Middle East

Interview: DIFC's Jeff Singer

Interview: DIFC's Jeff Singer

Jeff Singer, CEO of the Dubai International Financial Centre, tells Tim Burke about plans for growth and the innovations he believes would let the Middle East’s capital markets thrive.

Private equity: Diverging paths

Private equity: Diverging paths

In 2013 the private equity industries of Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa experienced very different fortunes. EMEA Finance spoke to a selection of players in the region.

 

Iraqi Kurdistan: Fertile ground

Iraqi Kurdistan: Fertile ground

Iraqi Kurdistan has benefited from rising foreign investment since 2003. Rod James looks at the region’s fraught relationship with the Iraqi government and how broader geopolitical events could shape its future.