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Frontier Markets is an economic term which was coined by IFC’s Farida Khambata in 1992. It is commonly used to describe a subset of emerging markets (EMs).
Frontier markets (FMs) are investable but have lower market capitalization and liquidity than the more developed emerging markets. The frontier equity markets are typically pursued by investors seeking high, long term returns and low correlations with other markets.
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By IBTimes UK
Exploration and development company boss tells IBTimes UK about project opportunities in West and East Africa (Apr 05)
MORE TOPICS: M&A, GOLD, PRECIOUS METAL
By Reuters UK
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MORE TOPICS: GLOBAL WARMING, PORTUGAL, EUROPEAN UNION, JAPAN, CLIMATE CHANGE, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
By Reuters
BlackRock Inc <BLK.N> has introduced an exchange-traded fund that invests in "frontier markets", or small countries that do not qualify yet as emerging markets. (Sep 14)
MORE TOPICS: ARGENTINA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, NIGERIA, EMERGING MARKETS
By Golf365
People often ask me where I find my off-the-beaten-path ideas. One of the best ways I've found is to travel and meet with fellow investors. They can be your bird dogs to emerging opportunities. (Aug 04)
MORE TOPICS: GOLD, AUSTRALIA, COPPER, NAMIBIA, AGING, INVESTMENT
By The Daily Reckoning Australia
People often ask me where I find my off-the-beaten-path ideas. One of the best ways I've found is to travel and meet with fellow investors. They can be your bird dogs to emerging opportunities. (Aug 03)
MORE TOPICS: GOLD, AUSTRALIA, COPPER, NAMIBIA, AGING, INVESTMENT
By Reuters
After a 16-year career at Morgan Stanley <MS.N> Lebanese-born banker May Nasrallah detected a gap in the Middle East market for advising small companies, prompting her to leave the bank and set up her own financial advisory firm in Dubai. (Jul 22)
MORE TOPICS: DUBAI, MORGAN STANLEY, NEW YORK, MANAGEMENT, INVESTMENT, LONDON
By Reuters
Greece is still at risk over the long term of becoming the first economy to be relegated from developed to emerging market status within investment indices, even if it has fended off any immediate exit from the euro zone. (Jun 20)
MORE TOPICS: IMF, ISRAEL, PAKISTAN, SOUTH KOREA, MANAGEMENT, EMERGING MARKETS
By Reuters
Shareholders of Egyptian investment bank EFG-Hermes <HRHO.CA> voted on Saturday against a group of investors seeking to buy the bank, but the investors will appeal to Egypt's regulator to suspend the decision, the group targeting the bank said. (Jun 03)
MORE TOPICS: TELECOMS, MANAGEMENT, INVESTMENT
By Reuters UK
WPP has become the first foreign advertising group to invest in Myanmar since Western sanctions were lifted, betting on a flood of demand from multinational companies wanting to market their goods and services. (May 21)
MORE TOPICS: CHINA, MANUFACTURING, ADVERTISING, THAILAND, INDIA, NEW YORK
By Reuters UK
Japan has agreed to forgive Myanmar 303.5 billion yen ($3.72 billion) in debt and overdue charges, and resume development loans to the Southeast Asian country, the two nations said on Saturday, in a move to help foster the nascent democracy's economic development. (Apr 21, 2012)
MORE TOPICS: JAPAN
