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.
Middle East
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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.
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.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
EGYPT SEES FDI AS KEY TO GROWTH
FDI Update
After four years of challenges in the social, economic and political space, Egypt rolls out the welcome mat for foreign direct investors.