Interest in Middle East increases

With the Middle East region offering increased growth prospects,it can be an excellent diversifier of risk

In the past few years, the greater Middle East region has experienced increasing interest from investors. It offers good growth prospects and can be used as an excellent diversifier of risk. Yet it remains a relatively unexplored part of the equity world. There are a number of reasons why the region is worth considering. First, looking at the fundamentals, it is worth noting that the greater Middle East region - which is defined as comprising of Bahrain, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates (a federation of seven states w...