MSCI upgrades put Gulf firmly on investment mapMorgan Stanley Capital International's decision to raise the status of two Gulf stock markets in its investment indexes may buoy the entire region, helping in the long term to make it a major destination for global equity funds. More… |
MSCI stirs market fears about Greece, EgyptMSCI, the most widely used equity index provider, prompted market fears about both Greece and Egypt on Wednesday, after demoting the former and then raising concerns about getting money out of the latter. MSCI redesignated Greece More… |
UAE, Qatar indices win MSCI upgradeMorgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI), a leading provider of investment decision support tools worldwide, has decided to upgrade the MSCI Qatar and MSCI UAE indices from Frontier Markets to Emerging Markets. More… |
Dollar builds steam, unnerves emerging marketsAs the dust settles on a volatile week, many strategists now sense a green light for a long-brewing multi-year rise of the US dollar - with unnerving portents for emerging markets. More… |
Abu Dhabi fund turning to emerging marketsAbu Dhabi Investment Authority is reducing target exposures to developed market stocks and looking for growth in emerging markets, the sovereign wealth fund that is one of the world's biggest investors said o More… |
The varying effects of digitization on economiesWhile digitization provided a $193 billion boost to world economic output and created six million jobs globally in 2011, the effects of the growing technologies are uneven across countries and sectors, a report said. “Access More… |
Emerging Markets seen hot spot for logisticsGlobal economic doldrums slowed emerging markets in 2012, but those countries remain bright spots for investors, manufacturers and logistics executives still wary of the uncertain outlook for the United States and Europe. Emerging More… |
Mobius says sticks with Egypt, looking to addVeteran emerging market investor Mark Mobius said on Tuesday he is holding onto his existing Egyptian stock position and is looking to add more even as the latest political crisis unfolds. "It's a good play to hold what w More… |
Emerging markets ‘eye $110bn airport spend’Emerging markets are planning to invest more than $110 billion in airport expansions, including supplies and services, said a top official in Dubai. Raj Menon, general manager of UAE-based Arabian Reach, a leading event organizer More… |
Standard Life opens office in DIFCStandard Life, a leading long term savings and investments company, has opened its first regional office in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) in line with its emerging markets growth strategy. The UK-headquartered fi More… |








