People News & Moves
Moody’s Expands In Gulf Moody’s Investors Service (MIS) has this month announced that it has established an office in Riyadh, expanding…
A New Era For Oil-Rich Gulf States
For years, the members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) successfully turned their natural resources – oil and gas –…
Tunisia: Protests, Austerity Leading To Unrest
Post Arab Spring, county still struggling amid high unemployment and rising inflation. January’s violent protests have raised the risk of…
Sukuk Issuance Is On The Rise
As global debt markets rallied last year, growing 9 per cent year-on-year to reach the highest new issues on record,…
Saudi Arabia: Capital Flight Or Diversification?
A Closer Look At Trends Impacting The Kingdom Capital flight from Saudi Arabia has contributed to the sizeable decline in…
Egypt: What To Watch
“We Remain Cautious On Investing” As US dollar reserves rise, Egypt and Nigeria have become attractive, but proceed with caution,…
Emerging Market Investing: Eye On MENAP
It seems as though the geopolitical risk is all around. More so in particular regions around the world. Investors have…
One Belt One Road: The Potential Of The UAE
China’s global economic ambitions rest, at least in part, on the success of its Belt and Road (B&R) initiative, which…
What’s In Store For Emerging Markets?
Looking ahead, the outlook for emerging markets during the second half remains solid. However, whether growth can accelerate much beyond…
Political Risk Rising Amid Israel’s Strong Fundamentals
Solid Fundamentals With Lingering Political Risk Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under investigation for corruption even as his government was…
UAE’s Banking System Stable: Moody’s
In a new report entitled “Banking System Outlook — United Arab Emirates: Resilient Buffers Drive Stable Outlook Despite Continued Economic Slowdown,” global…
Emerging Markets Will Rebound From “Brexit”
Our [Standard Chartered] big theme for 2016 is retreat, regroup, rebound. We expected emerging markets to come under pressure early in…
