Frontier Markets: Argentina May Be Bad Example For Investors
Political and economic volatility in Argentina has underscored how frontier markets can turn sour quickly.
Suu Kyi Elected; Party Claims Myanmar Landslide
Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi won a seat in parliament Sunday, as her National League for Democracy claimed a near-sweep in historic by-elections that will test Myanmar's reform credentials and could convince the West to end sanctions.
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi Calls for Constitutional Changes
Awaiting the Great Transformation: Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on Sunday for changes to the military-drafted constitution in her first political trip since ending a boycott of the country's political system last year and announcing plans to run for parliament.
Nigerian Stock Market to List its First Gold ETF
Nigeria's bourse is to list its first exchange traded fund (ETF) on Monday, a South African gold-backed fund that will broaden the exchange's range of products beyond equities and bonds, the stock exchange said on Friday.
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Nestle to invest $1 bln in Africa over next 2 years
Nestle, the world's biggest food group, said on Thursday it would invest 1 billion Swiss francs expanding capacity in Africa over the next two years.
Ghana bourse sees four new listings in 2011
Ghana's stock exchange expects at least four new listings this year, including a local float by oil group Tullow Plc, and predicts that inflows of new pension funds will boost trading volumes.
Kenya market cap leader Safaricom weighs on stocks
Safaricom, Kenya's largest company by market capitalisation, dragged down the main
index after losing more than 4.0 percent on Friday.
Kenyan shilling firms against dollar
The Kenyan shilling firmed against the dollar on Friday after the greenback lost ground against major hard currencies, increasing investors' appetite for riskier assets.
Profit hopes push Industries Qatar to 28-mth high
Bullish earnings and dividend expectations pushed Industries Qatar (IQCD.QA) (IQ) to a 28-month high on Thursday, helping Doha's Index .QSI reach a similar milestone.
Q&A: Douglas Clayton on investing in Laos, one of the final frontiers
Douglas Clayton, chief executive officer of investment fund manager Leopard Capital, is one of the premier investors of the frontier markets. Based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Clayton speaks to IB Times about the ramifications of Laos opening a stock exchange.
Frontier market Laos opens stock exchange
While the recent volatility in the Bangladesh stock market raises worries about investing in the so-called “frontier markets,” another developing country, Laos, has opened its own new stock marke
Investors in Bangladesh riot over stock market plunge
Hundreds of investors rioted in the commercial district of Dhaka, Bangladesh on Sunday after the local stock market suffered its sharpest one-day decline in its history.
Corrected: Analysis: Emerging markets 2011: consensus or crowded
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Interview: Douglas Clayton on investing in the frontier markets
Douglas Clayton, chief executive officer of private equity fund manager Leopard Capital, has launched his second fund focused on Cambodia.
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