Qatar has dreams of becoming a financial hub and has money to spend, but not everything it needs can be bought, finds George Mitton.
Qatar has dreams of becoming a financial hub and has money to spend, but not everything it needs can be bought, finds George Mitton.
Asset managers operating in the United Arab Emirates are digesting new rules for the countryâs funds industry, which some see as a blow to the Dubai International Financial Centre. George Mitton reports.
The chief executive at QInvest talks to George Mitton about a joint venture with EFG-Hermes that could create the regionâs biggest investment bank.
The Arab world and China share a history of commerce and have compatible attitudes to business. George Mitton asks if these regions are rediscovering an old friendship.
Key players in Qatarâs small asset management sector discuss the challenges of building a business in a wealthy country whose financial infrastructure is developing. Chaired by George Mitton.
The 11 countries of the Middle East and North Africa are diverse yet connected by economic and cultural ties. They are among the most compelling frontier markets, says Salah Chamma at Franklin Templeton Investments.
Naomi Waistell, an emerging markets fund manager at Polar Capital, analyses change in Saudi Arabia – a hydrocarbon country with green ambitions and which is set on a major economic...
Although it is awash with oil and, therefore, capital, the Gulf region is at a critical juncture: it must diversify its...
Amid a fresh wave of American sanctions, Romil Patel spoke to Meysam Hamedi, director of financial markets and instruments at Iran’s Securities & Exchange Organization (SEO).
In 2016, global consulting firm PWC forecast the emergence of five global ‘megatrends’ in the next two decades. Stephen Anderson, its Middle East clients and markets leader, talks about their...
Rasmala’s trade finance fund recently passed $100 million in assets. Doug Bitcon, head of credit strategies, explains why he has to be hands-on.
Since 2016, Guillermo Ortiz has been a chairman of Latin America’s BTG Pactual. The former central banker of Mexico talks to Nick Fitzpatrick.
Investors in the Middle East consider the tools that will be needed to navigate the Covid-19 crisis, the continued appetite for dividend and why it’s all about tech. Chaired by Romil Patel.
Experts discuss the investment implications of the coronavirus pandemic, a delayed rebound in global growth and dealing with South Africa’s energy issues head on. Chaired by Romil Patel in Cape Town.
Our panel discusses Chinese investment in Africa, financial institutions’ contribution to economic sustainability and regulatory concerns. Chaired by Romil Patel in Cape Town.
With the MENA region at a tipping point, our panellists talk about economic diversification, the impact of regulation and the delayed Saudi Aramco listing. Chaired by Romil Patel in Dubai.