Up And Coming

Got a widget but aren't sure where to export it? Aside from finding out which foreign countries tend to buy your type of widgets, you might also want to factor today's hottest global markets into your decision. The Department of Commerce has labeled these markets BEMs--or Big Emerging Markets.

Last month, we told you why the Chinese Economic Area (including China, Hong Kong and Taiwan), India, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and South Korea are hot spots for U.S. companies to target their exports to. Here are the other six--and why you should consider doing business in these ripe markets.

This article was originally published in the January 1997 print edition of Entrepreneur with the headline: Up And Coming.