Russia as an Emerging Economy and Investment Destination: A Case Study of AgriDigital

EMERGING ECONOMIES
Case of Russia

Introduction
 Emerging markets are basically countries that are
less developed when compared to developed
countries. The term implies that these countries are
gradually developing and are in the transition stage
of development.
 The concepts involving emerging economies and
their growth are studied in detail in this report.
Further, the growth of Russia as an emerging market
is also evaluated with the help of features like
country attractiveness to international trade and
investment opportunities within the country. In this
aspect the establishment of the subsidiary of the
Australian firm AgriDigital in Russia is discussed.

Emerging Market Economies
 AgriDigital being an established firm
in an already developed economy
will efficiently be able to bolster the
economic growth in the country that
it expands to and contribute to its
development by increasing the Gross
Domestic Product of the country.

Emerging Market
Economies
 These countries slowly start gaining
importance in the world and
continental platforms. The most
important characteristic of these
economies is that they are able to
develop themselves as emerging
powers in the political and military
contexts as well.

Barriers to Emerging
Economies
 There are several types of barriers
that these countries face. These
include barriers in different contexts
like geography, politics, economy,
military, population, diplomacy,
power and national identity. These
countries have different levels of
potential and different strategies of
growth.

Features of Emerging Economies
 Emerging economies are identified
with low per capita incomes, high
levels of social and political
instability, high levels of
unemployment and low levels of
business and industrial activities
including investment programs
compared to developed economies
of the United States.