African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4193

Full Length Research Paper

The contribution of the African capital markets in the diversification of investment global portfolios

Alexandrino Barreto
  • Alexandrino Barreto
  • Faculty of Economics, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
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  •  Received: 22 June 2017
  •  Accepted: 22 August 2017
  •  Published: 14 December 2017

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