UAE News and Press, iShares MSCI UAE Capped ETF From 04/24/20

By Bassel Khatoun, Managing Director, Director of Research, Director of Portfolio Management, Frontier and MENA, Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity; Salah Shamma, Head of Investment, MENA Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity Countries in the Middle East-North Africa ((MENA))...

Not Panicking But Not Pretending Either Source : Local governments/Johns Hopkins University. Last update: March 21, 2020 We don't need to remind anyone that global governments have thrown spears through the hearts of their respective economies. The driver of this behavior is the sprea...

By Bassel Khatoun, Managing Director, Director of Research, Director of Portfolio Management, Frontier and MENA, Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity and Salah Shamma, Head of Investment, MENA Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity. As investors ponder the prospects for the Midd...

By Mohieddine (Dino) Kronfol, Chief Investment Officer, Franklin Templeton Global Sukuk and MENA Fixed Income Islamic finance has grown at a healthy pace, and within this market, sukuk - Shariah-compliant bonds - have increasingly attracted attention from investors across the globe. Frank...

Singapore rose two levels  to No. 1 and Hong Kong held onto its No. 2 spot in the IMD World Competiveness Rankings, pushing the U.S. to third place. More news on: iShares MSCI Singapore Capped ETF, iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF, Invesco CurrencyShares Swiss Franc Trust ETF, News on the ...

Country-specific exchange-traded funds are a great way for investors to take a position on local market equity return factors. While many of the world's largest foreign companies trade on U.S. exchanges as ADRs (American Depository Receipts), country-specific ETFs often provide investors uniqu...

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The year 2009 was a watershed in the history of Dubai, a major tourist destination, financial center and logistical hub of the Middle East, when its debt-financed economic boom blew-up in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. The damage was contained with the intervention of the govern...

By Salah Shamma, Head of Investment, MENA Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity Salah Shamma, Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity's Head of Investment, MENA, sees an upcoming wave of liquidity that could create a splash for stocks in the MENA region in 2019. He explains what's ...