Bank of Jamaica Cuts Policy Interest Rate to All-Time Low of 0.5%
The Bank of Jamaica has announced the 25 basis points reduction in its policy interest rate from 0.75% per annum to 0.5% per annum, effective from 28th August 2019, [...]
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Greenwich Trust Launches Nigerian ETF
The Nigerian Stock Exchange listed the Greenwich Alpha ETF by Greenwich Asset Management (a subsidiary of Greenwich Trust Limited) following its Initial Public Offering (IPO) [...]
MSCI Frontier Markets Index August 2019 Review: MTN Nigeria Communications Added To Index
Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) announced on Wednesday in its recent Quarterly Review the inclusion of MTN Nigeria Communications (MTN) to the MSCI Frontier [...]
Premia Partners Launches Vietnam ETF
Premia Partners, a Hong Kong-based investment firm and exchange traded fund (ETF) issuer, on the 18th July 2019 unveiled the Premia MSCI Vietnam ETF (2804 HK/9804 HK) in a [...]
MSCI Announces Malta Investable Market Index
In its May 2019 Semi-Annual Review, Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) announced that it will launch the MSCI Malta Investable Market Index (IMI) as a standalone [...]
MSCI Frontier Markets Index May 2019 Review: Two Additions, 23 Deletions
Leading index compiler Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) announced changes to the MSCI Frontier Market Index in its May 2019 semi-annual review, in particular 2 [...]
Argentina: Eight Companies Added to MSCI Emerging Markets Index
In its semi-annual review for May 2019, leading index provider Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) confirmed the inclusion of eight Argentinian securities into its [...]
Fitch Revises Vietnam’s Credit Outlook to “Positive”
Fitch Ratings, a global credit rating agency, announced earlier this week that it has revised Vietnam’s outlook from “Stable” to “Positive” and [...]
RWC Launches Next Generation Emerging Markets Fund
RWC Partners launched the Next Generation Emerging Markets (NGEN) Fund as part of the group’s Luxembourg-domiciled SICAV range. The fund, headed up by James Johnstone, [...]
Ukraine Central Bank Cuts Main Rate to 17.5%
Ukraine’s Central Bank decided to cut its key policy rate by half a percent to 17.5%, the institution announced on Thursday 25th April. The Central Bank decides to cut [...]
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