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Chile's IPSA stock index hit an all-time high of 11,721 points on the day President Jose Antonio Kast was inaugurated, a striking signal from markets about expectations for the country's new pro investment direction. Understanding why requires understanding copper, which still accounts for roughly
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For decades, investing directly in Saudi Arabia's stock market was reserved for the world's largest financial institutions. As of February 1, 2026, that changed completely. The Capital Market Authority eliminated the Qualified Foreign Investor framework entirely, opening the Tadawul, Saudi Arabia's stock exchange, to
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Malaysia recorded the strongest year-on-year increase in private equity deal value across all of Southeast Asia in 2025, reaching $5.3 billion according to Bain and Company's Southeast Asia Private Equity Report. That number would have seemed improbable five years ago, when Singapore dominated regional dealmaking
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For nearly seven years, Vietnam sat on FTSE Russell's watchlist, tantalizingly close to emerging market status but unable to clear the final regulatory requirements. On April 7, 2026, FTSE Russell confirmed the upgrade. Starting September 21, Vietnamese equities will be included in FTSE's global index series
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Property ownership in Latin America has historically been a privilege of the wealthy or the formally employed. A median home in São Paulo or Bogotá has become increasingly unaffordable for middle-income earners, and most retail investors have had no pathway into commercial real estate at all. A wave of
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For most of 2022, 2023, and 2024, European investors were walking away from clean energy funds. Rising interest rates raised financing costs, squeezed profit margins, and slowed project timelines for a sector that depends heavily on debt to build. The average fund in Morningstar's Sector Equity Alternative Energy
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Not long ago, Argentina was the country investors avoided by instinct. Hyperinflation above 200%, a collapsed currency, negative central bank reserves of roughly $11.5 billion, and a history of sovereign defaults made it one of the most hostile investment environments in Latin America. That story has shifted more rapidly
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When US President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on May 14, it was his first visit to China since 2017. The summit that followed on May 14 and 15, 2026, covered trade, Taiwan, the war in Iran, and what both governments described as the foundation for a more stable bilateral
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For a long time, Nigeria's investment story was defined by capital flight, currency uncertainty, and an environment where foreign investors preferred to sit on the sidelines. Something shifted in 2025. Net capital inflows into Nigeria surged by nearly 90% to $23.22 billion, driven largely by foreign portfolio
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India's equity market spent most of 2025 underperforming its emerging market peers, but the current picture is shifting. The Sensex nudged up about 100 points on Monday, May 18, with Nifty hovering above 23,600, while analysts are increasingly pointing toward a potential recovery in the second half
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In South Korea, the investment conversation in May 2026 comes back to one thing: the Strait of Hormuz. The country imports the vast majority of its crude oil, and the ongoing Iran conflict has created a supply shock that is simultaneously pushing inflation higher and dragging down growth. For investors
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Brazil carries some of the highest real interest rates anywhere in the world right now, and that fact is quietly reshaping the country's investment map. With short-term rates pegged at 15%, the lagged effects of tight monetary policy are eroding purchasing power and restricting consumer spending. The