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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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In the battle between the two leading emerging market stock ETFs, iShares has the advantage.

From Barron's • May 19, 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

Past crises spurred a flight from emerging market currencies to perceived havens like the U.S. or Switzerland.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 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

Business has been paying attention to this emerging market.

From The Belgian Curtain Europe after Communism by Vaknin, Samuel

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