Accessing CEE opportunities

Over the last 20 years the Eastern European market has burgeoned, following the collapse of the Berlin wall in 1989, reforms in the Soviet Union and the subsequent wave of privatisations of former state-owned entities. These events helped lay the foundations for the growth of local capital markets in parts of Central and Eastern Europe, which continue to become increasingly efficient and liquid.  Investors seeking exposure to commodities have sought to tap the region, which is generally prolific in natural resources such as oil and gas. Lyxor Asset Management global head of ETFs Dan Drap...