Frontier Markets

MSCI Confirms Lebanon Will Lose Its Frontier Market Status In February 2021

Dec 23, 2020 // 0 Comments

In an announcement on Thursday 17th December 2020, Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) confirmed that Lebanon will be reclassified from Frontier Market to Standalone [...]

Kazakhstan’s Kaspi and Lithuania’s Ignitis added to FTSE IOB Index

Dec 23, 2020 // 0 Comments

In its December 2020 Quarterly Review of the FTSE IOB Index Series, index-compiler FTSE Russell announced the inclusion of two Frontier Market equities to the Index: [...]

An Phat Holdings Added To FTSE Vietnam Index

Dec 21, 2020 // 0 Comments

In its quarterly review of the FTSE Vietnam index Series, index compiler FTSE Russell confirmed that An Phat Holdings will be added to the FTSE Vietnam Index before the end [...]

What Will The MSCI Frontier Markets 100 Index Look Like Without Kuwait?

Nov 27, 2020 // 1 Comment

Kuwait will spend its final day classified as a Frontier Market on November 30th 2020 as Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) prepares to upgrade the Middle Eastern [...]

BLOM Bank GDSs Delisted on LSE; Removed From MSCI Indexes & FTSE IOB Index

Nov 24, 2020 // 2 Comments

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has confirmed that BLOM Bank’s Global Depositary Shares (GDSs) have been withdrawn from trading on the International Order Book of the [...]

Innovative Trends in the Emerging Markets

Nov 23, 2020 // 0 Comments

Stepping out onto the global landscape, and looking towards the Emerging Markets, can lead to great investment opportunities for investors. Given this environment, Economics [...]

MSCI: Lebanon Could Lose Its Frontier Market Status in 2021

Nov 16, 2020 // 3 Comments

On Wednesday 11th November, Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) announced that it has launched a consultation for a potential reclassification of Lebanon from [...]

MSCI Frontier Markets Index November 2020 Review: Two Additions, Ten Deletions

Nov 11, 2020 // 2 Comments

Leading index compiler Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) announced changes to the MSCI Frontier Market Index in its November 2020 Semi-Annual Review, in particular [...]

Banor Capital Launches New Emerging & Frontier Market Debt Fund

Oct 29, 2020 // 0 Comments

Banor Capital, a London-based investment management firm, has announced the launch of the Aristea SICAV FIM GEM Debt fund which will focus on fixed income and debt [...]

Baring Emerging Europe Looks To Expand To Africa & Middle East; Contemplates Name Change

Oct 21, 2020 // 0 Comments

Baring Emerging Europe (Ticker: BEE) has announced a proposed shift in its investment policy, which will diversify its current focus away from solely looking at Emerging [...]

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