VOL. XLIII

No. 15

10-April-2000

EGYPT

Egypt And Morocco To Be Included In MSCI Index

Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) announced on 28 March that it was reviewing Egypt and Morocco for possible inclusion, as of next November, in the MSCI index, a benchmark used mainly by large US global fund managers to track emerging markets. A decision regarding Egypt and Morocco is due to be taken at the next MSCI meeting in May and will be based on a number of factors. According to a statement from...