There has been extensive discussion about how blockchain technology has lots of potential to open up new landscapes for businesses and society in general. Here we will examine the ways in which this ground-breaking innovation could benefit emerging markets, with a particular focus on the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), representing the post-Soviet sphere. We believe…
Cape Town is currently facing the largest water crisis in its modern history. Referred to as Day Zero, the city is rapidly approaching a complete shutdown of municipal water. As government officials estimate taps to run dry by early July 2018, efforts are underway to avert the crisis. Water consumption was initially limited to 87…
The threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), largely considered a distant and abstract risk, has recently come to the attention of policymakers and the business community alike. As outlined below, if we continue to ignore the threat of AMR, this will entail serious human and economic costs, which will particularly be felt in emerging economies. Moreover,…
Emerging markets are a hotbed for e-commerce, with unique opportunities and challenges across regions. E-Commerce is has been growing exponentially in emerging markets, at a rate that may soon surpass developed countries in 2018. According to a report by Credit Suisse, “total annual sales across… Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa…
The art markets of emerging economies have undergone a rapid expansion in the past three decades, bringing some of them into the same league as the more established art markets of the West. Nevertheless, there is still considerable variation between the art markets of emerging and high-income countries, as well as between the art markets…
The origins of the One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative, or Belt and Road, can be found in China’s imperial history when China first established the Silk Road – a trade route that linked China and the West, named after one of China’s most important export. For centuries, the Silk Road was key in shaping…
