High Growth Markets Magazine - October 2011

The October 2011 edition of KPMG's High Growth Markets magazine looks at the prospects of South-South Investments into Africa, and the consequences for competing US and European-based multinationals in the region.

South-south cooperation has a growing influence on investment flows around the world. Sub-Saharan Africa is at the forefront of this development, with several countries attracting billions of dollars from flourishing Asian economies, particularly China and India trade is skyrocketing between both continents – with an expanding share of industrial and consumer goods, not just commodities.

Furthermore in the magazine: The trend of “Frugal Engineering”, analyzing how product design for emerging markets offers new inspiration and new threats for developed economies. US researchers showcase how globalization and the ascent of emerging markets help to reduce global poverty. The magazine also carries an exclusive interview with investment guru Mark Mobius - a pioneer of investments in developing markets - wherein, he talks about his point of view on hot money flows, inflationary pressures and the prospects of Southeast Asia for 2011/12.

The magazine gives essential insight into the following:

• Constructing a new continent – Chinese investments in Africa
• Reducing poverty through globalization – The effect of BRICs and a ballooning middle-class
• Interview with Mark Mobius – views of an investment guru on emerging markets
• Argentina dreams on – a pre-election snapshot of the Latin Giant