Emerging Markets Megatrends

Rajiv Biswas has extensive experience as a professional economist, including working as Asia-Pacific Chief Economist for IHS Markit, as Director for South-East Asia for The Economist Group and as a consultant for the United Nations. His experience also includes working as Executive Director for Asia-Pacific Country Risk for UBS and as Senior Economist for the Commonwealth Secretariat. Rajiv studied at the London School of Economics and Imperial College, London University, UK. He is the author of Future Asia (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013) and Asian Megatrends (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015).

1. Demographic Trends in Emerging Markets.- 2. The Emerging Markets Consumer Boom.- 3. Emerging Markets Megacities.- 4. Reshaping the Global Financial Architecture.- 5. Financing Infrastructure for Developing Countries.- 6. China's Belt and Road Initiative.- 7. Emerging Manufacturing Hubs.- 8. Disruptive Change from Robotics, Industrial Automation and the Digital Economy.- 9. The New Global Technology Wars.- 10. The Least Developed Countries : Opportunities and Challenges.- 11. Crisis Prevention and Resolution in Developing Countries.- 12. The Impact of Climate Change.- 13. Combating Terrorism and Organized Crime: Cryptocurrencies and Cybercrime.- 14. Conclusion: The Future Emerging Markets Landscape.