Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number:    811-06342
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter:    Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.
Address of principal executive offices:    800 Scudders Mill Road,
   Plainsboro,
   New Jersey 08536
Name and address of agent for service:    Mr. Alan Goodson
   Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.
   1735 Market Street
   37th Floor
   Philadelphia, PA 19103
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:    1-866-839-5233
Date of fiscal year end:    10/31/07
Date of reporting period:    7/31/07


Item 1 – Schedule of Investments


Portfolio of Investments

As of July 31, 2007 (unaudited)

 

      Principal
Amount
(000)
  

Description

  

Value

(US$)

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS - 111.0%

  
      ARGENTINA - 2.6%   
      Republic of Argentina,   
USD    4,080    7.00%, 4/17/17    $ 3,335,400
            
      AUSTRALIA - 27.8%   
      ABN Amro Bank NV,   
AUD    500    6.50%, 5/17/18 (a)      414,148
      Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.,   
AUD    500    6.25%, 5/23/16 (a)      413,373
      AXA SA,   
AUD    500    7.50%, 10/26/16 (a)(b)      418,532
      Bank of America Corp.,   
AUD    500    6.50%, 12/05/08      425,718
      Brisbane Airport Corporation, Ltd.,   
AUD    1,000    7.30%, 6/30/10      860,784
      CFS Retail Property Trust,   
AUD    500    6.25%, 12/22/14      400,062
      Cie de Financement Foncier,   
AUD    500    6.25%, 1/30/17      412,265
      Commonwealth of Australia,   
AUD    550    10.00%, 10/15/07      474,631
AUD    1,250    7.50%, 9/15/09      1,093,310
AUD    500    5.25%, 8/15/10      415,022
AUD    250    5.75%, 6/15/11      209,865
AUD    100    6.50%, 5/15/13      86,925
AUD    500    6.25%, 4/15/15      432,782
AUD    550    6.00%, 2/15/17      470,042
      Eurofima,   
AUD    200    6.00%, 1/28/14      164,610
AUD    1,000    6.25%, 12/28/18      831,517
      FGL Finance Australia, Ltd.,   
AUD    500    6.25%, 3/17/10      416,953
      General Electric Capital Australia Funding Pty,   
AUD    900    6.50%, 11/15/11      751,582
AUD    500    6.00%, 5/15/13      404,759
AUD    600    6.00%, 4/15/15      481,242
      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.,   
AUD    500    6.35%, 4/12/16      397,820
      GPT RE, Ltd.,   
AUD    500    6.00%, 6/27/08      424,348
      HSBC Bank,   
AUD    800    6.50%, 9/22/11      667,342
      HSBC Bank Australia,   
AUD    2,000    6.58%, 5/19/16 (a)      1,708,053
      ING Bank Australia Ltd.,   
AUD    1,000    7.00%, 4/24/12      852,293
      JP Morgan Chase & Co.,   
AUD    500    7.00%, 6/21/12      420,754
      Macquarie Bank, Ltd.,   
AUD    500    6.50%, 5/31/17 (a)      409,620
      Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.,   
AUD    500    6.50%, 7/28/09      422,866
AUD    200    6.75%, 3/12/14      165,213
      Monumental Global Funding, Ltd.,   
AUD    500    6.50%, 11/08/11      415,249
      National Capital Trust III,   
AUD    500    7.3733%, 9/30/16 (a)(b)      425,531
      New South Wales Treasury Corporation,   
AUD    3,700    7.00%, 12/01/10      3,189,603
      Northern Territory Treasury,   
AUD    1,250    6.75%, 7/14/09      1,070,789
      Queensland Treasury Corporation,   
AUD    1,500    8.00%, 9/14/07      1,287,292
AUD    1,900    6.00%, 6/14/11      1,589,129
AUD    2,700    6.00%, 8/14/13      2,240,880
AUD    3,000    6.00%, 10/14/15      2,467,717
AUD    1,250    6.00%, 6/14/21      1,015,786
      RWH Finance Pty. Limited,   
AUD    500    6.20%, 3/26/17      396,670
      SPI Australia Finance Pty. Ltd.,   
AUD    750    6.25%, 11/14/08      635,386
      SPI Electricity & Gas,   
AUD    600    6.50%, 11/03/11      498,032
      St. George Bank, Ltd.,   
AUD    500    6.50%, 7/26/11 (a)(b)      417,324
      Sydney Airport Finance,   
AUD    1,000    6.25%, 11/21/11      825,701

 

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Portfolio of Investments (continued)

As of July 31, 2007 (unaudited)

 

      Principal
Amount
(000)
  

Description

  

Value

(US$)

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (continued)

