Focus on emerging markets

What does 2013 hold in store for commodities and emerging markets? 7IM’s Justin Urquhart Stewart explains why he’s broadly positive.

Emerging markets may be going through a rough patch but the love story's not over for investors wanting to park their cash, reports Cherry Reynard.

As many emerging markets start to mature, some investors are keen to highlight the hidden attractions of so-called frontier markets.

Interactive Investor assesses whether Western businesses should be concerned by China's increasing presence in Africa.

China's hunger for resources has driven a boom in investment and aid to Africa. In the first of a three-part series, we look at how this influx has benefited both regions.

For investors who can weather the liquidity and volatility problems, the potential returns and pace of growth from frontier markets are seductive.

In part two of our look at the world's economic powerhouses, we ask whether China's rise implies America's decline, and if the two countries can drive global growth.

Many top-end advisers and industry experts believe emerging markets should be an important part of a fund portfolio, as long as you're happy to take on a higher risk.

Recent Purchasing Managers' Index data has shown not even emerging markets have been able to untangle themselves from slowing growth in their Western counterparts.