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BlackRock's Vavrek: AI Hardware to Drive EM

Bloomberg Markets Monday 21 September 2026, 03:44 UTC 1 min read
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Egon Vavrek, Head of Emerging Markets at BlackRock, says AI hardware and the "picks-and-shovels" players serving hyperscalers will carry emerging markets forward. He spoke on the sidelines of the BofA APAC Conference in Hong Kong.

Egon Vavrek, Head of Emerging Markets at BlackRock, says AI hardware and the "picks-and-shovels" players serving hyperscalers will carry emerging markets forward. He spoke on the sidelines of the BofA APAC Conference in Hong Kong. (Source: Bloomberg)
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