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What Will Drive Economic Growth in the Middle East?

A panel at the Middle East Investment Conference will discuss the new MENA enterprises that could meet global consumer appetites while creating sustainable economic growth in their home countries. Read More

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How the Middle Ages Handled “Too Big to Fail”

Adrian Bell’s research has found systemic risks and financial crises dating back to medieval Europe. Read More

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Volker Nienhaus on Turning Islamic Banking into a Competitive Advantage

Volker Nienhaus sees Islamic law’s restrictions on interest-bearing instruments and speculative practices as an opportunity to establish a competitive advantage. Read More

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Theo Vermaelen: Beating the Market through Share Buybacks

Theo Vermaelen, professor of finance at INSEAD, provided his analysis and insight on how, when and which companies can maximize their returns using buybacks. Read More

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Islamic Finance is Growing Fast but Faces the Form-Versus-Substance Debate

Ibrahim Warde, adjunct professor at Tufts University, argued that since the 1990s, Islamic finance has gained much more international acceptability but that it continues to grapple with the fundamental form-versus-substance debate. Read More

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Peter Zeihan: The World Should Watch Out for a Shift in U.S. Foreign and Economic Policy

Geopolitical analyst, Peter Zeihan, believes that North America has the capacity to become energy self-sufficient by 2020 and predicts a US that adopts a more economically isolationist stance. Read More

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Avinash Persaud: Who Will Win the Currency Wars?

“The Americans or the Chinese?” asks risk expert and chairman at Intelligence Capital Limited, Avinash Persaud, at the CFA Institute Middle East investment Conference. Read More

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Impact Investing: Making a Financial and Social Return

Dr. Harry Hummels, professor of ethics, organisations, and society at Maastricht University, believes impact investing is about making both a financial return and a positive impact. Read More

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Malik and Awadallah: Economic Fragmentation of the Arab World

Adeel Malik from the University of Oxford and Bassem Awadallah, founder and CEO of Tomoh Advisory, analyse the deep roots of the relative economic failure of the wider Arab world. Read More

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Anil Gaba: How to Make Better Investment Decisions under Uncertainty

Anil Gaba, chaired professor of risk management at INSEAD, gives a range of practical pointers to help navigate the difficult process of making decisions under conditions of uncertainty. Read More

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