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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Nicolas Jaquier, emerging market fixed income portfolio manager at Ninety One.

From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026

“People looked and said ‘hey, this is, in a business sense, an emerging market.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

“This scenario requires caution from emerging market economies amid heightened volatility of asset and commodities prices,” the central bank said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Much like the emerging market of patients willing to pay cash for GLP-1s, Veradermics has said it expects to take a similar strategy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

These were some fascinating questions in a still emerging market.

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