Bahrain-based fund of funds Al Waha has reportedly made a “substantial” investment in a US-based venture capital (VC) firm Lumia Capital.
The plan to launch an oil benchmark from the Middle East to rival the established crude oil benchmarks WTI and Brent has fallen victim to the coronavirus-fuelled volatility in the oil markets and is set to be delayed until later in the year.
Fund managers in the Middle East continue to count the cost of the coronavirus as local stock markets and government bonds fall in value, following the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) decision to label the virus a pandemic and the subsequent travel bans issued by countries such as the US.
Dubai-based alternative investment manager Rasmala has spent $61 million to buy a research and development centre in the US as its steps up its plans to build a US property portfolio.
Dubai-based Islamic investment manager Mashreq Capital has announced that its flagship sharia fund has reached $100 million in assets under management.
Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund (SWF) is set to invest €1 billion ($1.08 billion) in a French state-backed fund dedicated to providing capital for French companies facing activist investor campaigns.
Analytics firm IHS Markit has teamed up with Tadawul, the Saudi stock exchange, to develop a series of riyal-denominated indices in order to boost Saudi Arabia’s domestic bond market.
Bahrain-based Islamic investment bank GFH Financial Group has celebrated the listing of a $300 million sukuk on the Nasdaq Dubai, its first venture into the international debt markets.
Bahrain-based alternative asset manager Investcorp is considering launching a second private equity fund focused on the Mena region.
Tunisia has had its sovereign issuer rating changed from negative to stable by rating agency Moody’s.
There’s no doubt that Africa has been seen increasingly as an attractive prospect for inbound investment in recent years, with investors seeing real potential in the continent, particularly in the private equity, infrastructure and real estate asset classes, as it experiences strong economic growth.
Plausible explanations exist for why low-volatility stocks perform better than their high-volatility counterparts.
Aberdeen Asset Management has set up its first Middle East office in the newly established Abu Dhabi Global Market. Andrew Paul, senior executive officer, explains why.
A recent sovereign bond issue from Saudi Arabia underlines the appeal of emerging market investing. What must investors consider when allocating to this asset class? Firas Mallah of BMO Global Asset Management shares his views.
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...
Rasmala’s trade finance fund recently passed $100 million in assets. Doug Bitcon, head of credit strategies, explains why he has to be hands-on.
Since 2016, Guillermo Ortiz has been a chairman of Latin America’s BTG Pactual. The former central banker of Mexico talks to Nick Fitzpatrick.
Investors in the Middle East consider the tools that will be needed to navigate the Covid-19 crisis, the continued appetite for dividend and why it’s all about tech. Chaired by Romil Patel.
Experts discuss the investment implications of the coronavirus pandemic, a delayed rebound in global growth and dealing with South Africa’s energy issues head on. Chaired by Romil Patel in Cape Town.
Our panel discusses Chinese investment in Africa, financial institutions’ contribution to economic sustainability and regulatory concerns. Chaired by Romil Patel in Cape Town.
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.
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