New African ETF Launched

July 2008 | Corporate Financing News Alert

The Market Vectors Africa Index Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) was launched on July 14 by New York-based asset manager Van Eck Global. The new ETF is the latest way for investors to tap into Africa's growing economies. Although not an entirely frontier market fund, it will give access to companies which are headquartered in or gain the majority of their revenues from African emerging and frontier markets.

If you would like to subscribe to Corporate Financing Week and gain instant access to this article, please click here to subscribe.

If you would like to take a trial to Corporate Financing Week please click on the trial link below.