White papers and surveys covering issues relating to Middle East Investors. Private wealth in the Middle East region is unusually concentrated and some of the most frequently viewed research on Middle East issues covers family offices and private wealth management. Reports on trends in the sovereign wealth fund landscape have been popular, with SWFs such as ADIA...
and SAMA featuring prominently. Retirement attitudes and approaches to savings and retirement in the MENA region are also given coverage. Amongst the most popular articles in this section are those examining future trends in the Gulf, the investment outlook for Middle East markets and white papers on geopolitical issues in the MENA region.
This is a curated compilation of Fitch Ratings’ in-depth research and commentary. This edition takes a deep dive into GCC Sovereigns, Oil and Gas, Corporates & Infrastructure, and Banks and reflects Fitch views on the GCC as at August 2020.
The economic impact from Covid-19 hit oil-exporting countries hard as demand for oil fell and oil producers struggled to store surpluses. Global Sukuk and MENA Fixed Income’s Dino Kronfol and Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity’s Salah Shamma are nonetheless optimistic about the prospects for the Middle East and North…
Josette Rizk, Director of Institutional Clients for the Middle East & Africa at Invesco, discusses their study on the consequences of the pandemic on public finances for the Middle East's sovereign wealth funds and central banks. She speaks with Bloomberg's Manus Cranny on 'Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East…
This report explores the drivers and implications of the shift from global to local supply chains in the Middle East’s Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Levant regions, analysing the drivers of localisation for both governments and corporations, key localisation sectors, and how the pandemic has impacted localisation trends…
As the world’s largest integrated energy and chemicals company, Saudi Aramco continues to invest in technologies and innovative business models to enable the sustainable use of hydrocarbon resources across the value chain. In this podcast David Ledesma discusses with Yasser Mufti, Vice President Strategy & Market…
The development of sustainable finance continues to evolve across the Middle East – a region more readily associated with conventional energy resources such as oil and gas. Governments around the world continue to focus on climate policies and transition targets and the spotlight remains on green bonds and sustainable…
This technical presentation outlines the economics of hydrogen production for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) covering, blue, green and grey hydrogen together with other renewables.
What are the long-term impacts of oil price declines and Covid-19 associated shocks on Gulf economies? What lessons can be drawn from the pandemic and domestic policy responses to it for the future management of the accelerating energy transitions and enhancing economic sustainability? This paper investigates these questions…
EMPEA’s 2021 report on global venture investment traces venture capital (VC) flows across Africa, Asia, CEE, Latin America and the Middle East. This year’s report includes new breakouts on cross-border co-investment to measure the scope of global collaboration during a time of record venture investment in global markets.
Saudi Arabia has experienced rapid economic growth, development and urbanisation in the nine decades since oil was discovered. In recent years there has been a growing realisation that this dominant linear economic model – where ever-increasing amounts of raw materials are extracted, processed, and turned into products which…
This May 2021 report from the Arab Petroleum Investment Corporation covers energy market outlook and investment prospects for the Middle East and north Africa.
A year into the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the race between vaccine and virus entered a new phase in the Middle East and Central Asia region, and the path to recovery in 2021 is expected to be long and divergent. The outlook will vary significantly across countries, depending on the pandemic’s path, vaccine rollouts,…
Middle-East based DLA Piper partner, Paul Latto, joins a panel of experts including Tony Chacko Joseph, from UAE's Ministry of Finance; Khalid Saad, Board Member at CoinMENA; and Phil Reynolds, Board Director and Co-founder at Pyypl, to discuss the rapid growth in mobile payments and platforms the UAE's FinTech has…
COVID-19 has caused significant disruption across all real estate sectors in 2020 with owners and occupiers having to make necessary adjustments to business operations in response to the statutory restrictions on capacity and mobility. It remains unknown whether the pandemic will result in structural shifts for different use…
Despite Muslims comprising a quarter of the world’s population, almost none of the $100 trillion in professionally managed global assets are sharia compliant. Constraints such as ESG and SRI are common among pension funds, endowments and sovereign wealth funds. Typical constraints include alcohol, tobacco, weapons and…
January 2021 saw an increase in market volatility as many equity markets declined in the second half of the month, in part on pandemic-related concerns, with prolonged lockdowns in some developed-market countries fuelling worries of further economic weakness. Overall, equities declined as falls in developed markets…
This report by Hays looks into provides insights into a variety of job roles in the different GCC countries. Sectors covered include accountancy & finance.
