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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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After a disappointing 4Q, emerging market earnings growth has accelerated, with companies beating earnings expectations alongside revenue and margin expansion, say strategists Corinne Maillet de Boursetty and Patrick Kellenberger.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 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

"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

Business has been paying attention to this emerging market.

From The Belgian Curtain Europe after Communism by Vaknin, Samuel

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