Explore the expanding opportunities in emerging markets beyond China, with a focus on near-shoring trend. India's evolution, positive changes, and future potential. Diversifying supply chains with the 'China plus one strategy' and nearshoring in Mexico. Investment approach, winners, and losers, along with the re-emergence of emerging markets and associated risks.
Emerging market investment opportunities are broadening to include India, Vietnam, and Mexico through nearshoring and the 'China Plus One' strategy.
India has promising future investment opportunities due to positive changes and improvements, strong political leadership, and entrepreneurial talent.
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Emerging market opportunities beyond China
Brad Freer discusses how emerging market opportunities are broadening out to include many countries beyond China. The catalyst for this expansion is the near-shoring trend, also known as the China Plus 1 strategy, where companies are diversifying their supply chains by building facilities in countries like India, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Mexico.
The potential of India as an investment opportunity
Brad Freer highlights India as a potentially good opportunity for investors. He shares his long-term experience with the Indian stock market, emphasizing the positive changes and improvements that have occurred over time, such as the development of a national power grid. He believes that India, with its great political leadership and entrepreneurial talent, has a promising future in various sectors.
Broader opportunities in emerging markets
Brad Freer discusses how emerging markets have faced challenges in recent years but emphasizes that there are interesting opportunities emerging. He mentions the improved inflation control in markets like India and Brazil, as well as the increasing benefits of the China Plus 1 strategy in Southeast Asian markets like Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and India. He also highlights Mexico as a market that is gaining traction through nearshoring.
Emerging market investment opportunities are broadening beyond China to include India, Vietnam and Mexico. Veteran portfolio manager Brad Freer explains how nearshoring and the “China Plus One” strategy could benefit investors. Related resources: This content is published by Capital Client Group, Inc.
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