The Shape of Things to Come

Investors recognize that a security, business or weather event in one part of the world can quickly influence attitudes and economic activities thousands of miles away. Elite and small investors, even if only through mutual funds, pursue new opportunities around the globe, and closely follow the emerging economies and their relationships with the largest economies, including the United States and China, and even more so since the global financial crisis. Foreign Affairs, a publication of the Council of Foreign Relations based in the United States, focuses on eight places – Indonesia, Mexico, Poland, the Philippines, South Korea, Turkey, Indonesia and the Mekong Region – for their economic potential as well separate challenges that may include inequality, corruption or political instability. The series points out that technological innovations, currency fluctuations or natural disasters can disrupt economies without warning. – YaleGlobal