Emerging markets need $42 trillion in infrastructure investment by 2050, Aberdeen says

• Aberdeen Investments sees emerging markets entering a new investment cycle as spending on AI, electrification and infrastructure accelerates.
• Emerging markets, including China, need an estimated $42 trillion in infrastructure investment by 2050 to sustain economic activity.
• Emerging Asia and Africa will account for close to 70% of the world's working-age population by 2050, according to the research.
• Dividends represent roughly half of emerging-market equity returns, with annual compound growth of 11.8% during 2003-2025 versus 7.4% in developed markets.
• The MSCI Emerging Markets Index's 10 largest stocks account for around 37% of its weight, highlighting concentration risks.

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