  
      Telstra Corporation, Ltd.,   
AUD    500    7.25%, 3/30/10    $ 427,968
      Travelers Insurance Company Institutional Funding, Ltd.,   
AUD    500    6.00%, 4/07/09      421,312
      Wells Fargo & Co.,   
AUD    700    5.75%, 7/12/10      577,530
      Western Australia Treasury Corporation,   
AUD    500    8.00%, 10/15/07      429,509
AUD    2,250    8.00%, 6/15/13      2,042,233
            
           35,420,072
            
      BRAZIL - 2.7%   
      Electropaulo Metropolitian,   
BRL    500    19.125%, 6/28/10      302,099
      Federal Republic of Brazil,   
USD    410    10.00%, 8/07/11      463,300
BRL    5,200    10.00%, 1/01/17      2,656,650
            
           3,422,049
            
      CANADA - 16.5%   
      Canadian Government,   
CAD    2,500    5.50%, 6/01/10      2,395,434
CAD    3,000    10.25%, 3/15/14      3,718,258
CAD    2,000    8.00%, 6/01/23      2,594,596
CAD    2,000    9.00%, 6/01/25      2,880,693
      Canada (Cayman),   
CAD    750    7.25%, 6/01/08      714,388
      Ontario Hydro,   
CAD    500    8.50%, 5/26/25      658,600
      Province of British Columbia,   
CAD    2,000    9.50%, 1/09/12      2,223,180
      Province of New Brunswick,   
CAD    2,000    7.75%, 1/13/14      2,150,163
      Province of Newfoundland,   
CAD    1,000    5.125%, 12/29/10      941,391
      Quebec Hydro,   
CAD    2,000    9.625%, 7/15/22      2,751,318
            
           21,028,021
            
      COLOMBIA - 2.2%   
      Republic of Colombia,   
COP    771,000    12.00%, 10/22/15      460,387
COP    2,312,000    9.85%, 6/28/27      1,231,595
USD    1,080    7.375%, 9/18/37      1,150,200
            
           2,842,182
            
      EGYPT - 0.6%   
      Republic of Egypt,   
EGP    4,500    8.75%, 7/18/12      801,547
            
      INDIA - 0.8%   
      JP Morgan India Government Bond Linked Note,   
INR    40,700    8.07%, 6/19/08 (a)      1,021,972
            
      INDONESIA - 2.5%   
      Indonesia Government,   
IDR    12,000,000    13.15%, 3/15/10      1,451,595
IDR    15,000,000    11.00%, 12/15/12      1,770,481
            
           3,222,076
            
      KAZAKHSTAN - 1.1%   
      Kazkommerts International BV,   
USD    1,500    7.875%, 4/07/14      1,403,010
            
      MEXICO - 3.0%   
      Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau,   
MXN    15,000    9.75%, 5/27/08      1,387,369
      Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds,   
MXN    14,300    9.50%, 12/18/14      1,436,339
MXN    9,200    10.00%, 12/05/24      1,024,474
            
           3,848,182
            

 

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Portfolio of Investments (continued)

As of July 31, 2007 (unaudited)

 

      Principal
Amount
(000)
  

Description

  

Value

(US$)

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (continued)

  
      NEW ZEALAND - 21.5%   
      ANZ National Bank, Ltd.,   
NZD    3,000    7.60%, 3/02/17 (a)    $ 2,192,399
      Auckland Healthcare Services, Ltd,   
NZD    1,000    7.75%, 9/15/15      761,977
      Bank of America Corp.,   
NZD    3,000    7.53%, 3/08/12      2,230,314
      Bank of New Zealand,   
NZD    1,000    7.50%, 9/15/08      759,414
      Deutsche Bank AG,   
NZD    2,000    7.14%, 6/16/09 (a)(b)      1,499,563
      European Investment Bank,   
NZD    2,300    7.00%, 12/17/07      1,755,830
NZD    500    7.25%, 2/08/10      377,088
NZD    2,000    6.50%, 9/10/14      1,433,661
      General Electric Capital Corp.,   
NZD    1,000    6.625%, 2/04/10      739,199
NZD    1,000    6.50%, 9/28/15      695,943
NZD    1,000    6.75%, 9/26/16      720,004
      Inter-American Development Bank,   
NZD    2,000    6.00%, 12/15/17      1,385,743
      International Finance Corp.,   
NZD    1,000    6.75%, 7/15/09      745,025
      Morgan Stanley,   
NZD    1,500    6.86%, 9/06/12      1,071,367
      Nederlandse Waterschapsbank,   
NZD    500    6.50%, 10/17/08      374,340
      New Zealand Government,   
NZD    500    6.50%, 4/15/13      373,113
NZD    1,500    6.00%, 12/15/17      1,098,113
      Powerco, Ltd.,   
NZD    1,000    6.39%, 3/29/13      710,429
      Province of Manitoba,   
NZD    1,000    6.375%, 9/01/15      709,524
      Province of Ontario,   
NZD    1,500    6.25%, 6/16/15      1,052,159
      Province of Quebec,   
NZD    1,000    6.75%, 11/09/15      720,510
      Rabo Australia, Ltd.,   
NZD    3,000    6.25%, 11/22/11      2,153,211
      SLM Corp.,   
NZD    1,500    6.50%, 6/15/10      1,030,785
      Telstra Corporation, Ltd.,   
NZD    1,000    7.15%, 11/24/14      719,432
      Total Capital SA,   
NZD    3,000    6.50%, 7/20/12      2,153,165
            
