Sweet success? A cocoa boost for West Africa's frontier markets
A look at what the upsurge in cocoa prices could mean for Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, two of the leading cocoa-producing countries.
As incomes rise and urbanization expands, rates of consumption are rapidly outpacing developed markets, with emerging Asia set to dominate consumption by the 2040s.
Emerging markets dominate global production in tech areas such as semi-conductor manufacturing; while growing cities drive the need for homes, utilities, and transportation.
Uncertain Fed policy and the potential for a consumer recovery in China have helped drive flows into emerging markets. Yet many EM companies still trade well below their long-term averages.
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