If the Mena region is to develop a thriving carbon market and meet its ambition to be a global hub for decarbonisation and sustainable finance, it must develop a more robust market infrastructure and provide more transparency on the use of carbon credits.
The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) is set to launch a market-making initiative designed to woo more foreign investors.
FX trading firm BDSwiss has named Hassan Ibrahim as new Mena head of business development.
Egyptian investment firm EFG Hermes has partnered with Microsoft’s Azure service to launch a cloud-based direct market access (DMA) platform.
The number of merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions involving Mena-based companies fell by 63% in the first quarter of the year.
Boursa Kuwait has collaborated with trading platform TradingView for a data-sharing partnership.
Saudi Venture Capital (SVC) has partnered with the Saudi stock exchange for an investment product targeted at the pre-IPO fund.
The Saudi Tadawul Group and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore potential partnerships around fintech, ESG and cross-listings.
Abu Dhabi-based asset manager Waha Capital has appointed Mark Benn as chief financial officer (CFO).
The number of initial public offerings (IPOs) in the GCC more than doubled in 2022 compared to the previous year while the value from these flotations increased threefold during the same period.
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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.
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