Ratings agency Moody's has given the government of Iraq a long-term issuer rating of Caa1 – a score associated with “substantial risks” – as it warns the country faces highly volatile growth.
Unnamed Qatari investors have acquired five Marks & Spencer shops in the UK that are valued at more than £50 million ($66 million).
The regulator of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has sought to boost the financial technology sector by establishing rules for crowdfunding.
Schroders has appointed Nisarg Trivedi, formerly of Baring Asset Management, to the newly created role of Middle East sales director.
Bahrain-based Investcorp has added Mohamed El-Erian, a former chief executive of Pimco, to its advisory board.
Since 2016, Guillermo Ortiz has been a chairman of Latin America’s BTG Pactual. The former central banker of Mexico talks to Nick Fitzpatrick.
Not many banks plant olive trees, but the Bank of Palestine has a social mission. It also has ambitious expansion plans, says chairman Hashim Shawa. He talks to George Mitton.
The move to a three-day settlement cycle, the appearance of new stock exchanges, and recent rules on hedge funds were discussed by our panel in Cape Town. Chaired by George Mitton.
Our panel in Qatar spoke about frustration with regulators, a shortage of listed companies and plans for a new financial city in Doha. Chaired by George Mitton.
