Europe has always been a rewarding market for investors from the Middle East, especially when it comes to real estate. Certain fields, such as London, are of particular interest. Property values have continued to play the role of a reliable rate of return, perhaps explaining why overseas buyers are estimated to own up to 10%…
Opportunities to penetrate the Southeast Asian real estate market are few and far between. An incredibly coveted asset, the market is traditionally dominated by domestic investors, who themselves are looking to diversify portfolios elsewhere. With incredible demand, a fantastic rate of return, and lavish opportunity, it will come as no surprise that Middle Eastern investors…
The global political arena may have thrown a level of uncertainty over the many international relationships over recent months, but the relationship between Middle Eastern investors and the US real estate market is certainly not one of them. Alongside an interest in diversification away from the oil industry and a reliable rate of return from…
As its economy has been slowing down at home over the past few years, China has been working to increase its exposure to growing foreign markets. Chinese investors have been focusing their funding on booming regions and sectors across the world. The United States and its extremely innovative tech market has received $ 15 billion…
With its shaky home economy going down over the past few years, China has been working on re-inventing itself by increasing foreign investments. Since 2010 Chinese investors have been financing a high number of American and European tech start-ups such as Uber and AirBnB. Another market China has been tapping into over the last few…
Chinese overseas investment has recently begun to branch out from their traditional preferred sectors – energy, real estate and infrastructure – and into a variety of other sectors, including technology. Chinese investors have recently turned their attention to Indian startups and the Indian tech sector. According to Jessica Wong, investment director at mobile advertising firm…
Tech companies around the world are among the many businesses benefiting from the recent flood of Chinese overseas direct investment. Tsinghua Holdings, a Chinese state-owned company, has recently disclosed an investment in Marvell Technology Group, a chip maker based in Silicon Valley. Although the size of the investment has not been specified, Tsinghua reported the…
China based conglomerate AUX Group has announced plans to seek health services investments in the US and Britain, according to recent reports. The company has 8.2 billion USD in total assets and was named among China’s top 500 enterprises. The announcement comes after AUX Group’s planned 2.7 billion AUD investment into Healthscope, the second-largest operator…
When oil prices went into freefall in the winter of 2015, bringing a dramatic end to 18 months of gradual depreciation, few could have predicted the full impact it would have on economies around the GCC. Initial optimism saw governments around the region predicting an initial 6-month readjustment period before oil prices returned to higher…
The meteoric rise of fintech has left many traditional financial institutions lagging behind in terms of technology – and many banks have chosen to see this as a threat. In a 2015 survey by PwC, 83 percent of financial services professionals indicated that they were concerned about losing business to new fintech startups. The fintech…