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                            SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
 
                  Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of
            the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.    )
 
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         240.14a-12
 
                       BEA STRATEGIC GLOBAL INCOME FUND, INC.
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                     BEA STRATEGIC GLOBAL INCOME FUND, INC.
                              ONE CITICORP CENTER
                              153 EAST 53RD STREET
                                   57TH FLOOR
                            NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022
 
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                    NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
                       TO BE HELD ON MONDAY, MAY 10, 1999
                                 --------------
 
TO OUR STOCKHOLDERS:
 
    NOTICE  IS  HEREBY  GIVEN  that  the  Annual  Meeting  of  Stockholders (the
"Meeting") of BEA Strategic Global Income  Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") will be  held
on  Monday, May 10, 1999, at  11:30 a.m., New York City  time, at the offices of
Willkie Farr &  Gallagher, 787 Seventh  Avenue, 38th Floor,  New York, New  York
10019.  The purpose  of the Meeting  is to  consider and act  upon the following
proposals and to consider and act upon  such other matters as may properly  come
before the Meeting or any adjournments thereof:
 
         1. To elect four (4) Directors for the ensuing year.
 
         2.   To   ratify  the   selection  by   the   Board  of   Directors  of
    PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as  independent public accountants  for the  year
    ending December 31, 1999.
 
         3.  To approve an amendment to  the Fund's Articles of Incorporation to
    change the name  of the  Fund to  Credit Suisse  Asset Management  Strategic
    Global Income Fund, Inc.
 
    The  close of business on  March 29, 1999 has been  fixed as the record date
for the determination of the stockholders of the Fund entitled to notice of, and
to vote at, the Meeting.
 
    This notice and related  proxy material are first  being mailed on or  about
April 5, 1999.
 
                                          By Order of the Board of Directors
                                            /s/ Michael A. Pignataro
                                            MICHAEL A. PIGNATARO
                                                 SECRETARY
 
WHETHER OR NOT YOU EXPECT TO ATTEND THE MEETING, PLEASE SIGN AND PROMPTLY RETURN
THE  ENCLOSED PROXY CARD IN THE  ENCLOSED SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE. NO POSTAGE IS
REQUIRED IF  MAILED IN  THE UNITED  STATES.  IN ORDER  TO AVOID  THE  ADDITIONAL
EXPENSE  OF FURTHER SOLICITATION, WE ASK  YOUR COOPERATION IN MAILING YOUR PROXY
CARD PROMPTLY.
 
Dated: April 5, 1999
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                     BEA STRATEGIC GLOBAL INCOME FUND, INC.
                              ONE CITICORP CENTER
                              153 EAST 53RD STREET
                                   57TH FLOOR
                            NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022
 
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                                PROXY STATEMENT
                                    FOR THE
                         ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
                                 TO BE HELD ON
                              MONDAY, MAY 10, 1999
 
                              -------------------
 
    This Proxy Statement is furnished by the Board of Directors (the "Board") of
BEA  Strategic Global Income Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the "Fund"), in
connection with the solicitation by it of proxies for use at the Annual  Meeting
of  Stockholders (the  "Meeting") to be  held on  Monday, May 10,  1999 at 11:30
a.m., New  York City  time, at  the offices  of Willkie  Farr &  Gallagher,  787
Seventh Avenue, 38th Floor, New York, New York 10019.
 
    A  Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders setting forth the purpose of the
Meeting and  the  matters to  be  acted upon  and  a proxy  card  (the  "Proxy")
accompany  this Proxy Statement.  Proxy solicitations will  be made primarily by
mail, but solicitations  may also be  made by telephone,  telegraph or  personal
interviews  conducted by officers or employees  of the Fund, Credit Suisse Asset
Management (formerly named BEA Associates),  the investment adviser to the  Fund
("CSAM"),  Brown Brothers  Harriman &  Co., the  administrator of  the Fund (the
"Administrator"),  or  Georgeson   &  Company,  Inc.   ("Georgeson"),  a   proxy
solicitation firm that has been retained by the Fund which will receive a fee of
approximately  $5,000 and  will be reimbursed  for its  reasonable expenses. All
costs of  solicitation,  including  (a)  printing  and  mailing  of  this  Proxy
Statement  and accompanying material,  (b) the reimbursement  of brokerage firms
and others  for  their  expenses  in forwarding  solicitation  material  to  the
beneficial  owners  of  the Fund's  shares,  (c)  payment of  Georgeson  for its
services in soliciting  Proxies and  (d) supplementary  solicitations to  submit
Proxies, will be borne by the Fund.
 
