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The World Bank’s IFC Investment Arm In Emerging And Frontier Markets: What We Can Learn Reply

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bus1newReposted from Seeking Alpha
By Jon Springer

Ralph Keitel works as Principal Investment Officer for the International Finance Corporation [IFC] of the World Bank Group, which concentrates on the private sector. I had the opportunity to meet Ralph at the Syneidesis Group conference in early December 2012 and listen to him present about the IFC’s case for investing in Emerging (and Frontier) markets. The World Bank’s Antoine van Agtamel is credited with coining “Emerging Markets” in the 1980s while the IFC’s Farida Khambata is credited with coining the term “Frontier Markets” (as a subset of Emerging Markets) in the early 1990s. More…

What are the latest investment trends in US for 2013? Reply

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imagesBy Andrew Jackson

The arrival of 2013 has again triggered the issues regarding investment in US. Market experts and investors are busy assuming what trends in investment market can be witnessed through out 2013.

The year has been kicked off on the same note like last year. The slow economic growth, worrying debt level and the long-standing costs for government efforts has increased the anxiety even more. Still there is a ray of hope. More…

Frontier markets: looking for gold Reply

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Source: Citi

Source: Citi

Reposted from Financial Times
By Stefan Wagstyl

Investors in EM equities have done well from the recent global rally, with gains in the $-based MSCI emerging markets index of 7 per cent since December 1 and nearly 13 per cent since September 1.

But the big winners have been the smaller frontier markets. Argentina tops the list with a 28 per cent advance since December 1, followed by Romania on 27 per cent and Serbia on 23 per cent. The sceptics might say, ‘So, what?’ Little bourses tend to be more volatile than their larger fellows. But Citi’s Andrew Howell thinks he has spotted an interesting and potentially profitable change.

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How to Invest in Fast-Growing Frontier Markets Reply

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currency-exchangeReposted from Fox Business
By Constance Gustke

Powerhouse economies such as China are slowing lately. So where should you invest in equities? How about frontier economies such as Nigeria or Vietnam?
These and other countries, such as Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and even Iraq, are expected to sport rising gross domestic products, and some are even resource-rich. Citibank economist William Buiter forecast on BusinessInsider.com in 2011 that world GDP would grow by $300 trillion by 2050, largely propelled by these fast-growing frontier countries. More…

Frontier Markets and the New Global Economy 6

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Reposted from Mastercard’s Payments Perspectives Blog
By Sabrina Tharani

The frontiers of civilization as traditionally characterized – like the Wild West or Arctic poles – occupy a position not unlike that of the global economy’s frontier markets today: not only do they inspire excitement and symbolize novelty, they also represent a wealth of unexplored opportunity. More…

A Few Thoughts On The Top Frontier Markets’ Stock Exchanges Of 2012 Reply

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frontier-job-jealousy-L-QMXHqmReposted from Seeking Alpha
By Ulysses de la Torre

Recent attention to the best performing stock exchanges of 2012 warrants some consideration of these markets and just what exactly we should be concluding from some of these statistics.

At the top of the list is apparently Venezuela. For anyone paying attention to recent news from there, the second biggest story appears to be that its stock market has amazingly gained some 300% in 2012. Visually, this makes for a rather distorted image when comparing returns from last year’s top frontier markets’ stock exchanges, as we can see in the chart below: More…

The Next Emerging Markets 1

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TheNextEmergingMarketsReposted from IndexUniverse
By Amy Schioldager and Heather Apperson

As emerging markets have grown in popularity and significance over the last two decades, many of the benefits of investing in these once-idiosyncratic markets have diminished, to some extent. The correlation of emerging markets with developed markets has steadily risen, eroding diversification benefits. If anything, the fact that emerging markets represent 12.6 percent1 of the world’s total market capitalization reflects the reality that emerging markets are widely recognized as a major asset class and should be a key component of any global equity allocation, whether large or small. The question now is, Are these markets truly emerging? More…

Q&A with Mark Mobius: Frontier markets in 2013 Reply

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Reposted from the Dow Jones Financial News
By David Thomas

The executive chairman of Templeton Emerging Markets Group spoke to Financial News about the prospects for frontier market investing in 2013, and shared his advice for aspiring fund managers.

FN talked with Mobius, regarded as one of the foremost emerging markets investors after a career of more than 40 years, during his latest visit to Africa. Mobius discussed his visit to Egypt, currently undergoing a stormy political transition which has sparked investor unease, and the wider growth narrative in the region. More…

Q&A with Mark Mobius: Frontier markets in 2013 Reply

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Mark Mobius, Executive Chairman of Templeton Emerging Markets Group

Mark Mobius, Executive Chairman of Templeton Emerging Markets Group

Reposted from Financial News
By David Thomas

The executive chairman of Templeton Emerging Markets Group spoke to Financial News about the prospects for frontier market investing in 2013, and shared his advice for aspiring fund managers.

FN talked with Mobius, regarded as one of the foremost emerging markets investors after a career of more than 40 years, during his latest visit to Africa. Mobius discussed his visit to Egypt, currently undergoing a stormy political transition which has sparked investor unease, and the wider growth narrative in the region. More…

Looking beyond emerging markets to “frontier” economies Reply

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A man buys chicken parts at a market in HanoiReposted from Reuters
By John Wasik

With China, Brazil and India hitting icy patches on their economic growth paths, investing in even younger emerging markets looks promising.

The so-called “frontier” economies offer diversification and profit opportunities as big global investors look for low-cost labor and resources. Most of these 25 or so countries won’t appear on most individual investors’ radar screens, though. They range from Bangladesh to Vietnam and are expanding due to industrialization or global demand. More…