Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Comment & Analysis

Strengthening resilience is the key to success in 2021, says PwC's Global Crisis Survey

March 31, 2021

One year after Covid-19 was declared a global pandemic, PwC's second Global Crisis Survey looks at the worldwide business community's…

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Executive Moves

Positive Technologies bolsters Middle East, Africa and South Asia operations with a Managing Director appointment

March 31, 2021

Positive Technologies has announced the appointment of Santhosh Kumar as Managing Director to spearhead the company’s Middle East and Africa…

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Comment & Analysis

Saudis growing ‘more loyal’ to domestic brands amid pandemic, retailer says

March 31, 2021

Saudi consumers have become more loyal toward domestic brands during the pandemic, Marwan Moukarzel, CEO of leading retailer Fawaz Alhokair…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Morgan Stanley opens Saudi Equity Fund to foreign investors

March 31, 2021

Morgan Stanley has launched an investment vehicle that allows international investors to access the Saudi Equity Fund.   The MSINVF…

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Financial Results

Bahrain's real estate sector rebounds; $1.9bln transactions recorded in 2020

March 31, 2021

Despite the challenges posed by Covid-19 pandemic, Bahrain’s real estate sector rebounded in the third and fourth quarter of 2020…

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Coronavirus

Kuwait approves law to guarantee bank loans for pandemic-hit businesses

March 31, 2021

Kuwait approved draft laws to help businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic, state news agency KUNA reported.   Lawmakers approved…

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Comment & Analysis

GCC consulting industry fees drop by $400 million in coronayear

March 31, 2021

The consulting industry of the Gulf Cooperation Council  contracted by nearly $400 million last year, marking its worst year on…

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Financial Results

GCC’s consulting market shrinks 12.4% in 2020

March 31, 2021

The GCC consulting market shrunk by 12.4 per cent in 2020, contracting for the first time in its history.  …

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Comment & Analysis

Dubai’s biggest bank to raise $1.75bn in Gulf’s first ‘sustainable loan’

March 31, 2021

Emirates NBD, Dubai’s biggest bank, plans to raise $1.75 billion in the Gulf region’s first sustainability-linked loan to refinance existing…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Foreign investors key to Arab market’s recovery

March 31, 2021

The important role of foreign investments in supporting the Arab region’s post-pandemic recovery was highlighted by keynote speakers during the…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Tata Group sets sights on KSA expansion with new luxury hotel

March 31, 2021

Indian multinational conglomerate Tata is looking to expand its operations in Saudi Arabia, starting with a new luxury hotel.  …

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FinTech

Egyptian startup Koinz bags $4.8 million in seed round

March 31, 2021

Koinz – an Egyptian origin food & beverage platform set up by former PwC man Abdullah AlKhaldi alongside tech experts…

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