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A primer on frontier markets

Having been the darling of international investors over the past couple of years, a number of “frontier markets” have been cast in a negative light recently. In this Update, we take a step back to make some general observations about frontier markets which, by their nature, can offer high rewards for investors but also come with even greater risks than some of the more traditional EMs.

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