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The financial turmoil over the past years around the world and in particular in the GCC has seen some of the biggest falls in investment values. The long terms fundamentals and in particular the result of the massive intervention in the markets globally has had and will have a delayed positive effect on the market.
The qualitative and quantitative data shows a very mixed picture which is changing almost daily and weekly. With the IMF and governments have to continually changing their forecast and therefore making it very difficult for investors to understand where and when is the right time to invest.
However, the fundamentals of the MENA region remain very strong; the MENA region makes up one of the world’s most promising economic blocks, with a combined population of over 200 million and aggregate GDP in excess of $1.4 trillion. Strategically located at the cross-roads of Europe, Africa and Asia, and blessed with vast reserves of oil, gas and other natural resources, the region benefits from attractive demographic trends offering large, young, urbanized and fast-growing consumer markets. Buoyed by high oil prices, many countries in the region have enjoyed the highest rates of economic growth since the 1980s. Even during the current global financial crisis there is still positive growth anticipated in the markets of the GCC. Some investors who have stayed “cash-rich” through this crisis are looking to invest in undervalued markets and assets.
During the initial period, Group 6 sector focus within GCC/MENA region will be in:
- Real Estate Mixed Use Developments
- Energy
- Healthcare
- Manufacturing
- Agriculture
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