Autumn 2012

QATAR: Great expectations

Qatar has dreams of becoming a financial hub and has money to spend, but not everything it needs can be bought, finds George Mitton.   In...

UAE FUNDS: A new regime

Asset managers operating in the United Arab Emirates are digesting new rules for the country’s funds industry, which some see as a blow to...

EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW: Sudden growth

The chief executive at QInvest talks to George Mitton about a joint venture with EFG-Hermes that could create the region’s biggest investment bank. “You can...

EMERGING MARKETS: Rebalancing trade

The Arab world and China share a history of commerce and have compatible attitudes to business. George Mitton asks if these regions are rediscovering...

ROUNDTABLE: Questioning Qatar

Key players in Qatar’s small asset management sector discuss the challenges of building a business in a wealthy country whose financial infrastructure is developing....

INSIDE VIEW: Investing in Mena markets

The 11 countries of the Middle East and North Africa are diverse yet connected by economic and cultural ties. They are among the most...

TECHNOLOGY: The waiting game

Technology vendors that hope to sell into the Mena market are having to bide their time, discovers Nicholas Pratt. There are sovereign wealth funds, stand-alone...

PERFORMANCE: All about Egypt

Egyptian funds dominated the list of best performers in the third quarter, says data tracker Zawya. Egypt was flavour of the third quarter in the...

ECONOMICS PANEL: Oil, tourists and football

Oil is the source of wealth in much of the Mena region – but how far can it go to meeting social costs? This...