Kazakhstan is one the former Soviet republics located in Central Asia. It is the largest landlocked country in the world and the ninth largest in the world in terms of size. In the investment world, the market is considered as a Frontier Market. The following are eight economic facts about Kazakhstan: The country is strategically located …
Frontier Markets represent countries that are one step below than emerging markets and are the riskiest. These markets include countries such as Morocco. Pakistan, Vietnam, Argentina, etc. The MSCI Frontier Markets Index gives exposure to 30 countries. A recent post by Carlos Hardenberg at Franklin Templeton Investments discussed some of the myths around the frontier markets. According …
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One of the worst stock markets in recent history is equity market of the Mediterranean island country of Cyprus. The Dow Jones Total Stock Market Cyprus Index peaked at 1605.9 in November, 2007. It closed the year 2016 at just 2.95. That is an astonishing plunge of 99.82%. Click to enlarge Source: Google Finance Though Cyprus is not a …
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The MENA region includes countries in the Middle East and North Africa. MENA markets are classified as frontier markets and are rich in natural resources particularly oil and natural gas. As the price of oil has plunged some of these countries are better prepared to weather this downturn than others. The following chart shows that …
Myanmar can be considered as one of the latest entrant to the category of frontier markets. For many decades the country formerly known as Burma was a closed economy run by a military junta. After many elections and years of waiting the Burmese yearning for democracy is slowly taking shape as Myanmar open its economy to domestic and …