By Sourajit Aiyer
Indian markets and economy had an interesting fiscal year FY2015 (Apr 2014-Mar 2015). While early signs of recovery are visible — a reversal from the previous turbulent years — a lot is still needed for the promised “achhey din” (good days) to truly arrive.
By Sourajit Aiyer
A version of this article was originally published in Financial Express, Bangladesh in December 2014.
The first part of this article looked at the areas of competitiveness that frontier countries can use as building blocks for their capital markets, while the second part investigated ways to invest and the best instruments to use.
This third, and final part looks at whether equities are the best asset class for investors frontier countries and what else is needed for the development of capital markets.
By Sourajit Aiyer
A version of this article was originally published in Financial Express, Bangladesh in December 2014.
The first part of this article dealt with finding areas of competitiveness that frontier countries can use as building blocks for their capital markets.
In this second part, we will be looking at ways to invest and the best instruments to use.
By Sourajit Aiyer
A version of this article was originally published in Financial Express, Bangladesh in December 2014.
Growth expectations in most frontier countries are improving, so investors, domestic as well as foreign, could well benefit from being able to tap into this growth.
What would be the first step that could help to translate this growth into increased capital market activity?