List of all articles filed under “kuwait-investment” category.
Hasan AlMatrouk presents exciting ventures, a proposals portal by Jadeite Group created to invest and empower passionate entrepreneurs globally. Jadeite Group is a private equity and alternative investment company which focuses on real estate, food and beverage, consumer products, e-commerce and technology.
Abdulwahab Al-Bader, Director General of the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development, gives an overview of the Fund. Kuwait Fund was the first institution in the Middle East to take an active role in the international development efforts. The object of Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development is to assist Arab and other developing countries in developing their economies by financing development projects.
Faisal Mansour Sarkhou shares his analysis of the capital markets sector in Kuwait and the GCC and discusses the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on KAMCO Invest and the sector. He also shares his perspective for the future of the financial sector in Kuwait and the GCC region and gives an overview of KAMCO Invest, the fifth largest asset manager in the region.
Mohammed Jaffar, Deputy Chairman and CEO of Faith Capital Holding, explains what makes FCH different from other investment firms in Kuwait, explaining what are the competitive advantages of the venture capital fund, as well as the philosophy behind it.
Abdulwahab Al-Bader, Director General of the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development, explains what makes the fund unique. Kuwait Fund has been extending loans to finance development projects in developing countries since 1961. The Fund also provides technical assistance to finance the costs of the feasibility studies of projects.
Faisal Mansour Sarkhou, CEO of KAMCO Invest, explains what makes the company different from the competition. KAMCO Invest is a leading non-bank financial services and products provider headquartered in Kuwait.
Mohammed Jaffar gives an overview of Faith Capital Holding (FCH), a Kuwait based venture capital firm which focuses on technology companies based in the GCC. FCH endeavors to seek companies with potential to scale up and turn into regional rather than local enterprises. He also explains the importance of working with Shariah compliant companies and implementing ethical business practices.
According to the Equity Markets October 2017 Review by Kuwait Finance and Investment Company (KFIC), GCC equities, as measured by the MSCI GCC IMI Index declined by -2.7% MTD. UAE’s DFM Index was the top performing regional index, followed by Abu Dhabi’s ADSM Index. Kuwait’s Weighted Index fell by -2.5% with negative performance coming from Consumer goods -9.2%, Telecom -7.9% and positive gains came from Oil & Gas +1.4%.
Kuwait was upgraded by FTSE Russell to an emerging market status, which will become effective by September 2018. The upgrade could prompt cash inflows of approximately USD 700mn from foreign investors, according to NBK Capital.
According to the Equity Markets August 2017 Review by Kuwait Finance and Investment Company (KFIC), GCC equities, as indicated by the MSCI GCC IMI Index increased by 0.83%. Kuwait’s Weighted Index was the top performing regional index and Qatar’s QE index was the worst performing index.
