A deal to end sanctions on Iran could unlock billions of dollars of investment into the country, including inflows into Tehranâs attractive stock market. But will it happen? George Mitton reports.
A deal to end sanctions on Iran could unlock billions of dollars of investment into the country, including inflows into Tehranâs attractive stock market. But will it happen? George Mitton reports.
Emerging markets remain a lucrative source of return, especially when the health of developed markets is beyond understanding. This report is from the Investec Global Insights conference, where Funds Global was a media partner.
By opening its stock market to foreigners and building a financial district in Riyadh, could Saudi Arabia seize prominence as the Gulf regionâs financial hub? Not for some time, finds Dave Waller.
For regional asset managers, the UAE has been the main growth driver in the past year and a half. We asked Saleem Khokhar of NBAD Asset Management about the trends.
With plans for IPOs, economic reforms and a string of mega projects, Egypt seems to have bounced back. Orlando Crowcroft asks if the recovery can last.
The Saudi authoritiesâ decision to open the countryâs stock market to direct foreign investment will be a boon for regional investors, says Reda Gomma of Mashreq Capital.
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.