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GCC Capital Markets Performance: 2019 to 2024 (August 2024 Update)

Vivek Batra September 3, 2024

GCC’s capital markets performance indicators reveal the region’s sustained growth and increasing market opportunities over the last 5 years, especially post COVID. The IPO’s launched since 2022 and pipeline of IPOs lined up is increasing by the day. The Kuvera Consulting team has done extensive research to highlight key trends observed in the GCC capital markets from 2019 to 2024. Major financial markets analyzed include DFM, ADX, Tadawul, QSE, BHB, KSE, and MSM across UAE, KSA, Qatar. Kuvera Consulting analyzed

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M&A Transactions

Navigating M&A Transactions in the GCC

Vivek Batra August 12, 2024

Introduction The M&A landscape in the GCC region is dynamic and presents significant opportunities for businesses looking to grow through strategic acquisitions. Mergers and acquisitions can provide access to new markets, technologies, and resources, driving business growth and competitive advantage. However, navigating the complexities of M&A transactions in the GCC requires a deep understanding of regional economic trends, regulatory frameworks, and cultural nuances. MENA equity capital and equity-related issuance totalled $16.5 billion during the first half of 2024, almost three

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Trends and Challenges in AI Impacting the World of Finance and Global Economies

Vivek Batra July 1, 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is trending, taking the finance world and economies by storm with the launch of Open AI/ Chat GPT, Copilot, and other LLM models. It sparked a wave of significant investments and positive disruption, fostering innovation across aviation, healthcare, R&D, education, banking, media, and technology sectors. The transformative power is not just inspiring change and automation but also pushing the boundaries of what’s possible, both as an art (e.g., mastering the prompts) and as a science( its methodology

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