Events across Jordan’s borders are placing the regime there in an increasingly tough situation. On one hand the ongoing security situation in Egypt has put an end to cheap energy supplies and placed a growing financial burden on the Jordanian …
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Under pressure - 23rd Jul 2012
Getting back to business - 23rd Jul 2012
Once considered a hub for financial services in the Middle East and North Africa region with ambitions to rival Dubai, Bahrain has taken a battering in recent years with unrest leading to droves of firms pulling out of the country …
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Dire straits - 23rd Jul 2012
What next for Brent crude futures? The recovery in the oil benchmark price at the start of July has been as steep as its fall in June. After slipping to under $90 a barrel last month, Brent briefly tipped $100 …
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Positive outlook - 03rd May 2012
Private equity has failed to flourish in the Middle East and North Africa in recent years. A range of issues are to blame, including the lack of a financial eco-system that could help deals to be executed, the small size …
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Creating opportunity from a crisis - 23rd Apr 2012
By Kathleen Gaffney, vice president, Loomis Sayles THERE IS no denying that 2011 was a challenging year, with many arguing that it has been somewhat difficult to find real bargains in the market. Our style at Loomis Sayles, an affiliate …
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Breaking down bonds - 23rd Apr 2012
By Adnan Halawi, team leader – fixed income, Zawya THE GULF Cooperation Council (GCC) states witnessed the issuance of just above $52 billion* in bonds and sukuk during 2011, an increase of 19 percent over 2010. The increase came mostly in …
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Time to redefine emerging markets - 23rd Apr 2012
With emerging markets home to around 20 percent of all Fortune 500 companies, 30 percent of the world’s billionaires, and including among them the world’s second and seventh largest economies, can they realisticaly be referred to as emerging any more? Kathryn Koch, …
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A shift to the east - 23rd Apr 2012
Global economic activity has been shifting both towards emerging markets and eastwards for a number of years and this process has been accelerated to a degree by the global financial crisis. The Middle East benefits from being both a part …
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Private equity eco-system - 23rd Apr 2012
WITH MORE than five decades of financial services experience Guernsey has developed a formidable investment funds eco-system. With an independent regulator, a local stock exchange and wide range of service providers, there is a sophisticated level of expertise, which makes …
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An island fortress - 23rd Apr 2012
GUERNSEY has built a powerful reputation for fund administration over the past 50 years and attracted a considerable amount of business from the Middle East and North Africa region with a combination of strong infrastructure, expertise and robust yet attractive …
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