Iraq

Solid as Iraq
7 Nov 2011
Expert Comment, Features, Iraq
After decades of unrest, Iraq suddenly represents an exciting investment prospect for fund managers across the world. Three upcoming telecoms IPOs look set to bolster the country’s $2-3bn stock exchange as the opportunities just keep on coming
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Iraqi banks to issue Islamic finance vehicles
24 Jun 2011
Iraq, Islamic Finance, News, Rafidan Bank, Rasheed Bank, Shariah
Iraq’s finance ministry has allocated $42m to two state-controlled banks to develop Islamic finance offerings.
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S&P drops Libya from new index
26 May 2011
Index, Iraq, Launches, Libya, News, Palestine, S&P Indices
S&P Indices will no longer be including Libya in its first Union Arab Stock Exchange (UASE) index, Mena FM has learned.
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Profit in peace
3 Dec 2010
Feature, Iraq
Asset management has become a more cautious business in recent years, but the Babylon Fund, which aims to capitalise on an increasingly attractive macro story in Iraq, has proved that faced with an original and compelling strategy, investors will return to risk
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