If there is one thing everyone in the regional private equity (PE) game agrees on, it’s that the party is officially over, albeit after a long and fruitful period of …
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In times of crisis come times of great opportunity, or so we are told. The proverb does seem to bear some truth, however, when applied to the regional private …
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Unlike buying a few shares in a public company, private equity (PE) investment is a commitment that cannot be taken lightly. That is perhaps why most experts believe some two-thirds …
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Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates and the largest of the seven, has been overlooked for years by investors and entrepreneurs who tended to consider Dubai a …
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Earlier this year when Abu Dhabi capitalized five of its own banks, panic spread throughout the Dubai banking sector. Waiting with baited breath, bankers in the ailing emirate anticipated action …
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On March 10, Syrian Finance Minister Mohamed Hussein rang the bell to launch trading at the long-awaited opening of the Damascus Securities Exchange (DSE). Despite its humble size, the DSE …
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In October 2008, Alan Greenspan, the 1987 to 2006 chairman of the US Federal Reserve, testified before congressional leaders in Washington saying “I was shocked when the system broke down, …
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Economists far and near differ widely in their forecasts on when leading financial markets will enter into a new virtuous cycle, but one thing experts do agree on is that …
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Islamic banking is regarded as the fastest growing segment in the banking sector with a growth rate of 20 to 30 percent per year recorded over the past decade. With …
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Appointed chief executive officer of Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) of Lebanon in September 2008, Pik Yee Foong is the only female CEO in the country’s entire banking sector. She is …