07/10/2018
Thomson Reuters: M&A Transactions With Middle Eastern & North African Involvement Reached $33.9 Billion During Q2 2018
Middle Eastern and North African region is at its second highest level since our records began
Research, Comment and Analysis
07/09/2018
NZ Minister welcomes climate focus on long-term investment
Together the members of the SWF Group manage over $3 trillion in assets.
07/09/2018
Sovereign wealth funds start to cool on private equity
Fears grow that rising competition for assets will hurt returns
07/06/2018
6 major wealth funds agree to encourage greener economy
The document is to be formally presented during a meeting in Paris of the heads of the funds with French President Emmanuel Macron and Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg.
07/06/2018
Dubai's Emirates NBD raised around $52mln for Saudi equity fund: officials
The bank's asset management arm has set a target of $100 million for its Saudi equity fund to be achieved by the end of 2018
07/05/2018
Properties' Prices Keep Falling in Dubai
Sales prices too dropped but the decreases were modest in H1 2018.
07/05/2018
Asset managers fear technology-driven new entrants - RESEARCH
Nearly Two-Thirds of Asset Managers Plan to Launch Cross-Border Products
07/05/2018
How to manage transformation to achieve a sustainable advantage in challenging times
Efma Retail Banking Summit in Lebanon
07/05/2018
The most important intelligence isn’t artificial…
A digital process engineer analyses, assembles and optimises these workflows, adjusting them constantly to maximise throughput and minimise friction.
07/04/2018
Abraaj Capital: The rise and fall of a Middle East star
Their journey has been one of innovation and entrepreneurial drive but has come to an abrupt stop, as the firm which once managed almost $14 billion, filed an application for a court-supervised restructuring in the Cayman Islands.
07/03/2018
UAE banks handle over 12m cheques in 5 months
The Central Bank’s statistics showed that in the first five months of the year, the total number of bounced cheques reached 515,000, with an approximate value of Dh26.2 billion not exceeding 4.3 percent of the total value of the cleared cheques at t
07/03/2018
UAE is 5th largest investor in Uzbekistan
The report said that Emirati investments accounted for 6 per cent of the total Foreign Direct Investments (FDI)
07/03/2018
Arabian heights: What Saudi Arabia's upgrade means for investors
It’s a move that has been widely anticipated. Indeed, Tilney’s Ben Seager-Scott says it has really been a question of when, rather than if, the kingdom will achieve this status.
07/03/2018
Crystal Clear: UAE's transparent real estate market boosts investor confidence
Dubai maintained its top rating in Mena region and improved its global ranking by eight positions to 40
07/03/2018
The Worst May Be Over for the Saudi Economy
GDP grew 1.2% in first quarter after shrinking in 2017
07/02/2018
$45bn in capital inflows to Saudi after MSCI emerging markets inclusion
UBS Global Wealth Management believes $10 billion will be from passive and $35 billion from active investments
06/29/2018
Moody’s assigns ‘counterparty risk’ ratings to GCC banks
Rating assesses banks’ ability to honour non-debt financial obligations
06/29/2018
Bahrain financial support likely to be 'conditional and explicit'
BoAML research note says Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE set to attach conditions to support for struggling neighbour
06/29/2018
Middle East mergers gain momentum through privatisation and regulatory reforms
Several major mergers were announced in May following an active first quarter of 2018
06/29/2018
Kuwait lawmakers pass deficit budget for fourth year
The actual deficit may turn out to be lower than forecast if oil prices rise, with crude currently calculated at about $50 a barrel, $25 below market prices.