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Navigating a world of opportunities

nvesting offshore is an important part of any long-term investment strategy, as it offers diversification beyond the opportunity set available via South African markets. South Africa is a relatively small, open economy with around 330 investable companies listed on the local exchange with a market capitalisation of just over $1tr. To put this into context, total global equity markets had a market capitalisation of just over $94tr in the same period.

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