Views from a Frontier Markets Pioneer
Presented by Dr Slim Feriani

Wednesday 26th November, 18:00 - 21:00
Room 2002, Cass Business School, 106 Bunhill Row, London EC1Y 8TZ

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Description

Frontier markets could be defined as those countries which aren't deemed Developed or Emerging by index providers. Some define them as the next emerging markets, new emerging markets, emerging emerging markets or growth markets. 

Frontier markets represent c.150 countries spread across all continents. Frontier markets today remind us of the early days of emerging markets some 20 years ago. However, frontier markets are starting from a stronger base than emerging markets and are still very under-researched, under-owned and represent the most inefficiently priced equity markets globally. 

An easy way to appreciate to some extent the positive changes witnessed by a number of frontier economies over the past two decades is to look at the significant development and progress achieved by several African countries (eg. Nigeria and Kenya) and Gulf countries (eg. Qatar and the UAE).  As a group, frontier countries are coming out of economic obscurity into global relevance (eg. significant financial and natural resources) and have a growing and affluent middle class that wants mobile phones, cars and a house. 

The outlook for frontier markets is likely to be bright and exciting for decades to come.

Agenda

18.00 - 18:30 Registration 
18.30 - 20:00 Presentaion and Q&A
20.00 - 21:00 Networking over drinks and nibbles

About The Speaker: Dr Slim Feriani 

Dr Feriani joined Advance Emerging Capital in February 2005 as CEO and CIO. He became Executive Chairman on 1 July 2014. He has 18 years of investment experience in emerging and frontier markets and is considered a pioneer investor in the latter. Between 2000 and 2004, he was Director and Senior Portfolio Manager at Martin Currie Investment Management Limited, where he was responsible for emerging markets and global natural resources investments. Before that he worked as Senior Investment Analyst on the Middle East and North African region within the Emerging Markets Group at Nomura International in London.