After years of rumours and false alarms, Saudi Arabia is finally opening its stock market to direct foreign investment. What does it mean and why does it matter? George Mitton reports.
After years of rumours and false alarms, Saudi Arabia is finally opening its stock market to direct foreign investment. What does it mean and why does it matter? George Mitton reports.
Raising capital, gaining foreign investors, avoiding succession disputes â there are many reasons for family businesses to go public. Regulators are starting to offer incentives to help them, finds Dave Waller.
From war in Iraq to yo-yoing stock prices in the UAE, the Middle East region has been blighted by volatility this year. We asked fund managers how they responded to these trying times. George Mitton reports.
Foreign inflows, investor quotas and Saudi Arabiaâs T+0 settlement system were discussed by our panel of asset servicers in Dubai. Chaired by George Mitton.
Foreign inflows, investor quotas and Saudi Arabiaâs T+0 settlement system were discussed by our panel of asset servicers in Dubai. Chaired by George Mitton.
More famous for frankincense than finance, Oman is attracting investor interest thanks to its development projects and its first corporate sukuk.
Gulf stock markets had a hard landing in the second quarter, with Dubai leading losses, while the MENA IPO market ended June on a quiet note.
The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) is broadening the scope of two UAE funds and one GCC fund so that they can invest across the Middle East and North Africa region.
Investors in the Gulfâs largest economy have a preference for property. But is it wise to be so exposed to real estate? George Mitton reports from Riyadh.
Saudi investors withdrew from equity funds after a disastrous market crash in 2006. The chief executive of the countryâs largest equity manager hopes the trend will soon reverse. George Mitton reports from Riyadh.
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.
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