    The  close of business on  March 29, 1999 has been  fixed as the record date
for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the
Meeting. On that date, the Fund had 8,454,140 shares of Common Stock outstanding
and entitled to vote. Each share will be entitled to one vote at the Meeting and
fractional shares  are entitled  to  proportionate shares  of  one vote.  It  is
expected  that the Notice of  Annual Meeting, Proxy Statement  and form of Proxy
will first be mailed to stockholders on or about April 5, 1999.
 
    The principal executive office  of CSAM is located  at One Citicorp  Center,
153 East 53rd Street, 57th Floor, New York, New York 10022. The Fund employs the
Administrator   under   an   Administration   Agreement   to   provide   certain
administrative services  to the  Fund.  The principal  business address  of  the
Administrator is 40 Water Street, Boston, Massachussets 02109.
 
    The  Fund's Annual  Report containing  audited financial  statements for the
year ended December 31, 1998 has  previously been furnished to all  stockholders
of the Fund. It is not to be regarded as proxy-
 
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soliciting  material. The Fund will furnish, without  charge, a copy of its most
recent unaudited Semi-Annual Report and  audited Annual Report, upon request  to
the  Fund c/o Credit Suisse Asset Management, One Citicorp Center, 153 East 53rd
Street, 57th Floor, New York, New  York 10022, toll-free telephone number  (800)
293-1232,  or at the Fund's Website at www.cefsource.com. These requests will be
honored within three business days of receipt.
 
    The holders of one-third of the shares of the Fund outstanding at the  close
of business on the record date, present in person or by proxy, will constitute a
quorum for the Meeting. Shares represented by properly executed Proxies that are
marked "ABSTAIN" and broker non-votes will be treated as shares that are present
for  determining whether a quorum has been achieved at the Meeting. In the event
that a quorum is not  present or represented, the holders  of a majority of  the
shares  present in person  or by proxy  may adjourn the  Meeting, without notice
other than announcement  at the Meeting,  until the requisite  number of  shares
entitled  to vote at the  Meeting shall be present. If  a quorum is present, but
sufficient votes to approve one or more of the proposed items are not  received,
the persons named as proxies may propose one or more adjournments of the Meeting
to  permit further solicitations  of Proxies. Any  such adjournment will require
the affirmative vote of  a majority of  those shares present  at the Meeting  or
represented  by proxy. When voting on  a proposed adjournment, the persons named
as proxies  will vote  thereon in  accordance with  their best  judgment in  the
interest of the Fund.
 
    If  the  accompanying  Proxy  is  properly  executed  and  returned,  shares
represented by  it  will  be  voted  at  the  Meeting  in  accordance  with  the
instructions  on the  Proxy. However, if  no instructions are  specified and the
Proxy is signed,  shares will  be voted  FOR the  election of  each nominee  for
Director,  FOR  the ratification  of  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP  as independent
public accountants, FOR the  amendment of the  Fund's Articles of  Incorporation
and FOR any other matters that may properly come before the Meeting and that are
deemed  appropriate. A Proxy may be revoked at  any time prior to the time it is
voted by written  notice to  the Secretary  of the  Fund or  by requesting  such
action at the Meeting.
 
    The  election  of  Directors  (Proposal No.  1)  requires  for  approval the
affirmative vote  of  a  plurality  of  the shares  cast  at  the  Meeting.  The
affirmative  vote of the holders of a majority of the shares cast at the Meeting
is required for the ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP
as independent public accountants for the Fund (Proposal No. 2). The affirmative
vote  of the holders of a majority of  the shares outstanding and entitled to be
cast at the  Meeting is required  for approval  of the amendment  to the  Fund's
Articles  of Incorporation that is necessary to change the Fund's name (Proposal
No. 3).  Because abstentions  and broker  non-votes are  not treated  as  shares
voted,  any abstentions and  broker non-votes would have  no impact on Proposals
Nos. 1 and 2 but would have the same effect as a vote AGAINST Proposal No. 3.
 
    In order for your shares to be represented at the Meeting, you are requested
to:
 
    -- indicate your instructions on the Proxy;
 
    -- date and sign the Proxy;
 
    -- mail the Proxy promptly in the enclosed envelope;
 
    -- allow sufficient time for the Proxy  to be received before 11:30 a.m.  on
      May 10, 1999.
 
