Neena Mishra: The equity markets began the year 2012 on a strong note but as the Euro-zone situation worsened and emerging markets’ slowdown appeared much worse-than-expected, the investors rushed into “safe haven” assets. Read more…

NYSE:EGPT, NYSE:EPHE, NYSE:TUR, NYSE:VNM, SCIF

Eric Dutram: European events continue to dominate the headlines despite the relatively successful Greek election. As the small country looks to pick up the pieces of its economy and build for the future, the focus is shifting towards larger markets in the region. Read more…

NYSE:EPHE, NYSE:GXG, NYSE:THD

Zacks ETF Research: Southeast Asian countries have had a long tradition of enticing investors from all over the globe. This is because the market is an attractive destination for domestic and foreign, investors thanks to solid growth rates, booming populations and generally good governance. Read more…

NYSE:ASEA, NYSE:EIDO, NYSE:EWM, NYSE:EWS, NYSE:IDX, NYSE:VNM

Sara Nunnally:  Emerging markets (NYSEArca:VWO) are hot. But when it comes to the best of them all, there’s one relatively undiscovered country you need to know about. Read more…

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Rudy Martin: Many of the best emerging-value dividend plays today are traded on the U.S. exchanges. That’s not just my opinion — my proprietary indicators are clearly telling me that’s the Read more…

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