Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc. Announces Record Date and Payment Date for Monthly Distribution

    PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 18 /EMWNews/ -- Aberdeen Global Income

Fund, Inc. (Amex: FCO) (the "Fund"), a closed-end bond fund, announced

today that it will pay a monthly distribution of US 7.0 cents per share on

September 12, 2008 to all shareholders of record as of August 29, 2008

(ex-dividend date August 27, 2008).



    The Board's policy is to provide investors with a stable monthly

distribution out of current income, supplemented by realized capital gains

and, to the extent necessary, paid-in capital. This policy is subject to

regular review at the Board's quarterly meetings unless market conditions

require an earlier evaluation. The next review is scheduled to take place

in September 2008.



    For the 12 months to July 31, 2008, the Fund has paid total

distributions amounting to US $1.0 per share. The composition of

distributions paid by the Fund since the beginning of the Fund's fiscal

year, November 1, 2007, will be estimated through the payment date, and

announced at the time of payment of the distribution.



    The Fund is managed by Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited and

advised by Aberdeen Asset Management Limited. The Fund's shares trade on

the American Stock Exchange under the symbol "FCO".






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    Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited and Aberdeen Asset Management

Limited are registered investment advisers under the Investment Advisers

Act of 1940.