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                             ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
                                (PROPOSAL NO. 1)
 
    At  the Meeting, four (4) Directors will be elected to hold office until the
next annual meeting  of stockholders  following their election  and until  their
respective  successors are  elected and  qualified. It  is the  intention of the
persons named in the accompanying Proxy to  vote for the election of Enrique  R.
Arzac,  Lawrence J. Fox, James S. Pasman, Jr.  and William W. Priest, Jr. All of
the nominees  are currently  members of  the  Board of  Directors. Each  of  the
nominees  has consented to  be named in this  Proxy Statement and  to serve as a
Director if elected.
 
    The Board of Directors  has no reason  to believe that  any of the  nominees
named  above will  become unavailable  for election as  a Director,  but if that
should occur before the Meeting, Proxies will  be voted for such persons as  the
Board may recommend.
 
    The  following table sets forth  certain information regarding the Directors
of the Fund, each  of whom has  been nominated for re-election  to the Board  of
Directors.  Each Director who is  deemed an "interested person"  of the Fund, as
defined in the Investment Company Act of  1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"),  is
indicated  by an asterisk in the table  below. Each Director has sole voting and
investment power  with  respect to  the  shares  shown. Each  Director  and  the
officers  and Directors of the Fund as a group owns less than one percent of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Fund.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        SHARES                                                         MEMBERSHIPS ON BOARDS
                                     BENEFICIALLY                                                       OF OTHER REGISTERED
                                       OWNED ON      CURRENT PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION                       INVESTMENT COMPANIES
                                      MARCH 29,        AND PRINCIPAL EMPLOYMENT     LENGTH OF SERVICE    AND PUBLICLY HELD
            NAME (AGE)                   1999         DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS       AS DIRECTOR           COMPANIES
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<S>                                  <C>            <C>                             <C>                <C>
Enrique R. Arzac (57) .......              2,000    Professor of Finance and           Since 1990.     Director of nine other
  Columbia University                               Economics, Graduate School of                      CSAM-advised
  Graduate School of                                Business, Columbia University                      investment companies;
  Business                                          (1971-present).                                    Director of The Adams
  New York, NY 10027                                                                                   Express Company;
                                                                                                       Director of Petroleum
                                                                                                       and Resources
                                                                                                       Corporation.
 
Lawrence J. Fox (55) ..............        2,511    Managing Partner and Chairman      Since 1990.     Director of one other
  110 PNB Building                                  of Professional Responsibility                     CSAM-advised
  1,346 Chestnut Streets                            Committee of Drinker Biddle &                      investment company.
  Philadelphia, PA 19107                            Reath (1/92-present); Partner
                                                    of Drinker Biddle & Reath
                                                    (since 1976).
 
James S. Pasman, Jr. (68) .........        1,000    Currently retired; President       Since 1988.     Director of one other
  29 The Trillium                                   and Chief Operating Officer of                     CSAM-advised
  Pittsburgh, PA 15238                              National InterGroup, Inc.                          investment company;
                                                    (4/89-3/91).                                       Director of Education
                                                                                                       Management Corp., Tyco
                                                                                                       International, Ltd.;
                                                                                                       Trustee, BT Insurance
                                                                                                       Funds Trust, Inc.
 
</TABLE>
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        SHARES                                                         MEMBERSHIPS ON BOARDS
                                     BENEFICIALLY                                                       OF OTHER REGISTERED
                                       OWNED ON      CURRENT PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION                       INVESTMENT COMPANIES
                                      MARCH 29,        AND PRINCIPAL EMPLOYMENT     LENGTH OF SERVICE    AND PUBLICLY HELD
            NAME (AGE)                   1999         DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS       AS DIRECTOR           COMPANIES
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<S>                                  <C>            <C>                             <C>                <C>
William W. Priest, Jr.* (57) ......        1,000    Chairman--Management               Since 1997.     Director of ten other
  153 East 53rd Street                              Committee, Chief Executive                         CSAM-advised
  New York, NY 10022                                Officer and Managing Director                      investment companies.
                                                    of CSAM (12/90-present).
 
Directors and officers as a group
  (9) .............................        6,511
</TABLE>
 
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*   Mr. Priest is an interested person of the Fund by virtue of his position  as
    an officer of CSAM.
 
    The  Fund pays annual compensation of  $10,000, plus $500 for attendance per
meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  or  Committees  thereof,  plus   certain
out-of-pocket  expenses, to each Director that  is not affiliated with CSAM, its
investment adviser (three  Directors are  not affiliated with  CSAM). Each  such
Director is also a director of one or more other investment companies advised by
CSAM,  and in that  capacity receives annual and  per-meeting fees, plus certain
out-of-pocket expenses, for services as a director of such fund.
 
