Via Arabian Business.com, an interesting article detailing the biggest share gainers in the Gulf during the first half of 2008. According to the report: “…Four of the world’s top ten performing stock exchanges are in the Gulf. Oman’s main stock index has gained 29.4 percent since the beginning of the year as Kuwait advanced 21.3 […]
Read more »An excellent piece in yesterday’s New York Times magazine effectively argues that the US’s position in the global order of things is changing and, that in addition to the three powers in today’s world (i.e. the U.S., China and the European Union), a set of “second world†nations that are part developed & part developing […]
Read more »Via Bloomberg, an interesting review of the equity markets in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman where – as oil revenues spur construction and increase demand – profit growth is projected to exceed other emerging markets around the word. As the article notes: “… The MSCI GCC Countries Index of […]
Read more »From the NY Times, more evidence that oil-producing countries have embarked upon a global shopping spree. While the focus is the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority’s bold outlay of $7.5 billion to become one of the largest shareholders in Citigroup, the article does a nice job of detailing many other petro-dollar based purchases that have taken […]
Read more »Via the WSJ, another case of Abu Dhabi’s strategic-investment arm – Mubadala Development Co. – continuing to build its presence in high-tech sectors as part of the broader trend of Middle East nations – rich on the exploding cost of oil – making their mark in global finance. As the article notes: “…An investment arm […]
Read more »The Financial Times recently reported that Colony Capital, the US private equity group and one of the world’s largest property investors, is considering selling a stake to a Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund. While Colony declined to comment on which Middle Eastern sovereign fund it was discussing a deal with, the report noted that: “…Mubadala, […]
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