What Will MSCI’s Frontier Market Index Look Like Without Pakistan?
In light of Pakistan’s upcoming reclassification to “Emerging Market” status, Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) has announced that it has launched [...]
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January 2017’s Best & Worst Performing Frontier Markets
By James Eugene On a monthly basis, Frontier Market News will look at the best and worst performing Frontier Markets. Here’s the list for January 2017. Best Performing [...]
Ukraine Aims for Free Trade Deals with Israel, China & Canada
Ukraine has placed signing multiple free trade agreements (FTAs) high on its agenda in 2017, with Israel, China and Canada being at the forefront. Israel Deputy Economic [...]
Latvia and Japan Sign Tax Treaty
The governments of Latvia and Japan have both agreed to sign a tax treaty with the aim of eliminating double taxation and prevent tax evasion and avoidance. Latvian Finance [...]
2016’s Top 5 Frontier Markets
By James Eugene 2016 has been far from dull for Frontier Markets. Fluctuating oil prices, MSCI upgrades, interest rate hikes and a newly elected US President have all played [...]
Frontier Markets: 5 Things to Look Out for in 2017
By James Eugene 2016 was a year that produced mixed results across the entire spectrum of Frontier Markets, but also opened a multitude of opportunities that could be [...]
IMF Raises Bulgaria’s Growth Forecast to 3.3%
Encouraged by macroeconomic developments in the country, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) stated that Bulgaria’s economy is expected to expand by 3.3% this year. [...]
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