    The following  table shows  certain compensation  information for  the  year
ended  December 31, 1998 for each Director  who is not affiliated with CSAM. The
Fund has no bonus, profit sharing, pension or retirement plans.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                TOTAL NUMBER OF
                                              PENSION OR                            TOTAL          BOARDS OF
                                              RETIREMENT                         COMPENSATION     BEA-ADVISED
                             AGGREGATE     BENEFITS ACCRUED   ESTIMATED ANNUAL    FROM FUND       INVESTMENT
                            COMPENSATION   AS PART OF FUND     BENEFITS UPON       AND FUND        COMPANIES
     NAME OF DIRECTOR        FROM FUND         EXPENSE           RETIREMENT        COMPLEX          SERVED
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<S>                         <C>            <C>                <C>                <C>            <C>
Enrique R. Arzac..........    $12,000             $0                 $0            $92,500            10
Lawrence J. Fox...........    $12,000             $0                 $0            $24,000             2
James S. Pasman, Jr.......    $12,000             $0                 $0            $24,000             2
</TABLE>
 
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    The Board of  Directors has an  Audit Committee. The  Audit Committee  makes
recommendations  to the full Board  with respect to the  selection of the Fund's
independent  public  accountants  and   reviews  with  the  independent   public
accountants  the plan and results  of the audit engagement  and matters having a
material effect upon the Fund's financial operations. As of the date hereof, the
members of the Audit Committee are Messrs.  Arzac, Fox and Pasman. The Board  of
Directors  of the Fund does  not have a nominating  committee but would consider
nominees recommended by  stockholders in the  event a vacancy  was to arise.  In
that  event, recommendations  should be  submitted to the  Board in  care of the
Secretary of the Fund. The Fund does not have a compensation committee.
 
    During 1998, there were 4 meetings of the Board and 2 meetings of the  Audit
Committee.  Each  Director,  except Mr.  Priest,  attended  75% or  more  of the
aggregate number of  the meetings of  the Board of  Directors and committees  on
which he served held during the period for which he was a Director.
 
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    The  following table  shows certain information  about officers  of the Fund
other than Mr. Priest, who is described above. Mr. Priest is the Chairman of the
Board of the Fund and has served  in such position since February 10, 1997.  Mr.
Lindquist  has been  President of  the Fund  since February  10, 1997  and Chief
Investment Officer of the Fund since November 21, 1996, having previously served
as Vice President  of the Fund  since the  Fund's inception. Ms.  Moran and  Mr.
Diliberto have each been an Investment Officer of the Fund since August 15, 1996
and  May 12, 1997, respectively. Mr. Liebes is Senior Vice President of the Fund
and was appointed to  such position on August  11, 1997, having previously  been
the Fund's Secretary until May 16, 1996. Mr. Pignataro has been Secretary of the
Fund  since May 16,  1997, having previously served  as Assistant Vice President
and Assistant Secretary of the  Fund since April 18,  1995. Each officer of  the
Fund  will  hold office  until  the Meeting  and  until his  successor  has been
elected.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                   SHARES
                                BENEFICIALLY
                                  OWNED ON                                  CURRENT PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION AND
                                  MARCH 29,                                  PRINCIPAL EMPLOYMENT DURING THE
          NAME (AGE)                1999           POSITION WITH FUND                PAST FIVE YEARS
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<S>                             <C>             <C>                        <C>
Richard J. Lindquist (38) ....        0         President since 1997 and   Executive Director of CSAM
  153 East 53rd Street                          Chief Investment Officer   (3/97-present); Managing Director
  New York, NY 10022                            since 1996                 of CSAM (4/95-2/97); Managing
                                                                           Director of CS First Boston
                                                                           Investment Management Corporation
                                                                           ("CSFBIM") (3/93-3/95); Director of
                                                                           CSFBIM (4/92-2/93).
 
Gregg Diliberto (43) .........        0         Investment Officer since   Managing Director of CSAM
  153 East 53rd Street                          1997                       (5/95-current); Senior Vice
  New York, NY 10022                                                       President (1/92-5/95).
 
Suzanne Moran (33) ...........        0         Investment Officer since   Vice President of CSAM
  153 East 53rd Street                          1996                       (1/97-present); Assistant Vice
  New York, NY 10022                                                       President and Fixed Income Trader
                                                                           of CSAM (5/95-12/96); Assistant
                                                                           Vice President and Portfolio
                                                                           Analyst at CS First Boston
                                                                           (8/91-4/95).
 
