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Mashreq Asset Management has launched Arab Tigers fund, which offers investors access to blue chip companies listed on the stock exchanges of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

RWC Partners has confirmed that its Asia Ascent fund will be launched on October 20.

Despite the S&P Latin American index having fallen by more than 30pc in the last three months, Will Landers, manager of the BlackRock Latin American investment trust, remains bullish on the region's prospects.

Jupiter's Charlie Thomas says he has identified unprecedented growth opportunities for green investing in the US as the engaged consumer becomes more aligned with political momentum for change at national and state level.

Africa has given a dramatically improved economic performance over the past two decades and is well positioned for this to continue, according to Julius Baer's Alexander Shalash.

J O Hambro Capital Management (JOHCM) has launched Japan Select fund, which will take advantage of country's emerging dividend culture.

Despite an unstable stockmarket and rising political uncertainty, Mark Mobius, executive chairman of Templeton Asset Management, believes that Pakistan still offers long-term value.

Lyxor Asset Management and Gulf region financial institution Coast Investment and Development Compan...

Investor concerns about the US are overblown, with the economy likely to rebound next year, according to Jenny Jones, manager of Schroder US Small & Mid Cap fund.

There are signs that inflation in the Far East may ease, impacted by currency movements and developments in agricultural commodity markets, according to Mondrian Investment Partners, advisers on the Lincoln Far East trust.