Ravi Ramamurti Archives

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To deal with COVID-19, the US should look to countries in Asia and Africa

Compared to the US, some countries have experienced only a fraction of the number of COVID-19 deaths relative to their population, despite having significantly fewer resources. Ravi Ramamurti, distinguished professor of international business, outlines how the U.S. can adopt these life-saving innovations from other countries.

by Emily Arntsen August 12, 2020

Indians wait in a queue to cast their votes at a polling station in Kachanar on the outskirts of in Varanasi, India Sunday, May 19, 2019. Indians voted in the seventh and final phase of national elections Sunday, wrapping up a 6-week-long long, grueling campaign season with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party seeking reelection for another five years. AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh

‘The most reckless political experiment in human history’

Despite being comprised of disparate ideologies and languages, India regularly lures its citizens to the voting booth, even in the most poor and isolated areas, says Ravi Ramamurti, founding director of Northeastern’s Center for Emerging Markets.

by Khalida Sarwari September 30, 2019

Spencer Fung, a Northeastern graduate and trustee, said that companies around the world are seeking to expand their operations beyond China because of the country’s trade war with the United States. But moving operations to other countries is not easy, he warned. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Why multinational companies are leaving China

Spencer Fung, a Northeastern graduate and trustee, told a symposium on the Boston campus that companies around the world are seeking to expand their operations beyond China because of the country’s trade war with the United States. But moving operations to other countries is not easy, he warned.

by Ian Thomsen June 6, 2019

China's control of rare earth metals is a big advantage in a trade war. These researchers are trying to level the field.

Northeastern researchers are studying ways to loosen China’s stranglehold on the market of vital materials for the manufacture of everything from smartphones to guided missiles.

by Bill Ibelle July 26, 2018

Rare earth metals are essential ingredients in a vast array of consumer, medical, and military products ranging from smartphones to guided missiles. Illustration by Hannah Moore.

At risk in a trade war with China? The rare earth metals that make your smartphone (and your guided missile).

Rare earth metals, which are controlled by China, are essential to a vast array of military, medical, and consumer products. President Trump’s plan to escalate the trade war heightens concerns about materials needed for everything from smartphones to guided missiles.

by Bill Ibelle July 25, 2018

Ravi Ramamurti, Distinguished Professor of International Business and Strategy, is the founder and director of Northeastern’s Center for Emerging Markets. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

‘We planted a flag here at Northeastern’

Ravi Ramamurti founded the Center for Emerging Markets in 2007. “We planted the flag here at Northeastern,” he said, “and now everyone is specializing in emerging markets.”

by Molly Callahan July 11, 2018

Northeastern University hosted the eighth annual Center for Emerging Markets symposium held in the Raytheon Amphitheater on June 5, 2018. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Asia is ripe for investment. Here’s how US companies can capitalize.

For the first time, there’s a world economy big enough to be comparable to that of the United States: Asia. But to capitalize on that market, U.S. companies have to treat Asian branches of their businesses less like outposts and more like local headquarters. That was the message at the eighth annual symposium hosted by Northeastern’s Center for Emerging Markets on Tuesday.

by Molly Callahan June 6, 2018

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