Ratings agency Moody's downgraded Qatar's outlook from stable to negative and warned a quick resolution to the country's diplomatic crisis was unlikely.
The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) says the creation of in-house teams has allowed it to broaden its portfolio of alternative assets.
Sharia-compliant equity indices, which have a low exposure to the financial sector, have outperformed their conventional peers so far this year.
Countries such as Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey could profit as rising wages in central Europe compel manufacturers to look outside the continent.
The Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), a financial free zone in the UAE, has signed a deal to collaborate with the authority that oversees enterprise in Shenzhen and Hong Kong.
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.