Hal Liebes (34) ..............        0         Senior Vice President      Senior Vice President and General
  153 East 53rd Street                          since 1997                 Counsel of CSAM (5/95-present);
  New York, NY 10022                                                       Chief Compliance Officer, CS First
                                                                           Boston Investment Management
                                                                           (94-95); Staff Attorney, Division
                                                                           of Enforcement, U.S. Securities and
                                                                           Exchange Commission (91-94);
                                                                           Associate, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
                                                                           (89-91).
 
</TABLE>
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                   SHARES
                                BENEFICIALLY
                                  OWNED ON                                  CURRENT PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION AND
                                  MARCH 29,                                  PRINCIPAL EMPLOYMENT DURING THE
          NAME (AGE)                1999           POSITION WITH FUND                PAST FIVE YEARS
- ------------------------------  -------------   -------------------------  -----------------------------------
<S>                             <C>             <C>                        <C>
Michael A. Pignataro (39) ....        0         Secretary since 1996       Vice President of CSAM
  153 East 53rd Street                                                     (12/95-present); Assistant Vice
  New York, NY 10022                                                       President and Chief Administrative
                                                                           Officer for Investment Companies of
                                                                           CSAM (9/89-12/95).
</TABLE>
 
    By virtue of  the responsibilities  assumed by its  investment adviser,  the
Fund  itself requires  no employees  other than  its officers,  and none  of its
officers devotes full-time responsibilities to the affairs of
 
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the Fund. All  officers are  employees of  and are  compensated by  CSAM or  the
Administrator and do not receive any compensation from the Fund.
 
    Section  16(a) of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934  and Section 30(f) of
the 1940 Act require the Fund's  officers and directors, officers and  directors
of  the  Fund's investment  adviser, certain  affiliated  persons of  the Fund's
investment adviser, and persons  who beneficially own more  than ten percent  of
the Fund's shares, to file reports of ownership with the Securities and Exchange
Commission,  The New York Stock  Exchange, Inc. and the  Fund. Based solely upon
its  review  of  the   copies  of  such  forms   received  by  it  and   written
representations  from such persons, the Fund  believes that, for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1998, all filing requirements applicable to such persons were
complied with.
 
THE BOARD  OF DIRECTORS,  INCLUDING THE  "NON-INTERESTED" DIRECTORS,  RECOMMENDS
THAT YOU VOTE "FOR" PROPOSAL NO. 1.
 
                  SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
                                (PROPOSAL NO. 2)
 
    The  Directors, a majority of whom are  not "interested persons" of the Fund
(as  defined  in  the  1940   Act),  have  selected  and  unanimously   approved
PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP as independent  public accountants for  the Fund for
the year  ending December  31,  1999. PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP has  been  the
independent   public  accountants  of  the  Fund  since  its  organization.  The
ratification of the selection of independent  public accountants is to be  voted
upon  at  the  Meeting.  It  is  the  intention  of  the  persons  named  in the
accompanying Proxy to vote  for the selection  of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.  A
representative  of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP  is expected to  be present at the
Meeting and will have the opportunity to make a statement if such representative
so desires and is expected to be available to respond to appropriate questions.
 
THE BOARD  OF DIRECTORS,  INCLUDING THE  "NON-INTERESTED" DIRECTORS,  RECOMMENDS
THAT YOU VOTE "FOR" PROPOSAL NO. 2.
 
                          APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO
                      THE FUND'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
                                (PROPOSAL NO. 3)
 
    The current name of the Fund is BEA Strategic Global Income Fund, Inc. Since
the  Fund's investment adviser recently changed  its name from BEA Associates to
Credit Suisse  Asset Management,  at a  meeting held  on February  8, 1999,  the
Fund's  Board of Directors approved an amendment  to the Fund's name, subject to
approval by the Fund's shareholders to the extent required under applicable law.
The proposed  amendment  would  amend  Article II  of  the  Fund's  Articles  of
Incorporation to read in its entirety as following: "The name of the corporation
(hereinafter referred to as the "Corporation") is Credit Suisse Asset Management
Strategic Global Income Fund, Inc."
 
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, INCLUDING THE "NON-INTERESTED" DIRECTORS, RECOMMENDS
THAT YOU VOTE "FOR" PROPOSAL NO. 3.
 
                                 OTHER MATTERS
 
    No  business other than as  set forth herein is  expected to come before the
Meeting, but should  any other matter  requiring a vote  of stockholders  arise,
including any question as to an adjournment of the Meeting, the persons named in
the  enclosed Proxy will vote thereon in  accordance with their best judgment in
the interest of the Fund.
 
