Ebook: Frontier investor: how to prosper in the next emerging markets

Where are the next decade's greatest investment opportunities? Veteran investor Marko Dimitrijevic argues that they can be found in frontier markets, which account for 71 of the world's 75 fastest-growing economies and 19 percent of the world's GDP. Yet many investors ignore them. Fueled by new access to technology and information, frontier markets are emerging even faster than their predecessors, making them an essential component of a globally diversified portfolio. In 'Frontier Investor', Dimitrijevic shows through colourful case studies, compelling charts, and fascinating travel anecdotes that it is not only possible but prudent to invest in these unfamiliar and undervalued options.;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.