Emerging Markets Diary: Views on the ground in China, India and Russia

Geoffrey Wong, head of emerging markets at UBS Asset Management, looks at the latest developments in three key emerging markets.

Over the past few months, members of our emerging markets research team have taken to the road to gain unique, on-the-ground insight into companies and sectors that are shaping our future in China, India and Russia. China These days, 'Made in China' also means developed and designed in China. Our visits showed us how far China has risen up the innovation ladder, and we saw many Chinese firms ploughing large proportions of their profits into research and development. In Shenzhen, we visited several drone companies and had the chance to view their latest models.  Some are as sma...