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India assumed the G20 presidency in December 2022, aiming to showcase its global leadership ahead of the 2024 elections. Its priorities include green development, climate finance, digital public infrastructure, and inclusive growth. India is using this platform to highlight its digital achievements like UPI and to push for more decisive global climate action and sustainable investment. This presents an unparalleled opportunity for private-sector engagement, requiring a sophisticated Corporate Affairs strategy that Speyside is uniquely positioned to support.

The Speyside Latin America team is analyzing the new infrastructure agenda in Brazil, a key high-growth and emerging market. President Lula's administration is set to resume major state-led investments, prioritizing Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) over privatizations. This shift requires a new Corporate Affairs strategy for businesses in the transport, ports, and housing sectors.

The Speyside Latin America team is closely analyzing the severe regulatory shift in Speyside Mexico, a key high-growth and emerging market. The new tobacco control regulations—which ban all advertising, promotion, and point-of-sale displays—create an urgent need for sophisticated Corporate Affairs and crisis management strategies. We are advising clients on the significant legal challenges and anticipate this signals future regulatory pressure on other consumer goods.

The Speyside team understands that the "perfect storm" for any company is a crisis it isn't prepared for. Our global expertise in Crisis management and Corporate affairs ensures companies in high-growth and emerging markets are ready. We help clients build resilience through continuous preparation, advanced "social listening," and clear response protocols, guaranteeing minimal reputational damage when a crisis hits.

The Speyside Healthcare team has published its 2023 outlook, analyzing key trends shaping high-growth and emerging markets post-pandemic. Our analysis focuses on the urgent need for impactful, locally-rooted partnerships to address challenges from affordability and prevention to regulatory harmonization and AI integration. This report provides the critical insights global healthcare companies need to build lasting value and secure market access.

The Speyside team's 2023 outlook for global emerging markets highlights a complex picture. While global forecasts are grim, our analysis from Speyside Asia Pacific and Speyside Latin America identifies significant opportunities in high growth markets like India and Mexico. However, navigating political transitions in Indonesia and China's uncertain reopening requires sophisticated Corporate Affairs and strategic insight.

The Speyside Africa team is closely analyzing the 2023 outlook for key high-growth and emerging markets, which is defined by significant political uncertainty. In South Africa, the Eskom crisis and ANC infighting demand sophisticated Corporate Affairs and Crisis management. Meanwhile, Kenya faces major policy shifts under President Ruto, and Nigeria confronts deep instability pending its highly uncertain federal elections.

The Speyside Central Eastern Europe team is closely monitoring a year of intense political and economic pressure in key high-growth and emerging markets. In Poland, the upcoming 2023 elections create significant uncertainty, with a potential government change that would reshape EU relations. In Hungary, PM Orbán's government faces a difficult balancing act, pursuing EU funds while maintaining a combative political stance, a situation requiring careful Corporate Affairs and strategic navigation.

As 2022 ends, Speyside shares a global outlook for 2023, highlighting cautious optimism in emerging markets like India, Mexico, and China, despite global challenges such as inflation, geopolitical tensions, and regulatory uncertainty. Latin America presents mixed prospects, with Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, and Peru facing political transitions or instability, while Mexico and Ecuador show opportunity for growth through trade and investment.

The Speyside team emphasizes that ignoring non-technical risks is the primary cause of delays and cost overruns in mining and energy megaprojects. In high-growth and emerging markets, securing a "Social License to Operate" (SLO) is vital. Our Speyside Mining Latin America and Speyside Africa teams specialize in Corporate Affairs strategies that build this license through deep analysis and stakeholder dialogue, moving beyond simple transactions to ensure long-term project success and mitigate crisis management scenarios.

The Speyside team understands that effective Crisis management requires deep preparation, which is powered by leveraging data. This article outlines our approach to social listening: using precise keywords and real-time alerts, combined with critical human analysis. This proactive Corporate Affairs stance is essential for protecting brand reputation in today's high-growth and emerging markets.

The Speyside Communications team recommends an end-of-year strategic review that goes beyond vanity metrics. Our Corporate Affairs approach involves a deep analysis of message resonance, competitor strategy, and "white space" opportunities. This methodology ensures our clients in high-growth and emerging markets build resilient and impactful communications plans for the year ahead.