VOL. XLIII

No. 08

21-February-2000

TELECOMS

EFG-Hermes Launches Regional Telecom Fund

EFG-Hermes announced on 14 February that it is launching a new regional fund that will invest in telecommunications, information technology, media, entertainment, Internet, e-commerce and related businesses, and infrastructure companies established and operating in the Middle East and Africa. A statement from EFG-Hermes said the fund will invest in both listed and unlisted securities, and its primary objective...