The Saudi Venture Capital Company (SVCC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with US venture capital (VC) investor Tim Draper to establish a VC investment fund to finance small and medium enterprises in the heath, finance, education, energy and agricultural sectors.
The central banks of UAE and Saudi Arabia have teamed up to launch the first cross-border payments using a digital currency.
In an effort to boost its funds industry, the UAE has announced plans to expand its investment fund licensing regime across the country.
Qatar, the world’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG), is set to withdraw from Opec after more than 60 years as a member of the oil cartel.
Dubai-based investment manager has teamed up with London-based Mena Capital to develop a number of new equities offerings.
Kuwait's central bank is launching a regulatory sandbox for startups, joining a crowded regional field jostling to become the Middle East's top fintech spot.
A Russia-Saudi foundation is set to invest more than $2 billion of funds in Russia during 2019.
Mena’s private equity (PE) market is in danger of losing the deal momentum it has gradually built up in the last decade following the financial crisis, according to a report from Fitch Solutions.
Bahrain-based alternative fund manager Investcorp has splashed out $311 million to add to its US multi-family property portfolio.
UAE-based Al Hilal Bank has made what it claims is the first sukuk transaction to be processed on the blockchain.
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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