Tag: frontier markets

IPO’s, Liquidity, Bonds and Banking in Mongolia

Given our bullishness on Mongolia and our trusted relationship with Eric Zurrin from Rescap Securities, we wanted to reach out and get Eric’s current thoughts on the Mongolian equity market, liquidity, banking and upcoming deal flow. Pertinent to this post was something that happened after our interview with Eric. Mongolia’s

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How to Invest in Frontier Markets

Investing in frontier markets is a challenge due to lack of liquidity and significant set-up times. One way to circumvent these problems is to Invest in other people’s expertise through a managed fund. We work hard to associate ourselves with smart individuals where we can reciprocate value. This not only

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Thoughts from the Frontlines on Asia’s Next Tiger

Mongolia is growing rapidly, but the media continues to downplay the country’s economic expansion. After spending 5-months on the ground, the opportunities seem even greater now to invest in the world’s most exciting growth story. Yes, we are beating this (Mongolia) to death once again. However, when we believe in

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A Case for Frontier Markets

I received an early Christmas present last year. Yep, 2012 is now last year! Some time ago I had agreed to write a short chapter for a book recently published by Wiley. I had completely forgotten about it, but thankfully received some complimentary copies in the mail on Christmas eve.

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Putting out the Fire – Part II

We’re re-joining the conversation we began in Putting out the Fire – Part I with Sébastien Marneur today. ——– Scott: Okay, so Eurofeu Asia will essentially, over time, evolve into something similar to a company selling printers, or razor blades. Those companies sell the printer or the razor for break-even

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Putting out the Fire – Part I

First, we’d like to wish everyone a very happy and healthy 2013! This is of course our first post, on the first day of the new year. Mark, Chris and I are very thankful that you read our weekly missives and we promise to keep bringing you ever more exciting

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Mongolia – Time to Jump Back In?

Ganzorig Ulziibayar is the President of Mandal Insurance and Chairman at Mandal Asset Management, an investment management company in Mongolia. He has been involved in the Mongolian capital markets for a decade and it shows when you speak with him. Street savvy with an in-depth understanding of how Mongolia works.

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Finding Your Sneetch

Mark and I recently finished our Fiji Meet Up with a small group of totally awesome people. With the laughable US presidential election process taking place at exactly the same time, I have to say that our attendees spent their time far more productively than standing in a voting queue

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