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Misconceptions and Realities of Investing in Africa Reply

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Africa holds investment potential in a diverse variety of sectors including IT, solar electricity, beer, and cut flowers

Africa holds investment potential in a diverse variety of sectors including IT, solar electricity, beer, and cut flowers

Reposted from Business Insider
By Mark Mobius

It’s easy to fall prey to misconceptions and generalizations about places we’ve never been: to assume everyone in the United States drives big cars, all the French love croissants and all Canadians play hockey. There are many misconceptions about investing in developing markets, and Africa certainly has its fair share, but it’s dangerous to make sweeping generalizations. It’s impossible to know everything about this huge and diverse continent (the second largest in the world by land mass and population) so my team’s approach has been to keep our minds open to the growth possibilities while keeping our eyes open to the potential risks. More…

Mobius on Emerging, Frontier Markets, Commodities (video) Reply

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Reposted from Bloomberg

Mark Mobius, executive chairman of Templeton Emerging Markets Group, talks about global emerging and frontier markets, commodities and his investment strategy. He also discusses the prospects for the U.S. economy and the debt ceiling negotiations. He spoke from Kuala Lumpur with Bloomberg Television’s Susan Li yesterday. 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…

Mobius tips frontier market surge Reply

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Reposted from What Investment
By Matthew Jeynes

Frontier Markets are primed to outperform the more established investment markets, especially over a long time frame, according to Mark Mobius.

The respected manager, who has been investing in emerging markets for over 40 years, believes that we are beginning to see a recovery in frontier markets after a few years of underperformance. More…

Myanmar: Opening the Door to Democracy Reply

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Templeton Emerging Markets Group


Reposted from Investment Adventures in Emerging Markets

By Mark Mobius

Myanmar, once known as Burma, has democracy standing on its doorstep.

For decades under Myanmar’s former military regime, Aung San Suu Kyi led the fight for democracy as head of the National League for Democracy (NLD). A Nobel peace laureate, she retained her popular appeal over two decades while she was either imprisoned or under house arrest. Now free, on April 1, 2012 she won a landslide victory in Myanmar’s parliamentary by-elections. Drawing cheering crowds, her supporters call her “Amay Suu,” or “Mother Suu.” Hopes are high she will nurture this formerly troubled nation into a new era of democracy and personal freedom. More…