ISI Emerging Markets Group | Press Enquiries
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Deep industry intelligence on emerging markets
ISI Emerging Markets Group specialises in the provision of hard-to-get emerging markets intelligence. EMIS Insights pertains to providing time-sensitive, hard-to-get and relevant company information, industry research, news, analytical data and more for over 147 emerging markets.
EMIS Insights Reports
Our in-house EMIS Insights Reports provide in-depth, industry research in key emerging markets worldwide, featuring market overviews, industry trend analysis, legislation and profiles of the leading sector companies provided by highly-experienced and locally-based analysts.
The 14 industry groupings that we cover include Agriculture, Automotive, Banking & Insurance, Chemicals, Consumer Electronics, Consumer Goods & Retail, Energy, Food & Beverage, Mining & Metals, Pharma & Healthcare, Real Estate & Construction, Technology, Media & Telecoms, Tourism & Leisure and Transportation.
Explore our extensive list of in-house reports below. Alternatively, if you have any queries related to EMIS, get in touch with us and one of our representatives will be able to assist.
ISI Proprietary Reports and Webinars
While the EMIS platform hosts a range of renowned third-party publications, ISI Emerging Markets publishes its own in-house proprietary reports. They are produced from a range of resources, including datasets and indexes throughout both platforms and standardised into an easily digestible format.
ISI also produces webinars and panel discussions, based on our research and data, presented by our analysts. Explore our complimentary insights below.
EMIS provides deep emerging market coverage on a company level, with the database containing over 9.9 million company profiles, 2.5 million of which providing full financial data.
Our company coverage is wide-ranging, displaying corporate information, news in the form of business or financial results and investments, annual and broker reports as well as M&A information.
The EMIS database also contains over 150,000 M&A and ECM deals with proprietary research and forecasts.
Discover more around our company intelligence and information around mergers and acquisitions in emerging markets below. If you have any queries related to this information, get in touch with us.
Accurate Macro and Micro Economic Data
CEIC is one of the world’s most trusted sources of economic and industry data, referenced by publications such as Forbes and the Wall Street Journal.
The brand was formed in 1992 by a team of expert economists and analysts, and provide the most expansive and accurate data insights into more than 200 economies and close to 30 macroeconomic and industry sectors.
With analysts on the ground in more than 18 countries, we are the service of choice for economic and investment research by economists, analysts, investors, corporations, and universities around the world.
CEIC Data in the News
4 Easy Tips For Diversifying Your Retirement
March 21, 2022 | Forbes
The real estate market is red-hot at the moment. CEIC Data shows tremendous year-over-year growth in United States’ housing prices since the beginning of 2020.
Ukraine, a leading surrogacy destination, is caught amid war: What to know
March 19, 2022 | Fox Business
Meanwhile, Ukraine’s annual household income per capita reached $2,145 in December 2020, according to CEIC Data.
Coal Stocks Are Burning Up Again
March 16, 2022 | The Wall Street Journal
Russia is the third-largest exporter of coal, behind Indonesia and Australia. It accounts for 18% of total coal exports by energetic value, according to data from CEIC.
February 11, 2022 | Insider
Beijing is a water-scarce region, with 36,000 gallons of freshwater resources per capita in 2017, according to CEIC data.
New Strikes and Protests in Kazakhstan
February 8, 2022 | The Diplomoat
Monthly earnings in Kazakhstan, according to CEIC Data, stood at around $580 as of November 2021.
How China’s Communists Became Venture Capitalists
February 7, 2022 | Bloomberg
In the decade to 2020, Hefei was China’s fastest-growing city in terms of GDP. CEIC contributes to data on China's change in per capita GDP since 2011.
How Venezuela’s Socialists United Is Finding Ways Around Oil Sanctions
January 23, 2022 | Forbes
A second look at separate data points, these from open-source CEIC data, show that imports for crude oil, including from Venezuela, fell off a cliff in 2018 when the sanctions were in full effect.
Alibaba Fell More Than It Seems
December 3, 2021 | Seeking Alpha
Even the United States, famous for the ongoing inequality griefing, sits at a much lower level (though stable to growing)Asia’s Hungry Travel Sector Is Missing a Key Ingredient: China
November 16, 2021 | Bloomberg
Stripping out the impact of Chinese visitors, Asia’s net tourism receipts would have been lower by 1 percentage point on average.Why Is the South Korean Won So Weak?
October 14, 2021 | Market Realist
According to CEIC Data, household debt in South Korea accounted for 106.6 percent of the country’s nominal GDP in March 2021, reaching over $1.867 trillion (in U.S. dollars).Energy & Precious Metals - Weekly Review and Calendar Ahead
September 12, 2021 | Investing.com
As important as the reserves is consumption. According to CEIC, another consultancy, China consumes some 14.2 million barrels per day.Indonesia GDP grows 7.07% in Q2 for first expansion in 5 quarters
Aug 5, 2021 | Nikkei Asia
This was the fastest GDP growth since the fourth quarter of 2004, according to data from CEIC.
