Maria Jose Alvarez, Client Success Manager at Tellimer, joins CEO Duncan Wales for a special year-in-review episode, revisiting what the team got right — and less right — in their 2025 emerging markets outlook. They unpack the impact of Trump’s second term and “Liberation Day” tariffs, the weaker US dollar and its outsized boost to EM local debt, hard currency bonds and equities, and why frontier markets like Vietnam and Indonesia quietly benefited from trade re-routing. The conversation also covers a more complicated-than-expected geopolitical backdrop, the absence of new sovereign defaults, the role of elections in shaping policy credibility, and why local rates, idiosyncratic restructurings and selected high-yield stories remain central to the EM opportunity set going into 2026.

The Emerging Markets Podcast by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tellimer⁠⁠⁠ – Emerging Markets, Connected. Check out the full Tellimer offering ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. To get access to our top picks for 2026, please contact [email protected].

The Emerging Markets Podcast dives into a range of topics in the emerging and frontier market world including investment themes, debt restructuring, elections, and geopolitical tensions.

DISCLAIMER

This podcast is provided for information purposes and represents the personal opinions of the speakers. It is not an offer or solicitation for investment in any securities, nor should it be regarded as investment advice. 

Tellimer Technologies Limited does not offer or provide advice and no mention of a particular security in this podcast constitutes a recommendation to buy, sell or hold that or any security, portfolio of securities, or enter any transaction or investment strategy. Nor is any such mention an indication that any investment is suitable for any specific person.

For more information, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tellimer.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 

In this episode, Dominic Bokor-Ingram, Senior Portfolio Manager at Fiera Capital, joins Tellimer CEO, Duncan Wales, to dive deep into the forces shaping emerging markets today. Dominic and Duncan examine Saudi Arabia’s rapid evolution into an IPO powerhouse and why saturation may now be weighing on valuations. Dominic shares insights on Central Asia’s double-edged impact from the Russia-Ukraine conflict, where capital inflows are supporting growth but also fuelling inflation, along with the potential upside if risk premiums begin to ease. The conversation also highlights Egypt’s pivotal Ras El Hekma deal and the role of Gulf-driven investment as catalysts for greater stability and market depth. From privatisation hurdles to Vietnam’s reform trajectory, Dominic explains why leadership and institutional modernisation not political labels, are the ultimate drivers of equity market success.

The Emerging Markets Podcast by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tellimer⁠⁠ – Emerging Markets, Connected. Check out the full Tellimer offering ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

The Emerging Markets Podcast dives into a range of topics in the emerging and frontier market world including investment themes, debt restructuring, elections, and geopolitical tensions.

DISCLAIMER

This podcast is provided for information purposes and represents the personal opinions of the speakers. It is not an offer or solicitation for investment in any securities, nor should it be regarded as investment advice. 

Tellimer Technologies Limited does not offer or provide advice and no mention of a particular security in this podcast constitutes a recommendation to buy, sell or hold that or any security, portfolio of securities, or enter any transaction or investment strategy. Nor is any such mention an indication that any investment is suitable for any specific person.

For more information, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tellimer.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 

Eric Fine, Portfolio Manager and Head of Active Emerging Market Debt at VanEck, joins Tellimer CEO Duncan Wales to unpack how emerging markets have evolved from cyclical shock-takers to structural beneficiaries in a world where fiscal dominance is increasingly a developed-market issue. The conversation dives into the transformation of EM policy credibility, the rise of local-currency markets, and the shifting dynamics of reserve management driven by sanctions, gold accumulation, and the growing influence of CNY. They also explore the surge in EMFX, the balance between local and hard-currency debt, and where the most compelling opportunities — and risks — sit as investors prepare for another potential wave of EM inflows.

The Emerging Markets Podcast by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tellimer⁠ – Emerging Markets, Connected. Check out the full Tellimer offering ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

The Emerging Markets Podcast dives into a range of topics in the emerging and frontier market world including investment themes, debt restructuring, elections, and geopolitical tensions.

DISCLAIMER

This podcast is provided for information purposes and represents the personal opinions of the speakers. It is not an offer or solicitation for investment in any securities, nor should it be regarded as investment advice. 

Tellimer Technologies Limited does not offer or provide advice and no mention of a particular security in this podcast constitutes a recommendation to buy, sell or hold that or any security, portfolio of securities, or enter any transaction or investment strategy. Nor is any such mention an indication that any investment is suitable for any specific person.

