emerging markets

To qualify for emerging market status in MSCI’s suite of indices, and maybe FTSE's too, Vietnam needs to do more to attract foreign investors. A landmark new securities law comes not before time.

Will the index provider decide to twist or stick as it gears up to announce whether it is putting Vietnam on its watchlist this June?

The infrastructure is getting there but where are the people who understand how to use it? UBS Asset Management’s head of fixed income for Asia remains to be convinced.

Move signals the intention of Vietnam's largest producer to milk the burgeoning demand for dairy products in the emerging economy.

Its fledgling insurance sector may only stretch to snake bite cover but Myanmar is set to open its doors to the big boys of global finance, and it could yet be the making of its bond market.

Heavy issuance clouds relative value perceptions in secondary markets as the gap widens between the fortunes of investment grade and high yield transactions.

Should investors seek shelter on the frontier from the storm engulfing emerging markets? Yes say experts as long as they choose their country carefully.

Two of the region’s most experienced borrowers explain how to deal with the FX and interest rate volatility besetting global bond markets.