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Credit Suisse: Saudi Arabia and Qatar Set to Lose Big After UBS Deal (Middle East Eye)

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MENA Equities: Five Key Themes and Reasons for Optimism (Franklin Templeton)

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The global economy is currently facing headwinds because of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, but there are several reasons to be optimistic about the outlook for equities in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, according to Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets … Continue reading →

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The “Halo Effect” of Saudi Arabia’s Emerging Markets Arrival (Franklin Templeton)

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Saudi Arabia’s inclusion in the MSCI Emerging Market Index marks a significant milestone for the MENA region, according to Salah Shamma, Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity’s Head of Investment, MENA. He explains the “halo effect” from this move that mirrors … Continue reading →

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Tiny, Wealthy Qatar Goes Its Own Way, and Pays for It (NYT)

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Among Persian Gulf states, Qatar was the picked-on little sibling. Gas riches and an independent-minded ruling family changed that. Now it’s in the fight of its life. READ MORE

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Qatar Long-Term Rating Lowered To ‘AA-‘; On Watch Negative (S&P)

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On June 7, 2017, S&P Global Ratings lowered its long-term rating on Qatar to ‘AA-‘ from ‘AA’ and placed the rating on Credit Watch with negative implications. S&P believes the current diplomatic isolation moves will exacerbate Qatar’s external vulnerabilities and … Continue reading →

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FLASHBACK: Moody’s Downgrades Qatar Rating to Aa3 But Changes Outlook to Stable from Negative (Moody’s)

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On May 26, Moody’s Investors Service downgraded Qatar’s long-term issuer and senior unsecured debt ratings to Aa3 from Aa2 and changed the outlook to stable from negative. The key drivers for the rating downgrade are a weakening of Qatar’s external … Continue reading →

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Frontier Markets: Small, Concentrated & Misunderstood (Financial Advisor)

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A recent lengthy article in Financial Advisor noted the growing popularity of the frontier markets asset class but also pointed out that two key aspects of the space (measured or categorized by the MSCI Frontier Market Index) are often overlooked … Continue reading →

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Frontier Market ETFs Have 72% Exposure to Oil-Dependent Countries (FT Adviser)

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The MSCI Frontier Markets index outperformed the MSCI Emerging Markets index throughout 2013 and much of 2014; but since last October and as oil prices started to plummet, the former has fallen by 9.4% while the latter has risen by … Continue reading →

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How MSCI’s Removal of Qatar & UAE Impacts the Frontier Markets Landscape (MM)

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Back in May, MSCI announced that both Qatar and United Arab Emirates, which together make up a third of the MSCI Frontier Markets index, had been upgraded from frontier market to emerging market status. The index now incorporates 24 countries … Continue reading →

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Fund Managers’ Opinions on the UAE and Qatar’s Emerging Markets Upgrade (The National)

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The National, an Abu Dhabi based newspaper, has a lengthy interview with four fund managers in Singapore, New York, London and Abu Dhabi to answer questions related to the entry of the UAE and Qatar into the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. … Continue reading →

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How the MSCI Emerging Markets Index Changes Will Impact Investors (P&I)

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Pensions & Investments has a must read article (“MSCI revision alters frontier markets’ makeup”) about how the subtraction of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar from the MSCI Frontier Markets Index and their addition to the MSCI Emerging Markets … Continue reading →

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History Says Investors Get Gored by MSCI Upgrades (Reuters)

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MSCI upgrades of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar to emerging market status at the end of this week have already sent their stock markets soaring. In fact and since MSCI announced the upgrade last June, Dubai’s main index … Continue reading →

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