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MENA Capital: Moving in the right direction

A Q&A with Khaled Abdel Majeed, managing partner, MENA Capital…   Q: Why is now a good time to look to Mena for investment … read more »

NEWS

• ADIA hires new infrastructure investment head

  
  

  The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) has appointed John McCarthy as global head of infrastructure investments, the sovereign wealth fund has announced. McCarthy was … read more »

• BLME plans Dubai office as assets grow

  UK-based Bank of London and the Middle East (BLME) plans to open an office in Dubai as its assets grow, its chief executive said … read more »

• PineBridge Investments appoints new Mena CIO

  Global independent asset manager PineBridge Investments has appointed Wael Aburida as its new Chief Investment Officer (CIO) for the Mena region. Aburida will lead PineBridge’s … read more »

• Ahlibank to launch shariah-compliant fund next week

  Oman’s Ahlibank is set to launch an open-ended fund next week which will be its first shariah-compliant offering to investors. The Al Hilal MENA … read more »

• Former NFL star to launch Islamic SME fund in UAE

  A former American footballer turned Goldman Sachs executive is behind the launch of a new fund which promises to offer Shariah-compliant funding to small … read more »

• Tadawul discusses integration with other stock exchanges

• SCPEL exits $75 million mezzanine investment

• Asiya Investments launches Islamic trade finance fund

• Demand from China ‘to boost Saudi petrochemicals’

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The Analyst: A regional first

Our recently completed 2013 annual survey of Mena funds has produced its first S&P Capital IQ Long-Term Gradings (LTG) in the region. Khaleej Equity … read more »