Frontier Strategy Group - Emerging Market Insights

Listen to Anna Rosenberg, Head of FSG's Sub-Saharan Africa practice as she discusses the outlook for Kenya for the next 12 months.

2017 will continue to pose challenges to many SSA markets. Currency volatility, low commodity prices, and slow growth in large markets will continue to put pressure on SSA, but their effect will vary depending on countries' quality of governance. MNCs must revisit their market portfolios and adapt country and subregional strategies, particularly in targeting specific customer segments.

FSG's latest podcast on Kenya's distribution landscape including strategy recomendations to help you optimize your channel in East Africa's most attractive economy.

Currency volatility, competitive pressures, and more price-sensitive customers are pressuring MNCs’ emerging-market pricing processes and strategies. In this podcast, we discuss key insights from FSG's latest research on how companies should adapt their pricing processes to win in this environment.

Despite a mild improvement in market conditions, volatility in EMEA will continue throughout the rest of 2016. FSG's CEO Richard Leggett and head of EMEA research Martina Bozadzhieva discuss the outlook for the EMEA region in H2 2016 and 2017 and the key trends that MNCs need to monitor and adapt to in the coming months.

MNCs are entering Côte d’Ivoire at a rapid pace, attracted by pro-business government policies, sound macroeconomic fundamentals, and a stable political outlook. FSG senior analysts Alexa Lion and Mark McNamee dive into the reasons, past and present, for Côte d’Ivoire's dramatic rise and the opportunities this creates for multinationals.

In this podcast, FSG's Europe Senior Analyst Mark McNamee discusses the potential for Brexit and its implications for the UK and EU business environments. While still unlikely, the odds of Brexit have increased in the weeks leading up to the vote on June 23rd. MNCs need to plan for the day after, assessing the impact on currencies as well as local partners and operations.

As more multinational companies operate across an increasingly diverse portfolio of emerging markets, it is now more important than ever to clearly outline what data can and cannot do.

MNCs are anxious about how Saudi Arabia's ambitious 2030 plan will impact their business. FSG believes the plan can be successful, but it will depend the government's ability to partner with the private sector and maintain buy-in from citizens. This podcast assesses the Vision 2030 plan and outlines tactics that MNCs can use to adjust to the new environment.

As India’s role in multinationals’ emerging-markets portfolio evolves, it’s becoming increasingly important to think strategically about the market and build an effective organization. Use FSG’s four key success drivers to overcome challenges in the market and build an effective organization in India

After a challenging start to 2016, executives need to ensure that their 2016 EMEA startegies lay the ground for strong performance despite what is likely to be a year of volatility. In this podcast, FSG's head of EMEA Research Martina Bozadzhieva and MENA Research Practice Lead Matthew Spivack discuss how businesses should adapt to the region's shifting environment.

MNCs must adjust market expectations and business strategies as China undergoes a structural shift, transitioning from an investment-driven model to a consumption-oriented economy during 2016–2020

Nigeria is facing significant macroeconomic uncertainty, which is creating a tough business environment for MNCs' local partners. Alexa Lion, senior analyst, discusses the major challenges and forward-looking trends in the distribution landscape, which MNCs should assess when protecting their investments and managing their local partners in this environment

The oil price drop in early 2016 has caused substantial volatility, prompting MNCs to re-assess their assumptions and strategies for the year. This podcast discusses FSG's revised 2016 oil price forecasts, their implications for EMEA markets, and actions executives should take.

FSG's Senior Turkey analyst Zeynep Kosereisoglu and head of MENA Research Matthew Spivack discuss the security and political risks executives should factor into their Turkey plans, while highlighting the market's long-term attractiveness and how companies can take advantage of it.

It is critical to understand how sanctions relief impacts doing business in Iran, particularly for capturing opportunities and mitigating risks while building entry or expansion plans for the market. FSG Head of MENA Research Matthew Spivack and expert advisor Doug Jacobson discuss how US sanctions relief impacts US and non-US companies in Iran.

Understanding the validity of Cuban statistics and anticipating the future trajectory of the economy are particularly challenging. FSG CEO Richard Leggett and analyst Alec Lee discuss how multinationals should go about sizing the Cuban opportunity.

Executives have frequently emphasized the critical role that local partners play in driving growth in the Indian market. It is therefore crucial to consider or re-evaluate the role of local partners in your future India strategy. Accordingly, FSG has developed a three-step framework that will help clients to evaluate partnership models in India

Executives have frequently emphasized the critical role that local partners play in driving growth in the Indian market. It is therefore crucial to consider or re-evaluate the role of local partners in your future India strategy. Accordingly, FSG has developed a three-step framework that will help clients to evaluate partnership models in India

Joel Whitaker, SVP Global Research, sits down with Antonio Martinez, FSG's Practice Leader for Latin America Research, to discuss Venezuela’s outlook for 2016, which remains uncertain given the need for major policy changes and the current government’s unwillingness to pursue major reforms.