How will the introduction of tighter regulations impact the operational models of Saudi insurers?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Abdulaziz Al Boug, CEO, Tawuniya: Interview from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2018
Interviews & Viewpoints | Mohammed El Kuwaiz, Chairman, Capital Market Authority (CMA): Interview from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2018
How successful has recent capital market deregulation been in attracting investment flows?
Articles & Analysis | Introduction of short-selling on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange set to add liquidity from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2018
Saudi Arabia’s introduction of short-selling to its stock exchange was a regionally historic moment. Despite the elevation of Qatar and the UAE to MSCI Emerging Market status in 2013, none of the exchanges in the Gulf had introduced the concept before the beginning of 2017. The issue has been on the developmental agenda of exchange authorities...
Articles & Analysis | Sharia-compliant banks maintain steady performances in Saudi Arabia from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2018
Within the global Islamic financial services (IFS) industry, Saudi Arabia occupies a prominent position. The professional services firm EY identifies the country as one of the nine core markets that is driving the growth of Islamic banking, along with Bahrain, Qatar, Indonesia, Malaysia, the UAE, Turkey, Kuwait and Pakistan. Together, these...
Articles & Analysis | Encouraging market developments in Saudi Arabia tempers low oil price uncertainty from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2018
Subdued oil prices deflated investor sentiment across the GCC throughout most of 2017. However, mid-2017 brought some encouraging developments: news of a possible MSCI reclassification resulted in a spike in the main index of the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) in the summer of 2017. In 2016 the government launched the National Transformation...
