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emerging market

American

noun

a market in a less developed country whose economy is just beginning to grow.

emerging markets open to foreign investors.

emerging market British

noun

a financial or consumer market in a newly developing country or former communist country

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"The Middle East was suddenly in exactly the right place for the emerging market, which was well east of the Atlantic," he says.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

“This scenario requires caution from emerging market economies amid heightened volatility of asset and commodities prices.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

The combination of faster growth and declining inflation pressures could force a repricing of emerging market currencies versus the greenback.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

While U.S. equity funds saw net outflows of $34 billion in January, international equity funds saw $31 billion of inflows, and emerging market equity funds took in $15 billion, according to Morningstar Direct.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Business has been paying attention to this emerging market.

From The Belgian Curtain Europe after Communism by Vaknin, Samuel

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