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The term Emerging markets is used by investment analysts to categorize countries that are in a transitional phase between developing countries that are just beginning to industrialize and countries that are fully developed. The main significance of the use of the term is that investments in emerging markets are assumed to carry greater risk and offer less safety in investment. The term is often used interchangeably with developing markets, though this is somewhat inaccurate. Examples of emerging markets include the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, and China), several Southeast Asian countries, Eastern Europe, and parts of Africa and Latin America.
Emerging markets are characterized by strong economic growth, resulting in an often marked rise in GDP and disposable income. As a result, people in emerging countries are often able to buy goods and services that they previously would not have been able to afford. This provides international companies with the opportunity to tap large, new customer bases, potentially driving significant growth for a number of companies and industries. Though disposable incomes in emerging markets are rising, many of their citizens are still relatively poor. Luxury goods such as high-end automobiles and designer clothes are sure to benefit from the increased purchasing power of emerging economies, but everyday luxuries such as cell phones and brand name food products are becoming popular much more quickly. For example, the number of wireless subscribers in India grew at a compound annual growth rate of 91% from 2000 to 2005, and Coca-Cola Company (KO) predicts that the BRIC countries will account for 41% of the company's growth by 2008.
Auto companies
Food and beverage manufacturers
Cell phones
For more information, see Mobile Phone Adoption in Developing Countries and Mobile Phone Usage in China
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