July 2019’s Best & Worst Performing Frontier Markets
On a monthly basis, Frontier Market News will look at the best and worst performing Frontier Markets. Here’s the list for July 2019. For comparative purposes, the MSCI [...]
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May 2019’s Best & Worst Performing Frontier Markets
On a monthly basis, Frontier Market News will look at the best and worst performing Frontier Markets. Here’s the list for May 2019. Best Performing Frontier [...]
Government Artificial Intelligence Readiness Index 2019: How Did Frontier Markets Perform?
The Government Artificial Intelligence (AI) Readiness Index, compiled by Oxford Insights and the International Development Research Centre, ranks the governments of 194 [...]
2018’s Best Performing Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets were not the only economies that had a tough year in 2018 as Frontier Markets also had their fair share of problems. However, despite some markets posting [...]
2018’s Worst Performing Frontier Markets
Numerous endogenous and exogenous factors provided a handful of challenges for Frontier Markets in 2018. While some managed to perform well over the course of the year, there [...]
The First ETF Listed on Qatar’s Stock Exchange has been Unveiled
In partnership with Doha Bank, Qatari investment firm Amwal has announced the launch of the first exchange traded fund (ETF) to be listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange. The QE [...]
Middle East Funds Upbeat on Saudi Arabia Ahead of Index Decisions
Fund managers in the Middle East remain upbeat towards Saudi Arabia’s equity market before Morgan Stanley Capital International’s (MSCI) decision on upgrading the [...]
FTSE: Romania and Saudi Arabia Miss Out on “Emerging Market” Classification
In FTSE Russell’s “Annual Country Classification Review“, two countries – Romania, and Saudi Arabia – were placed on the “Secondary [...]
Kuwait: Offer for Shares in First PPP Project Expected for Q1 2018
The Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects (KAPP) announced its intentions to offer shares in its first public-private partnership (PPP) project in the first quarter of [...]
GCC IPO Activity Declines in Q2 of 2017
Market volatility and a fall in investor sentiment led to a decline in initial public offering (IPO) activity in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for the second quarter of [...]
