This family is a large group of approximately 400 species including peach, cherry, almond, and plum. They are alternative leaved, deciduous and evergreen shrubs and trees. They can range in size from ground covers to 80 foot-tall trees. Many are grown for their fruit or as ornamentals.
What it is: An emerging market economy describes a nation's economy that is progressing toward becoming more advanced, usually by means of rapid growth and industrialization. These countries experience an expanding role both in the world economy and on the political frontier.
Brazil: A Dynamic Emerging Economy. One of the world's most dynamic emerging economies, Brazil is attracting investors and insurers. Brazil rising. Brazil has been in the headlines of the world media for some time. The reason for this is simple, as the Economist summarized in its November 14, 2009 Brazil survey Brazil takes off.