Bahrain-based alternative asset manager Investcorp has closed its first Indian private equity fund after raising $142 million in capital commitment.
Bahrain-based alternative asset manager Investcorp has closed its first Indian private equity fund after raising $142 million in capital commitment.
Invest Abu Dhabi has launched a new asset management business which will focus on the Mena equities market.
UAE-based buyout firm Gulf Capital is expecting to launch a new private equity fund in the first half of 2020.
Saudi Arabia has launched an initiative designed to attract international venture capital firms to the kingdom.
Saudi Arabia’s securities regulator is considering removing or expanding the current limit on foreign ownership of its home-grown equities due to increased investor demand.
European independent white-label ETF platform HANetf has announced the debut of its KMEFIC FTSE Kuwait Equity Ucits ETF, which it claims is the first European ETF to offer pure play exposure to Kuwait equities.
Dubai-based investment manager Daman Investments is expecting to launch two new funds before the end of the year.
AE-based broker Menacorp has partnered with the exchange Nasdaq Dubai for an initiative designed to raised local investors’ awareness of capital markets and its expanding opportunities in the region.
Dubai has signed an agreement with index provider FTSE Russell to launch derivatives based on FTSE’s Saudi Arabia equity indexes.
The Mena region’s private equity sector look set to face another challenging year following the slow fundraising that characterised the last 12 months.
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).
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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.