Frontier Markets

Can Vietnam’s Economy Stay the Strongest in Asia?

Can Vietnam’s Economy Stay the Strongest in Asia?

Last updated December 27th, 2023.   Officially, Vietnam remains one of the few communist countries left on earth. Yet, over the past few decades, this rapidly growing nation of 100 million people has become a capitalist powerhouse. The Vietnamese government...

Why Tech Startups in Vietnam Are Booming

Why Tech Startups in Vietnam Are Booming

Last updated July 21st, 2023.   Startups in Vietnam have access to all the conditions required to hatch multi-million dollar tech firms. Having attracted a rising large amount of foreign investment from global players, Vietnam and its startup scene deserves far...

This Country Avoided Recession for 30 Years

This Country Avoided Recession for 30 Years

Last updated July 2nd, 2023.   Recessions are a fact of life in most countries. They seem to arrive every 7 years or so on average, leaving unemployment and stock market collapses in their wake. Many investors dream of endless growth without worrying about the...

How to Invest in Cambodia: Asia’s Top Frontier Market

How to Invest in Cambodia: Asia’s Top Frontier Market

Last updated July 6th, 2023.   Cambodia is ranked among the world's fastest growing countries. It's also one of the most accessible frontier markets to foreign investors. Generally unexplored, multinational firms like Samsung and 7-Eleven have just recently started...

3 Changes to Know Before Investing in Myanmar

3 Changes to Know Before Investing in Myanmar

Last updated April 8th, 2022. The process of opening up and liberalizing a developing nation is never an easy task. It's especially hard for Myanmar, a Southeast Asian country which was closed off from the world economy until 2008... and then underwent a coup barely a...

Why Frontier Economies Will Outperform in the 2020s

Why Frontier Economies Will Outperform in the 2020s

Last updated September 16th, 2023.   Frontier economies will outpace developed economies in the 2020s because of a simple mathematical truth. 1+1 equals 2, which is a 100% increase. Meanwhile, 100+1 equals 101, and that’s merely a 1% increase. In other words, a...

How to Profit from Frontier Markets and China’s Rise

How to Profit from Frontier Markets and China’s Rise

Last updated April 12th, 2023.   China’s goals are becoming even more globally ambitious as its size and influence grows. Having already taken the title of world’s largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity, this trend will almost surely continue into...

World’s Top Startup Frontier? Look to Southeast Asia

World’s Top Startup Frontier? Look to Southeast Asia

Last updated October 2nd, 2023. Back in 2018, a Singaporean rideshare company called Grab stunned the world when they effectively gave tech giant Uber the boot in Southeast Asia. Grab’s remarkable rise, however, is one of many success stories in the Southeast Asian...

Emerging vs. Frontier Markets: Which is Better?

Emerging vs. Frontier Markets: Which is Better?

Last updated January 12th, 2024.   You've probably seen the terms “frontier markets” and “emerging markets” elsewhere before. At a first glance, it might seem self-explanatory what these terms mean. Sure, it's common knowledge among investors that frontier and...

4 Frontier Markets You Should Invest In

4 Frontier Markets You Should Invest In

Last updated December 6th, 2023.   Frontier markets are often overlooked and misunderstood by investors. Some people incorrectly label frontier markets as “dangerous”, while at the same time putting all their eggs in one basket and only investing close to home....