Emerging markets investing
Active investing in emerging markets: our heritage, your opportunity
Emerging markets are shaping the future – powered by fast growing economies, rising consumer demand, and transformative shifts driven by AI and the global energy transition.
With over £48bn ($65bn)1 invested across emerging market equities and debt, and almost 40 years of experience, we help clients access these emerging opportunities with clarity and conviction.
Why emerging markets?
Growth potential thats hard to ignore
Emerging markets contribute almost 70% of global GDP growth2, supported by innovative businesses, stronger balance sheets and steadily improving financial stability.
Many economies now have lower inflation, healthier current accounts and central banks moving towards rate cuts – underpinning a compelling emerging markets outlook.
Diversification beyond developed markets
Emerging markets return potential differs from developed markets dominated by mega-cap tech.
Yes, regional risks apply to varying degrees – regulatory, currency, political – but the historical emerging markets/developed markets risk gap has narrowed – strengthening the case for selective emerging markets investing and active allocation.
Choice across asset classes
Emerging markets span equity and fixed income assets, from fast-growing consumer companies to high-quality sovereign and corporate issuers.
This breadth allows investors to target income, growth or blended strategies aligned with their goals – and select regions and sectors that match their risk appetite.
Paul Diggle
Chief Economist Aberdeen Investments
“Few regions match the pace and potential of emerging markets. Powerful themes such as energy transition, AI apoption, and a favourable global macro backdrop are creating fresh momentum – all supported by attractive valuations.”
Paul Diggle
Chief Economist Aberdeen Investments
Why Aberdeen Investments for emerging markets?
Nearly four decades of emerging markets heritage
For nearly 40 years, we’ve invested across emerging markets through periods of rapid growth, volatility, geopolitical upheaval and shifting market dynamics. Across every cycle, our aim has remained the same: to provide clients with consistent, research‑driven access to emerging markets opportunities.
Hands-on, high-conviction research
Local access from Shanghai to São Paulo underpins deep, firsthand insights. Our approach centres on collaborative research across our team of 50 analysts, integrated ESG and disciplined risk management – helping uncover inefficiencies and capture emerging market opportunities with confidence.
A broad and flexible platform
Aberdeen Investments provides one of the broadest emerging markets platforms in the industry – spanning emerging markets equities, emerging market debt, income strategies, frontier markets, small caps, China and ex-China strategies. This breadth allows investors to build precise, outcome-oriented solutions to meet their investment objectives with clarity and conviction.
What we offer in emerging markets
Emerging market debt
Active emerging market debt investing backed by deep local expertise. Our presence across continents helps us uncover high‑conviction ideas across sovereign, corporate and frontier issuers.
Emerging market equity
Access emerging markets opportunities through active, research‑driven equity investing. Our local expertise helps uncover resilient, high‑quality companies shaping global growth.
Funds in focus
abrdn SICAV I - Frontier Markets Bond Fund
Navigate fast growing frontier markets with experienced emerging market debt specialists. We combine rigorous credit analysis, macro insight and local research to uncover compelling opportunities.
abrdn SICAV I - Emerging Markets Income Equity Fund
A high conviction approach to emerging markets investing. We invest in resilient, cash generative companies that aim to deliver a premium income stream with long term growth potential.
Emerging markets funds
Visit our fund centre to see the full range of emerging markets investment opportunities available.
Contact us
Contact our team to hear more about our emerging markets investment capabilities and how our approach may support your objectives.
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- Source: Aberdeen Investments, as at 31 December 2025
- Note: Calculated using GDP based on PPP share of world total Real GDP growth Source: Jefferies, IMF