Macroeconomic Volatility and Strategic Financial Planning: A Cross-Country Analysis of Emerging Markets
Emerging markets (EMs) navigate unprecedented macroeconomic turbulence in 2025, characterized by trade policy uncertainty, debt distress, and divergent growth trajectories. This cross-country analysis examines volatility drivers across 35 major emerging economies and proposes adaptive financial planning frameworks. Findings reveal that strategic approaches to liquidity management, investment allocation, and risk mitigation could reduce vulnerability to external shocks by 25-40% while unlocking sustainable growth pathways amid global reconfiguration.