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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

DIGGING DEEP

Introduction With a broad-ranging project such as Global Finance’s annual Middle East supplement, success means providing clear insights and stripping away layers of confusion and misunderstanding.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

DIVERSE OPPORTUNITIES & RISKS

Overview The drop in oil prices is having varied effects in the Middle East. How countries respond could determine their long-term prospects.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

FLOURISHING IN A FAST-MOVING MARKET | CONSUMER PRODUCTS

Consumer Products Sector The region’s largest retailers continue to expand, as do multinational companies, in this growing markets.

Banking

GROWTH BEGETS GROWTH | ISLAMIC FINANCE

Islamic Finance Development in the Middle East, and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries in particular, is being fueled by the growth of Islamic finance.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

HIGH-TECH ENTREPRENEURS ATTRACT GLOBAL ATTENTION

High Tech Sector Playing to its youthful strengths, the Middle East has enormous high-tech potential but still has room to grow.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

MIDDLE EAST SUPPLMENT 2015 | TABLE OF CONTENTS

Table Of Contents

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

REGIONAL HEAVYWEIGHTS | BEST PERFORMING COMPANIES

Global Finance’s first annual ranking of the top-performing companies in the Middle East shows how much of the region is still in the early stages of reducing its dependence on oil.

Banking

UNLOCKING THE MYSTERY | SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUNDS

Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds are notoriously secretive in terms of their investments and strategy. So what will they do in response to the oil price drop?

Banking

Who’s Who In The Middle East 2016

Global Finance’s first annual list of Who’s Who in The Middle East.

Banking

EGYPT: AN INTERVIEW WITH CIB’S CHAIRMAN

Global Finance sat down with Egyptian bank CIB’s chairman and MD, Hisham Ezz Al-Arab, to discuss its strategy during the Arab Spring and how it plans to attract a younger clientele.

Banking

MIDDLE EAST INVESTMENT BANKERS FIND SILVER LININGS

Market Focus | Middle East Investment Banking Although investment bankers remain cautious about Middle Eastern prospects in the wake of falling oil prices, M&A activity and debt issuance remain bright spots.

Banking

SAUDI ARABIA: THE THRIVING BANKING SECTOR

Saudi Arabia | Banking Sector Highly capitalized and boasting healthy margins, Saudi banks are unlikely to feel much fallout from the country’s slowing economy and the impact of low oil prices.