MENA

A new report on the digital upside of MENA countries states that over the long run of more than the coming 20 years, “the socioeconomic upside of digitalizing the economy…

Anyone with any knowledge of Lebanon knows that the country is perpetually described as teetering on a cliff’s edge, frequently stuck in political stalemate, and with infrastructure that leaves much…

Lebanon may be officially classed as an upper-middle-income country by the international community, but it lags far behind other countries of a similar status. Serious deficiencies in the dynamics of…

Our naive and simple minds have proven time and time again to be susceptible to transparent excuses. They shield us from accepting the facts on the ground and allow us…

Private equity investment in the GCC appears to be experiencing a “rebirth”. This is a very positive development as it may be paving the way for less oil dependency and…

It is no secret that the management of other people’s money — especially of very rich people’s money — can make you a living, yet it is fraught with hazards.…

The MENA’s benchmark indices kept a steady direction in the 37th week of the year, generally continuing the trend of the previous week. The region’s largest market, Riyadh’s Tadawul, continued…

Minimalism is back in force on the region’s security markets and minimalism thus is in order for reporting on week 33 in the bourses of the Middle East and North…

Investor confidence is a touchy life form that can wither from all sorts of things: to name but a few, jitters can be caused in any market by surprise board…

Three benchmark indices got a welcomed reprieve from selloffs, leading Arab markets in the 27th week of the year. The Dubai Financial Market — home of the Arabtec scandal that…