For more information, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tellimer.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 

Esther Law, Senior Portfolio Manager and Emerging Markets Sovereign Lead at Amundi, sits down with Tellimer CEO Duncan Wales to examine how emerging markets are building resilience through sustainable debt. Their discussion covers the evolving role of blended finance and multilateral development banks, the outlook for green and blue bond issuance, and the balance between local and hard-currency markets. They also reflect on recent sovereign restructurings and policy progress across emerging economies, highlighting where new opportunities are emerging in the next phase of EM fixed income.

The Emerging Markets Podcast by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tellimer – Emerging Markets, Connected. Check out the full Tellimer offering ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

The Emerging Markets Podcast dives into a range of topics in the emerging and frontier market world including investment themes, debt restructuring, elections, and geopolitical tensions.

DISCLAIMER

This podcast is provided for information purposes and represents the personal opinions of the speakers. It is not an offer or solicitation for investment in any securities, nor should it be regarded as investment advice. 

Tellimer Technologies Limited does not offer or provide advice and no mention of a particular security in this podcast constitutes a recommendation to buy, sell or hold that or any security, portfolio of securities, or enter any transaction or investment strategy. Nor is any such mention an indication that any investment is suitable for any specific person.

For more information, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠Tellimer.com⁠⁠⁠⁠. 

Duncan Wales⁠, ⁠Tellimer⁠'s CEO, and his capital markets expert guest, ⁠Majd Nuri Shafiq,⁠ assess the investment case for the Middle East. They discuss the growing role of local debt markets, the potential for regional stock markets, the rise of Sukuk issuance and Islamic finance, and how post-conflict reconstruction across Gaza, Syria, and Lebanon could spark a new wave of regional growth. The conversation also explores the intersection of geopolitics, innovation, and finance shaping the Middle East’s economic future.

The Emerging Markets Podcast by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tellimer⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠– Emerging Markets, Connected. Check out the full Tellimer offering ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The Emerging Markets Podcast dives into a range of topics in the emerging and frontier market world including investment themes, debt restructuring, elections, and geopolitical tensions.

DISCLAIMER

This podcast is provided for information purposes and represents the personal opinions of the speakers. It is not an offer or solicitation for investment in any securities, nor should it be regarded as investment advice. 

Tellimer Technologies Limited does not offer or provide advice and no mention of a particular security in this podcast constitutes a recommendation to buy, sell or hold that or any security, portfolio of securities, or enter any transaction or investment strategy. Nor is any such mention an indication that any investment is suitable for any specific person.

For more information, please visit ⁠⁠⁠Tellimer.com⁠⁠⁠. 

In this episode, ⁠Nick Rohatyn⁠ – Founder & CEO of ⁠The Rohatyn Group⁠ – speaks with ⁠Duncan Wales⁠, CEO of ⁠Tellimer⁠, about the opportunities for EM in investment diversification. They unpack how shifting global politics and macro trends are pushing allocators beyond a U.S.-heavy stance, why EM now calls for a multi-asset approach to investing (spanning local and hard-currency debt, equities, and private markets), and how growing local participation and reconstruction cycles are reshaping risk, liquidity, and returns across EM.

The Emerging Markets Podcast by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tellimer⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠– Emerging Markets, Connected. Check out the full Tellimer offering ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The Emerging Markets Podcast dives into a range of topics in the emerging and frontier market world including investment themes, debt restructuring, elections, and geopolitical tensions.

DISCLAIMER

This podcast is provided for information purposes and represents the personal opinions of the speakers. It is not an offer or solicitation for investment in any securities, nor should it be regarded as investment advice. 

Tellimer Technologies Limited does not offer or provide advice and no mention of a particular security in this podcast constitutes a recommendation to buy, sell or hold that or any security, portfolio of securities, or enter any transaction or investment strategy. Nor is any such mention an indication that any investment is suitable for any specific person.

For more information, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠Tellimer.com⁠⁠⁠⁠. 

In this episode, Duncan Wales – the CEO of Tellimer – speaks with Dennis Shen, Chair of the Macro Economic Council and Lead Global Economist of Scope Group, concerning the future of Ukraine. They unpack the state of Russia-Ukraine negotiations following the Alaska Summit, the significant role security guarantees must play in any just settlement, and the IMF financing of the nation as well as outlook for debt restructuring.

