Bahrain’s bourse sets up REITs trading platform
BAHRAIN’S STOCK exchange has established a market for real estate investment trusts (REITs), it said. [...]
Capital Markets
Going public?
Is an Aramco IPO in the best interests of the kingdom and investors? [...]
Almost open
Ease of sanctions over Iran may inspire possible synergy across regional capital markets but challenges remain [...]
Omani SWF buys local shares as values slide
OMAN’S STATE General Reserve Fund (SGRF) has boosted its buying of shares in the local stock market as prices have slid to attractive levels, the fund’s executive president said. [...]
Déjà vu
Kuwait’s Capital Markets Authority introduced stringent reforms to prevent another stock market bubble, but have ‘excessive reforms’ created another shadow market? [...]
Revival of fortunes
Bahrain’s stock market may have had a good 2013 but barriers to sustainable long-term recovery remain [...]
Dubai to dominate as GCC bond issues to rise
THE TOTAL value of US dollar-denominated bond issues from Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) countries is expected to hit $37 billion this year, dominated by sales from Dubai, according to a new report. [...]
Is the party over?
The shallow nature of the evolving GCC capital markets will pose fresh challenges for managers of large funds [...]
Waiting game
GCC investors are still waiting for a key upgrade to regional bourses which could inject billions of new dollars, but are the exchanges doing enough to speed up the process [...]
Arab Spring still clouds Gulf markets
Middle East unrest has been predictably messy for Gulf investors. Despite improving fundamentals, the region’s stock markets continue to trade well below their peak [...]
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