The unlikely EM countries showing 'economic promise'

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Emerging markets, much like developed markets, have been influenced by macroeconomic and political developments since the start of the year.

Despite some negative headline news flow, we believe emerging markets economic growth will endure despite the recent decline in global growth expectations. Though Brazil has emerged from a deep recession, GDP growth has hovered around the 1% range in the years since.  Investing in emerging markets healthcare: The main market drivers The slow recovery has not been helped by the large percentage of mandatory expenditures of Brazil's central government - although Congress is now focused on tackling the large and growing percentage of mandatory expenses. For example, social security...

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