Middle East

Egypt hot money skips happy ending encore

By Gary Kleiman of Kleiman International Consultants April 25, 2023 In a familiar pattern for emerging market investors the past ...

Tunisia’s Smothered Spring Scent

Approaching the seventh anniversary of its Arab Spring leading dictator ouster and restoration of competitive democracy as a standout regional ...

The Middle East’s Reshuffled Index Deck

Middle East stock markets outperformed Asian and other regional rivals on the MSCI Index through the third quarter, as Gulf ...

Iran’s Sanctions Pain Analgesic

The Tehran Stock Exchange Index was up 10% in local currency terms in July for a 25% year to date ...

Iran’s Capital Markets Deal Bridge (Financial Times)

As the US prepares in August to resume Iran’s commercial and financial isolation after President Trump’s decision to exit the ...

The Middle East’s Munificent Modernization Script

Middle East markets continued to power ahead despite ratcheted up geopolitical clashes after double-digit first quarter gains on the MSCI ...

Egypt’s Secure Election Sieve

Egypt’s February external bonds were again oversubscribed, with the 30-year yield falling below 8%, ahead of the end-March election where ...

Iraq’s Stalled Post-ISIS Stake

Iraqi bonds and stocks held by specialist foreign investors tried to shake off extended torpor, as a donor conference convened ...

Tunisia’s Demonstrated Addled Adjustments

After a 7% MSCI gain in 2016 to match rival Morocco, Tunisian shares were spooked early in January as nationwide ...

Iran’s Botched Banking Rescue Roar

The Tehran Stock Exchange’s one-year performance in dollar terms showed an 8% gain into December, one quarter the almost 35% ...

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