           27,462,308
            
      PAKISTAN - 1.0%   
      Republic of Pakistan,   
USD    1,500    6.875%, 6/01/17      1,275,000
            
      PERU - 1.3%   
      Republic of Peru,   
USD    1,340    9.875%, 2/06/15      1,621,400
            
      RUSSIA - 3.9%   
      Evraz Group SA,   
USD    1,300    8.25%, 11/10/15      1,296,750
      Red Arrow International Leasing,   
RUB    30,061    8.375%, 3/31/12      1,214,346
      Russian Standard Finance SA,   
USD    1,000    8.625%, 5/05/11      962,270
      Vimpel-Communication,   
USD    1,500    8.00%, 2/11/10      1,529,943
            
           5,003,309
            
      TURKEY - 3.8%   
      Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau,   
TRY    1,500    13.50%, 3/03/08      1,135,963
      Republic of Turkey,   
TRY    630    10.00%, 2/15/12      554,403
TRY    2,340    16.00%, 3/07/12      1,923,212
USD    1,000    11.00%, 1/14/13      1,187,500
            
           4,801,078
            

 

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Portfolio of Investments (continued)

As of July 31, 2007 (unaudited)

 

      Principal
Amount
(000)
  

Description

  

Value

(US$)

 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (concluded)

  
      UKRAINE - 1.5%   
      Alfa Bank Ukraine,   
USD    800    9.75%, 12/22/09    $ 809,960  
      Ukraine Government Bond,   
USD    1,180    6.385%, 6/26/12      1,156,702  
              
           1,966,662  
              
      UNITED KINGDOM - 7.9%   
      Barclays Bank PLC,   
GBP    1,000    9.875%, 5/12/08 (a)(b)      2,083,906  
      British Gas PLC,   
GBP    1,400    8.875%, 7/08/08      2,908,718  
      EGG Banking PLC,   
GBP    500    5.125%, 12/21/07      1,010,728  
      Republic of Finland,   
GBP    1,250    10.125%, 6/22/08      2,621,916  
      United Kingdom Treasury,   
GBP    600    8.00%, 12/07/15      1,438,753  
              
           10,064,021  
              
      UNITED STATES - 6.5%   
      Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau International Finance, Inc.,   
USD    3,000    5.75%, 1/15/08      3,005,706  
      United States Treasury,   
USD    4,500    6.25%, 5/15/30      5,278,712  
              
           8,284,418  
              
      URUGUAY - 1.2%   
      Republica Orient Uruguay,   
UYU    24,200    4.25%, 4/05/27      1,039,545  
USD    500    7.625%, 3/21/36      531,350  
              
           1,570,895  
              
      VENEZUELA - 2.6%   
      Republic of Venezuela,   
USD    3,070    9.25%, 9/15/27      3,252,051  
              

Total Long-Term Investments
(cost $127,241,468)

     141,645,653  
              

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 8.3%

  
      UNITED STATES - 8.3%   
CAD    1,581    State Street Bank and Trust Company Time Deposit,   
      2.00%, 8/01/07      1,480,684  
GBP    422    State Street Bank and Trust Company Fixed Deposit,   
      4.70%, 8/01/07      857,532  
NZD    2,776    State Street Bank and Trust Company Fixed Deposit,   
      5.50%, 8/01/07      2,134,465  
USD    6,126    Repurchase Agreement, State Street Bank and Trust Company, 4.57% dated 7/31/07, due 8/01/07 in the amount of $6,126,778 (collateralized by $6,330,000 U.S. Treasury Bond, 2.625% due 5/15/08; value $6,254,527)      6,126,000  
              

Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $10,728,897)

     10,598,681  
              

Total Investments - 119.3%
(cost $137,970,365)

     152,244,334  

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 4.2%

     5,343,748  

Liquidation Value of Preferred Stock - (23.5%)

