06/21/2019
Abraaj, which managed $13.6 billion at its peak, had been the largest buyout fund in the Middle East and North Africa until it collapsed last year in the aftermath of a row with investors, including the Gates Foundation, over a $1 billion healthcare fund.
06/20/2019
Some of Lebanon’s dollar securities, including those maturing in 2022 and 2023, already have spreads above 1,000 basis points.
06/20/2019
The International Monetary Fund sees 5.5% growth for Egypt in 2019, considerably higher than the regional average of 1.3%, and the World Bank’s latest Egypt economic update notes that “growth has been robust and broad-based.”
06/20/2019
Dubai’s initiatives have continued to reinforce Dubai’s profile as a preferred investment destination of choice
06/19/2019
The kingdom was doing further studies to understand the euro-denominated market and “what is required from us”, he said.
06/19/2019
Listed companies hold 81 one-on-one meetings with international institutions managing $3.2 tn
06/18/2019
With both female founders and women taking leadership roles throughout the ecosystem, Bahrain is a dynamic and diverse market at the head of new trends that are shaping the way society and business operates."
06/18/2019
Fund chairman says it is returning to buying stakes directly in companies
06/18/2019
The investment comes from the combination of three funds in which the Kuwaitis are invested: run by Threadneedle Asset Management, Axa Investment Managers, Dekabank Deutsche Girozentrale.
06/18/2019
India is considering allowing foreign investment funds to buy stressed loan portfolios of banks
06/18/2019
Allocations to alternatives, cash and other asset classes, which accounted for the rest, saw minimal changes.
06/17/2019
The Institute of International Finance estimates the Public Investment Fund's assets at around $300 billion
06/14/2019
The world’s sovereign-wealth funds control $8trn in assets.
06/13/2019
Buyers who spend at least 5 million dirhams (£1 million) on the Dubai property will have the €100,000 minimum investment and €35,000 fees required to obtain citizenship of the eastern European nation of Moldova paid for them by Kleindienst
06/13/2019
Alreeman II follows the success of its first phase launched in January, which generated sales of Dh1.6bn
06/13/2019
Special sessions on the impact of VAT on GCC businesses
06/12/2019
Working closely with Asia's well-heeled, he noticed their appetite for venture investing in Israel's burgeoning startup scene, but that they lacked the connections for access to good deals.
06/12/2019
The Citizen-by-Investment scheme will allow access to European nations
06/12/2019
This was evidenced in Knight Frank's Wealth Report 2019 which found that UHNWIs from the region allocated $3.3bn 2018 to property in London
06/11/2019
ICBC, the largest bank in the world by total assets and net profit, has been appointed as the facility agent for the deal and has structured the transaction, it stated.