Slovakia – Unemployment Falls To Lowest Rate Since 1993
Slovakia’s month-to-month unemployment rate fell by 0.13% to 5.03% in March 2019 (vs 5.16% in February), according to data released by the Labour, Social Affairs and [...]
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Nigeria: Inflation Slows to 11.26% in October
Nigeria’s year-on-year inflation rate (consumer price index, abb. “CPI”) slowed, albeit marginally, for the first time in three months and was recorded at [...]
FTSE Frontier Market Index to Include Slovenian Bank after IPO
Slovenia’s Nova Ljubljanska Banka (NLB) will be added to the FTSE Frontier Markets Index following its successful initial public offering (IPO) last week, according to [...]
Argentina: Industrial Production Contracts to -11.5%
Industrial production in Argentina fell by 11.5% in September compared to the same month last year according to government figures released on Tuesday, providing further [...]
The First ETF Listed on Qatar’s Stock Exchange has been Unveiled
In partnership with Doha Bank, Qatari investment firm Amwal has announced the launch of the first exchange traded fund (ETF) to be listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange. The QE [...]
Middle East Funds Upbeat on Saudi Arabia Ahead of Index Decisions
Fund managers in the Middle East remain upbeat towards Saudi Arabia’s equity market before Morgan Stanley Capital International’s (MSCI) decision on upgrading the [...]
Mongolia Misses Out on FTSE Frontier Markets Inclusion
In FTSE Russell’s “Annual Country Classification Review“, it was announced that Mongolia had been removed from the “Frontier Markets Watch List” [...]
FTSE: Romania and Saudi Arabia Miss Out on “Emerging Market” Classification
In FTSE Russell’s “Annual Country Classification Review“, two countries – Romania, and Saudi Arabia – were placed on the “Secondary [...]
Asia Frontier Capital Unveils Luxembourg Domiciled Fund
Asia Frontier Capital (AFC) Ltd, a Hong Kong based fund management company that specialises in investing across a vast spectrum of Asian Frontier Markets, has recently [...]
KraneShares Launches China “One Belt One Road” ETF
KraneShares, a New York-based exchange traded funds (ETF) provider that specialises in Chinese-focused products, has launched the KraneShares MSCI One Belt One Road ETF [...]
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