Viewpoints

Hear from co-portfolio manager Adnan El-Araby as he presents at BEMO’s annual general meeting.

After 11 years on the Barings Emerging Equities Team, Alay Patel has joined Barings Emerging EMEA Opportunities plc (BEMO) as co-portfolio manager alongside Matthias Siller and Adnan El-Araby. Here Alay talks about what attracted him to the Emerging EMEA region and the opportunities it can present to investors.

In this July 2025 article, we focus on why the under-researched, young markets of Emerging EMEA could be compelling for young investors that might not have considered investing there before.

Watch Adnan present the outlook for emerging EMEA and how adding BEMO to a global portfolio can help diversify an investment portfolio.

A decade after Greece was teetering on the edge of a Eurozone exit, the country has defied critics and rebounded, delivering some of the strongest growth in Europe, supported by a business-friendly government and an appetite to modernise.

The possibility of a cooperative ANC that’s prepared to push through reforms with coalition partners, improving operational prospects for the mining sector, and a growing array of financially disciplined corporate players could make South Africa a compelling investment prospect once more.

This new flyer on the Trust highlights the new generation of opportunities in the region.

Investors can often overlook ‘Emerging EMEA’—a diverse collection of countries with unifying characteristics that are compelling for investors. Next in the Country Spotlights series, we take a look at a key market in emerging EMEA—Turkey.

Hear from co-portfolio manager Adnan El-Araby as he provides an update on the Trust and discusses the case for investing in Emerging Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EM EMEA).