Specialist investment services firm Maples Fiduciary has extended its Middle East presence after opening an office in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).
Bahrain is set to introduce 5% value-added tax (VAT) on January 1, 2019 after the House of Representatives voted in favour of the motion.
South Africa’s position as the premier African market for international investors is being challenged by the rising economies of Kenya, Nigeria and Botswana, according to the latest Africa Financial Markets Index produced by South African bank Absa.
The wealth management arm of Kuwait-based NBK Group has launched its operations in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi asset manager Sedco Capital has concluded a European real estate investment worth $179 million.
The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has nabbed a top London banker to head up its international investment activity.
Iran is planning to roll out a range of new financial products as part of an effort to stimulate its capital markets and withstand the re-imposition of US sanctions following its decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal.
An executive at the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) has called for greater cooperation between the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds (SWFs).
Private investors in Bahrain hope to launch a $100 million fund dedicated to financial technology, according to a government official quoted by the India-based Economic Times.
Abu Dhabi-based oil and gas company International Petroleum Investment Company (Ipic) is looking to move $8.8 billion of debt to sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Development Company (MDC), following the merger of the two state-run companies in 2017.
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...
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.
Our cross-industry panel discuss the positive backdrop in Egypt, the Dana Gas controversy and the potential index upgrades of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Chaired by George Mitton in Dubai.
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