August-September 2010

Open market, open arms

Open market, open arms

The downturn proved how vulnerable the Tadawul’s reliance on Saudi investors has made it – attracting foreign traders could be the answer to its problems, but are they interested? Mark Dunne reports.

Helping hand

Helping hand

High-profile defaults at investment firms hit Kuwait’s banks hard – but a wave of restructurings is letting them get back on their feet. Mark Dunne reports.