The Coca-Cola Co. (KO) said Friday that it would invest $2 billion in China over the next three years. That’s 25% more than the $1.6 billion Coke has invested in China during the past 30 years.

The year ahead is showing an alarming investment slowdown for the emerging-markets investor. Money Morning’s Martin Hutchinson presents which Emerging Markets ETFs the pros are buying. These picks have sound savings and are worth looking at.

Emerging markets investments are soaring on the back of the ongoing global commodities boom. This morning in New York, MSCI’s benchmark Emerging Markets Index (MSCI EM) reached a fresh 2008 record of 1246.85, close to 8% below its all-time high last November.

Speaking to Thomson Reuters, Matthias Siller, an emerging markets investment strategist at Baring Asset Management said, “You can make a strong case that emerging markets are well-placed in any scenario going forward – many of them are enjoying a commodities boom and many of their companies are ridiculously cheap at current valuations.”

“As long as we’re seeing strong commodity prices, the implication is that the emerging markets are still growing. The supply constraints in commodities are here for at least…