VPS Healthcare, an integrated healthcare provider based in the United Arab Emirates, has recently acquired majority stakes in several hospitals in India. These include the Manesar, Qutub and Dwarake (NCR) hospitals owned by hospital chain Rockland, and Lakeshore hospital in…
The Middle Eastern healthcare sector is booming, prompting investors to look beyond their own region for technology and innovation that could help with the development and expansion of medical services within the Middle East. With major healthcare projects like the…
KBW Investments, which was founded and is chaired by Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal of Saudi Arabia, has recently partnered with Ascorel Group, a French technology company, to launch Ascorel Middle East. Ascorel specialises in technology designed to enhance…
2016 is shaping up to be an excellent year for the US tech sector, with US startups receiving a massive 15.3 billion USD in investment from venture capitalists in the first quarter of this year alone. This represents a 20…
Recent figures from research and consulting firm GlobalData shows that the Saudi pharmaceutical market will grow from an estimated 4.5 billion USD in 2015 to a whopping 6 billion USD by 2020. Saudi Arabia already boasts one of the largest…
The member states of the GCC – Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – are investing heavily into healthcare ventures to support the increasingly varied healthcare needs of their rapidly growing populations. In the…
According to a recent projection by analyst firm Gartner, governments across the Middle East and North Africa will spend 11.5 billion USD on information technology this year – a 2 percent increase over the 2015 expenditure figure. Though 2 percent…
In a sign that China’s dedication to boosting its domestic healthcare industry remains as strong as ever, three Chinese investment firms have recently announced a 150 million USD investment in CStone Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., a bio-pharmaceutical company that is developing…
Following Saudi Arabia’s recent 3.5 billion USD investment in Uber Technologies Inc., Middle Eastern investors are looking for viable tech investment opportunities abroad to capitalise on the rapid rise of tech startups like Uber and Lyft. Although Middle Eastern economies…
As Middle Eastern economies continue to diversify away from oil in the wake of the oil price crash, investors in the region are also ramping up their investments into alternative energy and cleantech. HSBC Holdings Plc. estimates that 80 trillion…
There is a healthcare revolution taking place in the Middle East, with investors in the region increasingly pursuing opportunities in pharmaceuticals, medtech, home healthcare services and a variety of other healthcare subsectors. This is most evident in terms of regional…
Middle Eastern investors have a history of being able to unearth prime investment opportunities in growth markets, including Africa. The strong trend of Middle Eastern investors deploying capital in various African sectors like agriculture, infrastructure, natural resources, and oil and…
Chinese foreign investment has grown rapidly in the past few years, reaching 123.12 billion USD in 2015. In the first four months of 2016, an additional 110 billion USD of Chinese capital found its way overseas. Chinese investors looking to…
في إطار سعيها لبناء اقتصاد معرفي قوي، تسعى المملكة العربية السعودية إلى تحويل إستراتيجيتها الاستثمارية السيادية. وفي وقت سابق من هذا العام، أعلن ولي ولي العهد السعودي الأمير محمد بن سلمان بأن الحكومة ستحول أسهمها في شركة أرامكو السعودية إلى…
In its pursuit of a strong knowledge-based economy, Saudi Arabia is transforming its sovereign investment strategy. Earlier this year, Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced that the government will transfer its ownership of Saudi Aramco to the…