The Emerging Markets Podcast by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tellimer⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠– your single point of entry to emerging markets. Check out the full Tellimer offering ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The Emerging Markets Podcast dives into a range of topics in the emerging and frontier market world including investment themes, debt restructuring, elections, and geopolitical tensions.

DISCLAIMER

This podcast is provided for information purposes and represents the personal opinions of the speakers. It is not an offer or solicitation for investment in any securities, nor should it be regarded as investment advice. 

Tellimer Technologies Limited does not offer or provide advice and no mention of a particular security in this podcast constitutes a recommendation to buy, sell or hold that or any security, portfolio of securities, or enter any transaction or investment strategy. Nor is any such mention an indication that any investment is suitable for any specific person.

For more information, please visit ⁠⁠Tellimer.com⁠⁠. 

Duncan Wales, CEO of Tellimer, and Hasnain Malik, Head of Equity Strategy at Tellimer, unpack what’s really changed for emerging and frontier markets after a turbulent start to 2025.

They explore where the best opportunities lie in large and small EM/FM markets, the fate of the low-cost manufacturing model amid trade tensions, the market impact of ongoing conflicts, and whether Big Tech’s dominance is finally fading.

The Emerging Markets Podcast by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tellimer⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠– your single point of entry to emerging markets. Check out the full Tellimer offering ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The Emerging Markets Podcast dives into a range of topics in the emerging and frontier market world including investment themes, debt restructuring, elections, and geopolitical tensions.

DISCLAIMER

This podcast is provided for information purposes and represents the personal opinions of the speakers. It is not an offer or solicitation for investment in any securities, nor should it be regarded as investment advice. 

Tellimer Technologies Limited does not offer or provide advice and no mention of a particular security in this podcast constitutes a recommendation to buy, sell or hold that or any security, portfolio of securities, or enter any transaction or investment strategy. Nor is any such mention an indication that any investment is suitable for any specific person.

For more information, please visit ⁠⁠Tellimer.com⁠⁠. 

In this episode, host Duncan Wales, Tellimer⁠ CEO, sits down with Alaa Bushehri, Head of Emerging Market Debt at BNP Paribas Asset Management. They unpack the recent resurgence in emerging markets, delve into the impact of U.S. treasury yields and trade policy, the rise of local currency debt, the opportunities in China, and explore how seasoned investment frameworks can deliver Alpha in volatile conditions.

A must-listen for investors seeking clarity and strategy in today’s shifting EM landscape.

The Emerging Markets Podcast by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tellimer⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠– your single point of entry to emerging markets. Check out the full Tellimer offering ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The Emerging Markets Podcast dives into a range of topics in the emerging and frontier market world including investment themes, debt restructuring, elections, and geopolitical tensions.

DISCLAIMER

This podcast is provided for information purposes and represents the personal opinions of the speakers. It is not an offer or solicitation for investment in any securities, nor should it be regarded as investment advice. 

Tellimer Technologies Limited does not offer or provide advice and no mention of a particular security in this podcast constitutes a recommendation to buy, sell or hold that or any security, portfolio of securities, or enter any transaction or investment strategy. Nor is any such mention an indication that any investment is suitable for any specific person.

For more information, please visit ⁠Tellimer.com⁠. 

Manulife Investment Management Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Elina Theodorakopoulou, joins Tellimer CEO, Duncan Wales, as they have an engaging conversation about the overall landscape of emerging markets debt (EMD).

Despite the uncertainty and volatility, emerging markets resilience and performance have been astonishing, highlighting the depth and breadth of the asset class. As we embark into the second half of the year, they touch on the flows into the asset class, investors’ sentiment, new issuance euphoria - all under the importance of doing your homework.

The Emerging Markets Podcast by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tellimer⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠– your single point of entry to emerging markets. Check out the full Tellimer offering ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The Emerging Markets Podcast dives into a range of topics in the emerging and frontier market world including investment themes, debt restructuring, elections, and geopolitical tensions.

DISCLAIMER

This podcast is provided for information purposes and represents the personal opinions of the speakers. It is not an offer or solicitation for investment in any securities, nor should it be regarded as investment advice. 

Tellimer Technologies Limited does not offer or provide advice and no mention of a particular security in this podcast constitutes a recommendation to buy, sell or hold that or any security, portfolio of securities, or enter any transaction or investment strategy. Nor is any such mention an indication that any investment is suitable for any specific person.

For more information, please visit Tellimer.com.