I have experience working in emerging markets and developed markets, and in today’s episode, I am going to share with you some of the key differentiating characteristics, and a few of the pros and cons of each!

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Today’s episode:

• [01:21] Why many emerging markets are categorized as high risk.
• [02:20] The importance of rethinking your customer risk matrix if you are working in emerging markets.
• [02:41] Documentation issues that you may run into when working in emerging markets.
• [03:19] Challenges that can arise when analyzing sources of funds and wealth in emerging markets. 
• [04:02] Differences between marketing and customer acquisition strategies in emerging and developed markets, and how this impacts compliance.
• [04:36] Why winning local corporate deals and securing local financial partnerships is easier in emerging markets.
• [05:56] The problem with the way markets are categorized according to risks.
• [08:43] Differences between the career trajectories of the people who I work with within emerging markets and those who I work with within developed countries.

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