufacturing powerhouse like China. Indians seems more willing to grow…
When we think of Africa, usually what comes into mind is political conflicts, if not bloody wars, poverty and famine. But something has changed. Looking closer and you will discover the growth of the middle class, which will big part of an answer to the future growth development of Africa. According to a recent report…
Africa is the hot prospect for most international investors and multinational organizations. Often dubbed the next China, the rising, Africa consumer is now in the center attention. In this article we will look at the development in consumer market in mainstream Africa, since it levels to the other countries which competes on Fast Moving Consumer…
Additional photographs from the recent editorial commission “Searching for Latin America’s Economic Transformation” for Nordea Invest. You can read more about the story and see the video from the story here. You can read the entire article on Nordea’s website.
“Searching for Latin America’s Economic Transformation” is a 14-page feature on the economic transformation in Latin America for Nordea Invest. Together with journalist Nola Grace Gaardmand, I traveled to Brazil, Argentina and Chile to document life and development as seen from the perspective of the citizens living in these booming economies.
Kenya`s strategy on welcoming visitors to its capital Nairobi gives a break on a particular game on a mobile phone which is downloadable basically came out in many countries. It is Kenya`s start-up impression on its technology getting it on top of the board. This mobile game is based on the city of Nairobi`s road…
From economic crisis to booming growth lead by a new, large middle class, the countries of Latin America is undergoing an economic transformation. Together with journalist Nola Grace Gaardmand, I traveled to Brazil, Argentina and Chile for Nordea Invest, to document what is hidden behind the impressive statistics. The result is this short video embedded…
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