Insights

AI is projected to contribute $135.2 billion to Saudi Arabia’s economy by 2030, with the financial sector leading AI investments in the Middle East and Africa, amounting to $28.3 million.

Vision 2030 aims to make fintech a cornerstone of economic transformation, targeting significant GDP contributions and increased fintech startups by 2025.

Vision 2030 aims to make fintech a cornerstone of economic transformation, targeting significant GDP contributions and increased fintech startups by 2025.

Prime office rents are poised to rise due to limited new supply and strong demand. Properties like Sidra Capital’s London Square demonstrate significant

IPOs provide SMEs with access to capital for expansion. Also, they typically add to an organization’s reputation in the market and society.

APAC offers premium returns compared to Western markets, with a 50 to 100 basis points premium for direct lending transactions.

While market dynamics vary, S&P Global’s analysis matches the broader forecast for the GCC real estate sector,

Opportunities will arise from falling interest rates and available dry powder for opportunistic investments.

Industrial real estate in Europe emerges as a landscape ripe with potential, despite facing rising interest rates,

Global Private Debt (PD) fundraising maintains a healthy pace, even in the face of macroeconomic challenges, with direct lending and mezzanine strategies emerging

Key Highlights: Central London office take-up volume declined in the second quarter, as evidenced by an increase in the vacancy rate and the trend of occupiers

Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) are continually raising their electrification targets and making substantial investments in EV production, technology advancements, and procurement of battery raw materials.

Global private debt (PD) fundraising activity remained relatively resilient in the first quarter of 2023 despite the

Ten consecutive interest rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve (“the Fed”), as well as recessionary fears

The surge in demand for Electric vehicles (EVs) means demand for the key commodities that go into batteries.

Global private equity (PE) fundraising, PE-backed M&A deals and exits slowed in 2022

The KSA government’s strong impetus to develop residential sector has helped in raising the home ownership rates.

The US office vacancy rate has reached historical highs due to significant decline in the usage of office space post-pandemic and as occupiers are bracing for an impending recession in the first half of 2023. There is continued flight to quality

Global growth projections are historically low as economies are on the verge of falling into recession. With no major elections in G7 countries, 2023 is expected to be the year of relative political stability o provide compelling investment opportunities.

EV sales have been rising in the past few years driven by strong policy support across various countries to decarbonize mobility

The third quarter was rather subdued as evidenced by QoQ rise in Central London office vacancy rate and decline in take-up.

With economies suffering from the coronavirus pandemic, sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) have emerged as critical reconstruction tools. SWFs are refocusing on domestic economies

The steady increase in e-commerce sales created a massive demand for warehouse space in the past decade, which only accelerated further

Saudi Arabia’s residential real estate market, which is majorly concentrated across major cities such as Riyadh, Jeddah, Makkah, and Dammam Metropolitan Area (DMA), is expected to grow further in the coming years, on the back of rising demand for housing

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, value of Private Equity (PE) deals jumped 8.5% to $533 billion in 2020. Value of real estate deals by PE funds nearly halved to $221 billion in 2020.