Pakistan upgrade: So much for all that

As China's A-share market gets its long-cherished MSCI inclusion, the experience of Pakistan after being granted emerging market status shows index inclusion may not be all that.
Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan's prime minister
Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan's prime minister

Pakistan has featured in this column once before, but now looks unlikely to ever appear again. The country, long one of the best-regarded frontier markets in Asia Pacific, has joined the ranks of the emerging market countries, after an upgrade from index provider MSCI.

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