Bahrain-based alternative investment firm Investcorp has raised $130 million for an affordable housing fund in India.
Bahrain-based alternative investment firm Investcorp has raised $130 million for an affordable housing fund in India.
The newly established sovereign wealth fund (SWF) in Egypt has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with an Egyptian construction firm to jointly invest in infrastructure, water and renewable energy projects in Egypt.
Almost a quarter (23%) of Middle East wealth management clients plan to change their providers over the next three years, according to a survey from EY.
Abu Dhabi-based buy-out company Gulf Capital is set to make it second biggest private equity investment after splashing out more than $100 million to acquire a fertility treatment provider.
Kuwaiti fund manager Kamco has unveiled its new Kamco Invest brand following the integration of Global Investment House, a fellow Kuwaiti fund manager which it acquired in November 2019.
The financial regulator in Qatar has announced a ban on all digital asset services as part of a clampdown on cryptocurrencies.
Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund has reduced its holding in Italian bank UniCredit by more than half.
Islamic robo-advisor Wahed Invest has enlisted Sharia Review Bureau (SRB) to manage its sharia compliance covering client agreements, advisory terms and its portfolio of Islamic investment vehicles.
Sovereigns in the GCC have been given a negative outlook for 2020 by rating agency Moody’s which has cited slow fiscal reforms, weak growth and higher geopolitical risk as the reasons for the downgrade.
The Kuwait Stock Exchange has ended 2019 as the top performer among Mena’s exchange indices finishing the year up more than 32.4%.
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.