Middle East
Join the global community of corporate and public-sector finance industry leaders reading Global Finance monthly in print.
Click Here
Features
Saudi Arabia Dominates Project Finance
Project financing is booming in Saudi Arabia, which leads the Middle East in deals, with a total of eight in 2015, worth more than $13 billion.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Aramco IPO May Be For Saudi Nationals Only
<strong>Capital Markets | Equity Offering</strong><br />
A potential partial privatization of Saudi Arabia’s state oil company, Saudi Aramco, would require the company to remove its veil of secrecy.
Banking
Cutting The Cord In Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is the Gulf Cooperation Council’s largest economy, but major economic, political and social challenges threaten the kingdom’s immediate economic future. Reducing its dependence on oil and gas is now a case of when, not if.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Investors Eye Irans Economic Comeback
The prospect of the lifting of economic sanctions against Iran has investors excited about the return of this market to the global economic community. But the message is: Proceed with caution.
Banking
Kuwait Shrugs Off Cheap Oil
Riding a wave of government spending, Kuwait’s financial institutions are thriving despite the drop in petroleum revenues—for now.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Markaz Sees The Silver Lining
Kuwait Financial Centre (Markaz) has been among the Arab region’s leading asset management and investment banking institutions since 1974. Speaking with Global Finance, CEO Manaf Alhajeri explains that economically challenging times have a bright side: a chance to find value for long-haul investors.
Banking
NBK-Kuwait Speeds Ahead
The country’s dominant bank sees future growth coming from the small-business market and from regional customers.
Banking
New Reality In The Gulf: Austerity
Nations slash subsidies in the face of cheap oil and regional conflicts.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Funds Respond To New Trends In Commodities Markets
Sovereign wealth funds have expanded dramatically in recent years. High commodity prices and large foreign exchange reserves have contributed to their significant growth in global markets.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Saudi Said To Approve Stock Licenses For Citi And Ashmore
Capital Markets | Banking Licenses
Saudi Arabia cracked open the door to direct investments in its stock market by qualified foreign institutions in June, when HSBC became the first foreign firm to receive a license.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
The Levant Uncovers A Few Surprises
Some green shoots lurk beneath the region’s raging civil wars, economic woes and political unrest.