Overview I am pleased to report that over the year to 31 October 2020 the Company s net asset value ( NAV ) total return per Ordinary share was 8.9%. This compares favourably with a total return of 8.2% from the Company s benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Net Total Return Index (in sterling terms), and reflects a significant recovery following the fall in the NAV of more than 11% for the first half of the financial year. The Ordinary share price total return for the year was 12.2%, as the discount to NAV at which the Company s shares trade narrowed slightly, to 13.4%, from 15.4% at the start of the financial year. At the time of writing, the discount to NAV stands at 13.0%.