Waiting for my youngest son (above) to participate in his first nativity play yesterday afternoon, I tried not to look at my Bloomberg app. Or think of the roller-coaster the financial markets could embark on if we were to get a surprise from the U.S. Federal Reserve later in the day. When my son arrived […]
Saudi Arabia Welcomes Foreign Investors
Tadawul, Saudi Arabia’s stock exchange, opened up to foreign investors. The Tadawul is not only the largest stock market in the Middle East with a total market capitalization of over US$550 billion but is one of the largest of the emerging market exchanges. Foreign investors interested to trade on the Tadawul must fi rst register […]
Private Equity and Venture Capital Investing in the Islamic World
Article featured in the IFN 2015 Guide (pg.44) and feel free to download the complete guide from our web-site at http://wp.me/p3PTEh-bQ IMPROVING GLOBAL MARKET FOR ISLAMIC PRIVATE EQUITY AND VENTURE CAPITAL Islamic private equity (PE) remains a very small component of the global PE marketbut showed signs of strength last year with an increase of mergers […]