Sovereign wealth Archives - Page 16 of 74 - Managers of Wealth Middle East

The world’s first gold-backed digital gold currency launched in the Gulf Cooperation Council, Middle East and Africa

June 29, 2020

IBMC Financial Professionals Group has joined hands with US Gold Currency Inc and Blockfills to bring the world’s first monetary…

Comment & Analysis

Fitch affirms Qatar rating at AA-; outlook stable

June 25, 2020

Global rating agency Fitch has affirmed Qatar's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'AA-' with a Stable Outlook. …

FinTech

How The Largest Country In the Middle East (and the Third in Africa) is Ideal Fertile Ground For Fintech Growth

June 19, 2020

Situated both in the Middle East and in Africa, Egypt has a large domestic market which has yet to be…

Comment & Analysis

Kuwait’s SWF witnesses steady growth despite crisis globally

June 15, 2020

In the recent days, many questions have been raised about the sovereign wealth fund (SWF) of Kuwait, and whether it…

Executive Moves

Oman's sultan appoints head of new sovereign wealth fund

June 9, 2020

Oman's Sultan has appointed Abdulsalam al-Murshidi as the head of the Omani Investment Authority, a new state entity replacing the…

Regulation, Risk & Compliance

Oman to set up an investment authority to manage government assets – state TV

June 5, 2020

Oman is setting up the Oman Investment Authority to own and manage most of the country's sovereign wealth fund and…

Comment & Analysis

The Gulf’s sovereign wealth funds ‘need to be deployed’ amid coronavirus crisis, expert says

June 3, 2020

The Gulf region’s twin shock of the coronavirus pandemic and severely weakened oil prices continues to pressure its economies, with…

Comment & Analysis

GCC issuance & investor demand are still strong

May 29, 2020

Despite the extended government lockdowns in place since March 2020 due to the coronavirus, GCC issuance has been relatively strong…

Regulation, Risk & Compliance

Qatar tops GCC sovereign issuances in Q2: NBK

May 26, 2020

Qatar has topped the GCC sovereign issuances in the second quarter of 2020-to-date with $10bn of the total $24bn, a…

Regulation, Risk & Compliance

Dubai’s ICD faces ‘adjustment’ in wake of pandemic downturn

May 21, 2020

The Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD), the sovereign wealth fund that holds some of the emirate’s most valuable assets, is…

Coronavirus

Sovereign debt risk after the virus

May 19, 2020

The global health crisis triggered by the coronavirus pandemic has firmly put the spotlight on how well countries will be…

Coronavirus

Investment power shifting east to Gulf and Asia

May 19, 2020

The Covid-19 crisis has sent asset prices plunging, and cash-strapped companies are desperate for any capital injection – which makes…

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