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MSCI Announces the Results of the MSCI 2026 Global Market Accessibility Review
NEW YORK, June 18, 2026--MSCI released the results of the MSCI 2026 Global Market Accessibility Review. The detailed report, covering market accessibility assessments for 79 markets, has been made available on www.msci.com/market-classification.
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NEW YORK, June 18, 2026 --( BUSINESS WIRE )--MSCI released the results of the MSCI 2026 Global Market Accessibility Review. The detailed report, covering market accessibility assessments for 79 markets, has been made available on www.msci.com/market-classification . Bulgaria is not included in the MSCI 2026 Global Market Accessibility Review report released today. Information for this market will be made available on June 23, 2026, concurrent with the MSCI 2026 Annual Market Classification Review announcement. As a reminder, Bulgaria is under review for potential reclassification from Standalone Market status to Frontier Market status. The MSCI Global Market Accessibility Review aims to assess and track the evolution of accessibility in individual markets, and to inform market authorities about areas that global institutional investors perceive as not meeting international standards and would welcome improvements. Consistent with prior years, the MSCI 2026 Global Market Accessibility Review provides a detailed assessment of market accessibility for each equity market included in the MSCI Indexes and evaluates the following five market accessibility criteria: These five criteria reflect areas that international institutional investors generally place strong emphasis on when evaluating investment accessibility of a market, including equal treatment of investors, free flow of capital, cost of investment, unrestrictive use of stock market data, and market-specific risk. MSCI uses 18 distinct accessibility measures to assess these five criteria, described in detail in the MSCI 2026 Global Market Accessibility Review report. Market accessibility, along with economic development and size and liquidity, determine classification of markets into Developed, Emerging, Frontier and Standalone Markets. The classification of markets is a key input in the process of index construction as it determines the composition of the investment opportunity sets to be represented. The results of the MSCI 2026 Annual Market Classification Review will be announced on June 23, 2026. More information on the MSCI Market Classification Framework is available at www.msci.com/market-classification . -Ends- About MSCI MSCI (NYSE: MSCI Inc.) strengthens global markets by connecting participants across the financial ecosystem with a common language. Our research-based data, analytics and indexes, supported by advanced technology, set standards for global investors and help our clients understand risks and opportunities so they can make better decisions and unlock innovation. We serve asset managers and owners, private-market sponsors and investors, hedge funds, wealth managers, banks, insurers and corporates. To learn more, please visit www.msci.com . The process for submitting a formal index complaint can be found on the index regulation page of MSCI’s website at: https://www.msci.com/index-regulation . View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260618271164/en/ Contacts Media Inquiries [email protected] Melanie Blanco +1 212 981 1049 Konstantinos Makrygiannis +44 77 6893 0056 Tina Tan +852 2844 9320 MSCI Global Client Service EMEA Client Service + 44 20 7618 2222 Americas Client Service +1 888 588 4567 Asia Pacific Client Service + 852 2844 9333