Financial watchdog Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) has published a draft paper outlining a regulatory framework for private financing platforms (PFPs).
UAE-based conglomerate Palmon Group has launched what it claims is Dubai’s first private commercial real estate investment trust (REIT).
Rating agency Moody’s has upgraded Qatar’s long-term issuer ratings from negative to stable.
Japan’s MUFG Bank has announced plans to open a bank branch in Riyadh.
Investors in the UAE’s property market have been boosted by the news that Fidu Properties, a Chinese property developer, aims to invest $1.36 billion in UAE real estate over the next three years.
The Public Investment Fund (PIF), a Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth vehicle, is in preliminary talks to sell part of its stake in Saudi petrochemical firm Sabic to state-owned oil company Saudi Aramco.
Two MENA-based software firms have launched what they claim is the first blockchain-enabled platform for Islamic capital markets.
The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) has settled its first repurchase (repo) transactions.
The Saudi Capital Market Authority (CMA) has awarded licences to two local start-ups in a bid to kick start its financial technology sector.
The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has acquired the New York Plaza hotel for a reported $600 million.
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.
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.
Our panellists tell us that instead of launching competing national projects, African countries should work together for the sake of a bigger capital market. Chaired by George Mitton in Cape Town.
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November 2018
ETF Report 2018