                             STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
 
    Notice is  hereby given  that  for a  stockholder  proposal to  be  properly
brought  before the Fund's 2000 Annual Meeting by a stockholder, the stockholder
proposal must be received by  the Fund no later than  February 18, 2000 and  for
any  stockholder proposal  to be  considered for  inclusion in  the Fund's proxy
material relating to such meeting, the stockholder proposal must be received  by
the Fund no later than December 17, 1999.
 
    A   stockholder  proposal  submitted  for  inclusion  in  the  Fund's  proxy
statement, including any accompanying supporting  statement, may not exceed  500
words.  A stockholder desiring to submit a  proposal for inclusion in the Fund's
proxy statement must be  a record or  beneficial owner of  shares with a  market
value  of $2,000 and must have held such  shares for at least one year. Further,
the stockholder must continue to hold such shares through the date on which  the
meeting  is held. Documentary  support regarding the  foregoing must be provided
along with the proposal. There  are additional requirements regarding  proposals
of  stockholders, and a  stockholder contemplating submission  of a proposal for
inclusion in the Fund's  proxy statement is referred  to Rule 14a-8  promulgated
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
STOCKHOLDERS WHO DO NOT EXPECT TO BE PRESENT AT THE MEETING AND WHO WISH TO HAVE
THEIR  SHARES VOTED ARE REQUESTED  TO DATE AND SIGN  THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD AND
RETURN IT IN  THE ENCLOSED SELF-ADDRESSED  ENVELOPE. NO POSTAGE  IS REQUIRED  IF
MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES.
 
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                     BEA STRATEGIC GLOBAL INCOME FUND, INC.
                                     PROXY
          THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
    The  undersigned hereby appoints Michael A. Pignataro and Hal Liebes as 
Proxies, each with the  power to  appoint  his  substitute, and hereby 
authorizes them to represent and to vote, as  designated on the other side  
and  in  accordance  with  their  judgment on  such other  matters  as may 
properly  come  before the  meeting or any  adjournments  thereof, all shares 
of BEA  Strategic  Global  Income  Fund, Inc.  (the "Fund") that the 
undersigned is entitled  to vote at the annual  meeting of stockholders on 
May 10, 1999, and at any adjournment thereof.
 
     (CONTINUED--SIGNATURE REQUIRED ON THE REVERSE SIDE OF THIS PROXY CARD)


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 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" THE NOMINEES IN PROPOSAL 1,
                   "FOR" PROPOSAL 2 AND "FOR" PROPOSAL 3.
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<S>                                                           <C>                          <C>
PROPOSAL 1--ELECTION OF THE FOLLOWING NOMINEES AS                FOR nominees listed          WITHHOLD AUTHORITY
DIRECTORS:                                                    (except as marked to the     to vote for the nominees
              Enrique R. Arzac            James S. Pasman          contrary below)
                                                                         / /                          / /
              Lawrence J. Fox             William J. Priest, Jr.
</TABLE>
 
(Instruction: To withhold authority for any individual, write the individual's
name on the line provided below.)
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<TABLE>
<S>                                                                 <C>       <C>       <C>
PROPOSAL 2--TO RATIFY THE SELECTION OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS       FOR     AGAINST   ABSTAIN
LLP  AS INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS  OF THE FUND FOR             / /       / /       / /
THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1999:
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                 <C>       <C>       <C>
PROPOSAL 3--TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE FUND'S ARTICLES          FOR     AGAINST   ABSTAIN
OF INCORPORATION TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE FUND TO CREDIT          / /       / /       / /
SUISSE ASSET MANAGEMENT STRATEGIC GLOBAL INCOME FUND, INC.

</TABLE>

    PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE
ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
 
This proxy when properly executed will be voted in the manner directed herein by
the undersigned shareholder.
 
IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR PROPOSALS 1, 2 and 3.
 
                                  When shares are held by joint tenants, both
                                                  should sign.
 
                                When signing as attorney, executor,
                                administrator, trustee or guardian, please  give
                                full  title  as such.  If a  corporation, please
                                sign in  full  corporate name  by  president  or
                                other  authorized  officer.  If  a  partnership,
                                please sign  in partnership  name by  authorized
                                person.
                                Date: __________________________________________
                                _______________________   ______________________
                                Signature          Print Name
                                _______________________   ______________________
                                Signature if held  Print Name
                                jointly



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