Saudi Arabia’s upgrade to emerging-market status by index provider FTSE Russell doesn’t come as a surprise to Bassel Khatoun, managing director, director of portfolio management, Frontier and MENA, and Salah Shamma, head of investment, MENA, at Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity, who say the move is testament to the Kingdom’s ambitious capital market reform agenda. Here, they break down what that new status really entails and discuss what opportunities could be next, now that Saudi Arabia’s efforts at opening up capital markets have been recognized.
Investment Adventures in Emerging Markets - Notes from Emerging Markets
Mark Mobius, Ph.D., executive chairman of Templeton Emerging Markets Group, joined Templeton in 1987. Currently, he directs the Templeton research team based in 15 global emerging markets offices and manages emerging markets portfolios. As he spans the globe in search of investment opportunities, his “Investment Adventures in Emerging Markets” blog gives readers a taste for what he does, when, where, why and how. Dr. Mobius has written several books, including “Trading with China,” “The Investor’s Guide to Emerging Markets,” “Mobius on Emerging Markets,” “Passport to Profits,” “Equities—An Introduction to the Core Concepts,” “Mutual Funds—An Introduction to the Core Concepts,” ”The Little Book of Emerging Markets,” and “Mark Mobius: An Illustrated Biography."
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