The funds that are listing their common shares on the Amex are: The Chile Fund, Inc. (CH), Credit Suisse Asset Management Income Fund, Inc. (CIK), Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund (DHY), The Emerging Markets Telecommunications Fund, Inc. (ETF), The First Israel Fund, Inc. (ISL), and The Latin America Equity Fund, Inc. (LAQ). These funds have a combined market capitalization of more than $1 billion and join Credit Suisse's The Indonesia Fund, Inc. (IF), which has been listed on Amex since 2003. All Credit Suisse-Advised closed-end funds are now listed on the Amex.

"We are very pleased that the Credit Suisse closed-end funds have chosen voluntarily to transfer their listing to the American Stock Exchange," said Tom Rzepski, Vice President of Amex's closed-end fund business. "The Amex looks forward to a long-standing partnership with the funds, one that brings new and innovative investment opportunities to investors." The specialist chosen by Credit Suisse for the Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund, The First Israel Fund, Inc. and The Chile Fund, Inc., is HBH Specialist LLC. The specialist chosen by Credit Suisse for The Latin America Equity Fund, Inc., The Emerging Markets Telecommunications Fund, Inc., and Credit Suisse Asset Management Income Fund, Inc. is LaBranche & Company.

The Amex currently lists 148 closed-end funds with over $29 billion in assets. For additional information on these six new funds or other Amex-listed closed-end funds, please call 1-800-THE-AMEX.