Profs & Pints DC: Understanding Emerging Markets

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Understanding Emerging Markets,” on developing economies and markets around the globe in a time of political upheaval, with Gary Kleiman and Beth Morrissey, lecturers at the Georgetown School of Foreign Service, international analysts and consultants, and co-authors of Emerging Economies and Financial Markets.

[Advance tickets: $13.50 plus sales tax and processing fees. Available at https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/profsandpints/dc-emerging-markets .]

As the US dollar dives, interest in emerging economies has rebounded to levels last seen before the global financial crisis nearly 20 years ago. Gain a deep understanding of emerging and frontier economies and financial markets with Gary Kleiman and Beth Morrissey, founders of Kleiman International Consultants, providers of research and strategic advice on economies worldwide to public- and private-sector clients, and authors of a definitive reference for training programs for professional analysts.

Among the key questions they’ll tackle: What’s the world economic outlook? Will the current tariff war derail investment opportunities and growth in large markets like India and Brazil? What will happen in smaller but booming ones, like Kenya and Ghana?

In terms accessible to a general audience, they’ll trace the evolution of emerging economies and markets since the late 1980s and chart the financial flows to them of foreign direct investment and investments in stocks, bonds, and currencies. They’ll familiarize you with the economic and financial market indicators used to assess the development of individual countries, and they’ll talk about how commodity prices, climate change, and geopolitics affect them.

We’ll look at the 2026 outlook based on changes in the global economy, withdrawals of foreign aid, and the impact of initiatives intended to promote sustainable development. Considered as part of the mix will be the rise of new tech in the Global South.

You’ll gain an appreciation of how following global money flows is key to understanding the world. (Doors: $17, or $15 with a student ID. Listed time is for doors. The talk starts 30 minutes later.)

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