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Trends towards deglobalization and reshoring carry enormous opportunities for developing economies

As developed economies continue to succumb to rising geopolitical risks and threats of geoeconomics, efforts to wean supply chains off China, the United States and other traditional global trade partners are likely to see increased momentum.

The corollary of these efforts will be increased trade activity in free-market economies in the developing world – both regionally and globally.

South-South trade is the fastest-growing segment of global commerce

2000
2010
2024
2030
2040
$600
BILLION
* Forecast

As strategic cooperation and trade between countries in the Global South grow, investors positioned within these blocs before they reach full activation will benefit from network effects that compound as integration deepens.

2030–2050 figures are model-based projections based on AfCFTA integration trajectory, ASEAN expansion, deepening Latin American trade corridors, and UNCTAD's South-South cooperation growth models rather than published forecasts from a single institution

Increased trade in Global South economies is creating a wave of supply chain formalization

Deglobalization trends and shifting trade alliances are creating opportunities to strengthen and formalize supply chains of developing economies.

Beyond investment in infrastructure, there is a rising shift from small, fragmented businesses to large and formal enterprises that will be powering the developing economies of the future. This transition is a rare and significant value-creation event happening across the Global South.

Investors who build or back the anchor enterprises that catalyze this formalization will capture returns uncommon in developed markets.

Hagne & Heman wants to be at the forefront of this shift — providing capital, strategic insights, management expertise, and infrastructure to power this secular tailwind