MENA stock tips

Envisioning the start of 2012, investors across the Middle East probably could not have conceived of a more nightmarish scenario if they tried. The European debt crisis, Arab revolutions and election year posturing in the United States are just some of the many monsters ready to jump from the closet and under the bed as they lay awake at night. For advice on how to keep your cash safe from these creatures of havoc, Executive spoke with Tareck Farah, chief executive of MENA Invest, and Amin el-Kholy, head of asset management at Arqaam Capital.   Tareck Farah    Bullish or bearish? “Cash is king,” says Farah as he explains his bearish stance towards the financial markets. He prefers to hold cash, especially in the first six months of 2012. Within developed markets, he prefers to be exposed to the United States where there is at least some confirmation of growth relative