A ascensão dos Mercados Emergentes e suas Oportunidades para Investimentos Estrangeiro. Desafios e Oportunidades

The Rise of Emerging Markets and Their Opportunities for Foreign Investment. Challenges and Opportunities

Antonio Jose Alfazema

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Abstract: This article focuses on the rise of emerging markets and their opportunities for foreign investment. Its objective is to analyze the opportunities and challenges emerging markets offer for foreign direct investment (FDI), relating them to classical theories of corporate internationalization, such as the Uppsala Model, Internalization Theory, and the Eclectic Paradigm (OLI), as well as complementary perspectives, such as the Resource-Based View (RBV), institutional theory, and frugal innovation. The study adopts a qualitative, descriptive, and exploratory approach, based on a literature review of classical and contemporary authors. Emerging markets offer attractiveness in strategic sectors such as infrastructure, energy, technology, agribusiness, and sustainable tourism, but face challenges related to political instability, commodity dependence, institutional weaknesses, climate change, and geopolitical pressures. The case of Mozambique is highlighted as an example of the duality between high growth potential and the risks associated with regional conflicts and dependence on natural resources. It is concluded that, although emerging markets present significant risks, they are key destinations for FDI, provided they are accompanied by business adaptation strategies, public policies for economic diversification, and institutional strengthening.

Keywords: Emerging markets; Foreign direct investment; Internationalization; Opportunities; Risks and opportunities. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F63 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-10-05
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