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The Case for Frontier Emerging Markets Equity

Frontier emerging markets represent 20% of the world’s population and are a driver of global GDP growth, but are often overlooked by most investors.

November 17, 2022
Portrait of Sergey Dubin, Analyst and Portfolio Manager at Harding Loevner.
Portrait of Apurva Schwartz, Portfolio Specialist at Harding Loevner.
Sergey Dubin, CFA and Apurva Schwartz contributed research and viewpoints to this piece.

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Frontier emerging markets represent 20% of the world’s population and are a driver of global GDP growth, but are often overlooked by most investors. Portfolio Manager Sergey Dubin and Portfolio Specialist Apurva Schwartz sit down to discuss structural tailwinds and growth opportunities we see in this equity category. ∎

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