Alibaba Group will this week serve up the world’s largest ever IPO as FinTech affiliate Ant Group is floated on Chinese stock exchanges.

A successful investment in Frontier Markets requires foresight, patience and timing. However, the effort is well rewarded.

The second waves of coronavirus cases gathered strength in the US and Europe in contrast with lower case numbers in South America and Asia.

The IMF reported that the largest share of global GDP growth over the next five years is expected to come from EM. Argentina marginally increased interest rates in a vague attempt to control USD purchases.

Indonesia approved the 900-page omnibus law aimed at creating jobs and attracting investment.

Noise levels are likely to remain elevated in the run-up to – and possibly in the immediate aftermath of the upcoming US presidential election

The Nagorno-Karabahk conflict escalated further.

As the twin burdens of coronavirus and late business cycle dynamics increasingly weigh on growth prospects in developed markets (DMs), governments have been quick to spend more.

China said it will share a China-made coronavirus vaccine with other EM countries, such as Brazil, Indonesia, and Turkey as soon the vaccine is fully developed.

In the latest in US-China tensions, a US court blocked the proposed closure of WeChat, while Bytedance kept a majority shareholding position and control over its algorithm in TikTok.

Despite the numerous attractions of Chinese government bonds (CGBs), foreign investors still own relatively little.

Emerging Markets (EM) investment grade (IG) bonds have delivered superior returns to US IG fixed income, both on nominal and risk-adjusted bases.

In Ecuador, a court of appeals upheld a conviction for bribery for former President Rafael Correa, thus barring him from running in the 2021 election.

Ashmore’s Dhiren Shah & Edward Evans discuss the process, positioning and outlook for Ashmore's EM Equity Strategy.

Equity markets declined on the back of a sharp correction in US technology stocks, but EM assets outperformed. Brazil renewed emergency support for poor families and presented an administrative reform to Congress.

The Fed’s adoption of an average inflation target is important for EM investors; we explain why.

The real yield pick-up on EM local currency bonds versus US bonds of similar duration now more than compensates for EM FX losses.

Russia became the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine, named ‘Sputnik V’.