Frontier Investor : How to Prosper in the Next Emerging Markets.

Author
Dimitrijević, Marko [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
La Vergne : Columbia University Press, 2016.
Description
1 online resource (268 pages)

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Series
Columbia Business School publishing
Summary note
Frontier markets account for 15 percent of global GDP, yet global investors largely ignore them. Fueled by access to technology and information, these markets are emerging even faster than their predecessors, making them an essential component of a globally diversified portfolio. In Frontier Investor, Marko Dimitrijevic makes the case for their inclusion, arguing through a diverse set of case studies that it is possible if not wise to make informed investing decisions about these unfamiliar and undervalued markets. Markets that were considered exotic two decades ago China, India, South Africa,
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Description based on print version record.
Contents
  • Introduction
  • Why invest in frontier markets
  • Emerging markets have emerged
  • Frontier markets are the new emerging markets
  • Frontier's bright economic outlook
  • "The young and the restless" : frontier's favorable demographics
  • "Can you hear me now?" : frontier's integration with the global economy
  • Frontier equity markets offer value and diversification
  • How to invest in frontier markets
  • The pitfalls of passive management and advantages of active managements in frontier markets
  • Do-it-yourself investing in frontier markets
  • Special situations in distressed debt
  • Privatizations
  • Risks and opportunities in frontier markets
  • Political risks in frontier markets
  • Other risks in frontier markets
  • Megatrends in frontier markets
  • Frontiers of frontier markets investing
  • Notes
  • Index.
ISBN
  • 0231542356
  • 9780231542357 ((electronic bk.))
OCLC
959148426
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