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BlackRock unveils frontier markets investment trust

30 November 2010 •

BlackRock has launched the Frontiers Investment Trust providing investors with long-term capital access to some of the fastest growing economies.

The trust offers capital appreciation from investment in companies exposed to frontier markets, or that are listed on stock markets of countries in those regions. About 140 countries are classif...

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