Ghana Added to African Development Bank’s Bond Index
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced the addition of Ghana to its African Bond Index from April this year. Via the African Financial Markets Initiative (AFMI), [...]
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Africa Investment Index: Which Countries are the Most Attractive for Investors?
Created and developed by Quantum Global Research Lab, the latest edition of the Africa Investment Index (AII) has been released with the aim of “providing investors in [...]
Vietnam’s VietJet Aims to Increase Foreign Ownership Limit to 49%
VietJet Aviation, Vietnam’s largest private airline, has announced its intention to increase its foreign ownership limit from 30% to 49% in its upcoming meeting on [...]
Introducing an African ETF That Excludes South Africa
Planning on investing in Africa while avoiding South African equities? You’re in luck. The AMI Big 50 ex-SA ETF, offered by South African-based boutique Cloud Atlas [...]
March 2017’s Best & Worst Performing Frontier Markets
On a monthly basis, Frontier Market News will look at the best and worst performing Frontier Markets. Here’s the list for March 2017. Best Performing Frontier Markets 1st [...]
Will Nigeria Lose Its “Frontier Market” Status?
Nigeria’s stint as a Frontier Market hangs in the balance after Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) launched a consultation on the potential reclassification [...]
World Happiness Report 2017: How Did Frontier Markets Perform?
The United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Solutions Network published the latest edition of the World Happiness Report on Monday 20th March 2017, a report that [...]
BlackRock Plans to Launch ex-China Emerging Markets ETF
BlackRock’s iShares divison, a leading provider of exchange traded funds (ETFs) has filed with the SEC for the launch of a new fund: the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets [...]
Global X Announces Reverse Share Split for Nigeria ETF
Exchange traded funds (ETFs) provider Global X announced the approval of a reverse share split for the Global X MSCI Nigeria ETF (NGE). Global X will implement a 1-for-4 [...]
February 2017’s Best & Worst Performing Frontier Markets
On a monthly basis, Frontier Market News will look at the best and worst performing Frontier Markets. Here’s the list for February 2017. Best Performing Frontier Markets [...]
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