     (30,000,000 )
              

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders - 100.0%

   $ 127,588,082  
              

AUD    - Australian dollar    GBP    - British pound    MYR    - Malaysian ringgit    USD    - United States dollar
BRL    - Brazilian real    IDR    - Indonesian rupiah    NOK    - Norwegian krone    UYU    - Uruguayan peso
CAD    - Canadian dollar    INR    - Indian rupee    NZD    - New Zealand dollar      
COP    - Colombian peso    KRW    - South Korean won    RUB    - Russian ruble      
EGP    - Egyptian pound    MXN    - Mexican peso    TRY    - Turkish lira      

 

(a) Indicates a variable rate security. The maturity date presented for these instruments is the later of the next date on which the security can be redeemed at par or the next date on which the rate of interest is adjusted. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at July 31, 2007.
(b) The maturity date presented for these instruments represents the next call date.

 

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Portfolio of Investments (concluded)

As of July 31, 2007 (unaudited)

Interest Rate Swap Agreements

 

Counterparty

   Termination Date    Notional Amount (000)    Fixed Rate     Floating Rate    Unrealized
Appreciation

UBS AG

   October 31, 2007    7,200    3.1600 %   1 month LIBOR    $ 49,867

UBS AG

   October 31, 2008    7,200    3.5400 %   1 month LIBOR      141,480

UBS AG

   October 31, 2010    4,800    4.0550 %   1 month LIBOR      147,048
                 
              $ 338,395
                 

Futures Contracts

 

     Expiration    Contracts    Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Sale Contract:

        

Australian Treasury Bond 6% - 3 year

   September 2007    10    $ (152 )

Australian Treasury Bond 6% - 10 year

   September 2007    13      (13,181 )
              
         $ (13,333 )
              

Forward Exchange Contracts

 

Purchase/Sale

   Amount Purchased    Amount Sold    Purchase Value as
of July 31, 2007
   Sale Value as
of July 31,
2007
   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Australian Dollar/New Zealand Dollar

              

settlement date

              

8/17/07

   AUD10,855,660    NZD12,016,131      9,295,925      9,224,345      71,580  

British Pound/New Zealand Dollar

              

settlement date

              

8/14/07

   GBP5,016,613    NZD13,000,000      10,191,962      9,982,461      209,501  

Canadian Dollar/Australian Dollar

              

settlement date

              

8/14/07

   CAD5,031,132    AUD5,500,000      4,713,631      4,710,231      3,400  

Canadian Dollar/United States Dollar

              

settlement date

              

9/14/07

   CAD7,881,075    USD7,500,000      7,388,415      7,500,000      (111,585 )

Indian Rupee/United States Dollar

              

settlement date

              

8/17/07

   INR125,503,500    USD3,100,000      3,106,234      3,100,000      6,234  

Malaysian Ringgit/United States Dollar

              

settlement date

              

8/17/07

   MYR10,660,900    USD3,100,000      3,088,751      3,100,000      (11,249 )

Norwegian Krone/Australian Dollar

              

settlement date

              

8/14/07

   NOK27,578,425    AUD5,500,000      4,737,713      4,710,231      27,482  

South Korean Won/United States Dollar

              

settlement date

              

9/20/07

   KRW2,742,600,000    USD3,000,000      2,988,770      3,000,000      (11,230 )

United States Dollar/Canadian Dollar

              

settlement date

              

9/14/07

   USD7,558,914    CAD7,881,075      7,558,914      7,388,415      170,499  

United States Dollar/Indonesian Rupiah

              

settlement date

              

10/24/07

   USD1,535,665    IDR14,069,762,000      1,535,665      1,520,192      15,473  
                            
      Net USD Total    $ 54,605,980    $ 54,235,875    $ 370,105  
                            

Tax Cost of Investments

The United States federal income tax basis of the Fund’s investments and net unrealized appreciation as of July 31, 2007 were as follows:

 

Cost    Appreciation    Depreciation    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
$137,970,365    $ 15,579,203    $ 1,305,234    $ 14,273,969

 

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Item 2 – Controls and Procedures

 

  (a) It is the conclusion of the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the Registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the Registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the Registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

  (b) There have been no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) that occurred during the Registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3 – Exhibits.

 

  (a) Certifications required pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are filed as Exhibit 99.CERT.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.
By:   /s/ Martin Gilbert
 

Martin Gilbert,

President of

Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.

Date: September 26, 2007

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By:   /s/ Martin Gilbert
 

Martin Gilbert,

President of

Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.

Date: September 26, 2007

By:   /s/ Alan Goodson
 

Alan Goodson,

Treasurer of

Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.

Date: September 26, 2007