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.
Some emerging market economies have performed even better. For example, Brazil, Russia, India, and China, the so-called BRIC countries, accounted for half of global growth over the past decade. China is now the worldâs 2nd and Brazil the 7th largest economy, up from the 8th and the 16th, respectively, in 1970.