Russia: Faster inflation, stronger activity, harsher monetary policy
July 1, 2021 | ING
While the vaccination rate in Russia is just 15% (Figure 7), lower than in most of peer countries, despite the state efforts to boost the process.Telekomunikasi Indonesia: Positive On 5G And Profitability Improvement
June 25, 2021 | Seeking Alpha
Its mobile business' (Telkomsel) ARPUs grew significantly in subsequent years.Iron ore exports in low gear over January-April, need to ramp up
May 14, 2021 | S&P Global
Iron ore port stocks stood at just over 130 million mt on May 7, down around 3 million mt from a fortnight earlier.Iran’s Comeback To Oil Markets Unlikely To Cause Price Crash
April 6, 2021 | OilPrice.com
A considerable improvement from 420,000 b/d in Q3 2020 but a far cry from the 2.125M b/d the country exported in 2017.Four strategies for a blue economy in Indonesia: Reflections from the Oceans for Prosperity report
March 25, 2021 | World Bank Blogs
Indonesia is second only to China as the world’s largest fishing nation, with a fishery sector that contributes over US$ 27 billion in GDP.
Taiwan Economy Gets Boost From Those Returning Home to Shelter From COVID
February 19, 2021 | VOA News
Taiwan home prices grew 6.5% year on year in the fourth quarter last year and 6.1% in the previous quarter — the fastest rate since a 6% contraction in early 2016, according to figures compiled by the research firm CEIC Data.
CEIC Leading Indicator
The CEIC Leading Indicator (CLI) is a proprietary dataset designed by CEIC to precede the development of major macroeconomic indicators and predict the turning points of the economic cycle for key markets.
It is calculated by aggregating and weighting selected indicators covering various important sectors of the economy, such as financial markets, the monetary sector, labour market, trade and industry.
It is developed using the CEIC methodology and employs data from the CEIC database. The CLI currently covers eight regions – Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia, the Euro Area, Japan and the United States.
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In-House Macroeconomic and Thematic Reports
Our Analysts
Our team of analysts operate across a range of emerging markets, meaning that while we collectively provide a global scope, our economic experts have extensive knowledge that pertains to specific regions and industries. If you have any requests or questions related to a member of our team, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us at press@isimarkets.com or fill out a press request form below.
Slavina Damyanova
Head of Editorial
Slavina has been with the company for over 15 years, holding management positions within both business units in that time. She currently leads the industry and macroeconomic research teams, designing and implementing proprietary analytical and data products and driving the ISI Emerging Markets Group editorial outreach programmes. Slavina holds a BA degree with Honours in Economics and International Relations from Brown University, USA, and an Executive MBA Degree from the American University in Bulgaria.
Stefan Stoyanov
Head of M&A Database
Stefan leads the M&A research and analysis team at ISI Emerging Markets Group. He is responsible for maintaining the most comprehensive emerging markets M&A database and for creating related editorial content. Stefan has worked on covering and valuing M&A deals for nearly a decade, and has prior experience in investment advisory and asset management.
Alexander Ivanov
Head of Macroeconomic Research
Natalia Yanakieva
Head of Industry Research
Natalia is Head of Industry Research at ISI Emerging Markets Group and is responsible for the coverage and publishing of industry content. Natalia has been working at the company for over 13 years, starting as a content manager and senior analyst before heading the Industry Research team. Natalia has a BA degree in International Relations and an MA degree in International Economics from the University of National and World Economy (Bulgaria).
Yinglei Li
China Researcher
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Xintong (Olivia) Wu
China Macroeconomic Researcher
Rohini Sanyal
India Research Economist
Adriano Morais
Brazil Research Economist
Adriano is a research economist, playing a pivotal role in our industry and macroeconomic analysis for Brazil. His areas of expertise include banking, public finance and retail. He previously worked as an economics specialist at the Federation of Industries of the State of Sao Paulo, where he was in charge of covering public policies for the manufacturing sector. Adriano holds a doctorate degree in economics at the University of Sao Paulo.
Georgi Ninov
Senior Macroeconomic Researcher
Georgi has been a part of the CEIC Macroeconomic Research Team since 2015. He is involved in the development of the CEIC Leading Indicator, the quarterly macroeconomic snapshot reports and other publications. He holds a Master’s degree in Macroeconomic Policy and Financial Markets from the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics.
Biliana Hristova
Chief Editor
Biliana heads the company's linguistic editors department. She has BA and MA degrees respectively in English and American Studies from the Sofia University St. Kliment Orhidski. Biliana has 20 years of experience in the news media industry, spanning through journalism, copy editing and media analysis.
Svetoslav Mladenov
Global Industry Researcher
Having been with the company for over eight years, Svetoslav has been one of the key persons in the expansion of our proprietary industry research and has a special focus on the LATAM region. Svetoslav holds a PhD degree in International Economic Relations from the University of National and World Economy (Bulgaria) and is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, English and Bulgarian.
Radina Koleva
Macroeconomic Researcher
Nikoleta Slavcheva
LATAM Researcher
Nikoleta started working at the company in 2013 as a freelance research analyst, responsible for the elaboration of industry reports on Brazil, Colombia and other countries in Latin America. In 2017, she took over the full-time position of Researcher, mainly focusing on the substantive editing of industry reports for the Latin American region. Nikoleta has an MA degree in Portuguese language and an MA degree in Business Administration from the Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski.
Gabriela Gandovska
EMEA Researcher
Gabriela is a part of our Industry Research Team, responsible for the coverage and publishing of industry content for Turkey, Russia, Africa and Indonesia. Gabriela has been with the company for over five years, starting as an analyst for Turkey. She has over 15 years of experience in media, industry and macro analysis.