Investment Adventures in Emerging Markets

Strength in Emerging Markets Currencies Boosts Returns in May
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Strength in Emerging Markets Currencies Boosts Returns in May

Emerging markets continue to recover from the impacts of COVID-19 and are showing resilience, although many economies remain vulnerable. Our Emerging Markets Equity team recaps events and performance for the month of May and shares its latest outlook.

Update on India’s Second COVID Wave
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Update on India’s Second COVID Wave

While the COVID-19 situation in India is serious with case numbers spiking across the nation, reaction to the recent second wave has been swift, with the population being much more vigilant and following COVID protocols. Our Emerging Markets Equity team’s Murali Yerram weighs in on why the economy should be able to bounce back.

Shining a Spotlight on Solar in China
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Shining a Spotlight on Solar in China

Technological disruptions continue to transform global society in many ways, and emerging markets have embraced them. In certain industries, these technological innovations are driving economic growth and presenting compelling new opportunities for investors. Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity Institutional Portfolio Manager Nicole Vettise shines a spotlight on one of these powerful new opportunities right above our heads—solar.

Emerging Markets Remain Resilient in April
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Emerging Markets Remain Resilient in April

Three things our Emerging Markets Equity team has an eye on: ESG in China, COVID-19 in India, and acceleration of innovations due to the pandemic.

In the Face of an Uneven Economic Recovery
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In the Face of an Uneven Economic Recovery

First-quarter economic data suggest the longer-term global outlook and recovery will be anything but linear, argue Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions Head of Research Gene Podkaminer, and World Bank Group Lead Economist for Malaysia Richard Record. In the midst of vaccination programmes and continued fiscal stimulus, they got together to discuss how they are navigating a mid-pandemic economy.

Bridging the ESG Gap in China
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Bridging the ESG Gap in China

Is China’s ambition to become carbon neutral by 2060 viable? A look at what these ambitions say about the country’s wider ESG goals.

A Volatile First Quarter Delivers Gains
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A Volatile First Quarter Delivers Gains

Emerging markets saw a positive first quarter overall, although pandemic challenges remain an overhang. Read the latest recap and outlook from our emerging markets equity team.

Emerging Markets: the Post-Pandemic Promise
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Emerging Markets: the Post-Pandemic Promise

Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity CIO Manraj Sekhon highlights why the team’s conviction in emerging markets hasn’t wavered.