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Five things we learned from the GCC earnings season
Equity markets of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have outperformed most other regions and indices in 2022, and this trend...
Sensitive issues barge into boardroom
Several factors have combined in recent weeks to push some sensitive issues onto the agendas of issuers, investors and...
AGMs: Pandemic provides proof of popularity
We have become used to living in lockdown. We have become used to birdsong replacing traffic noise, to working from home, to...
Buy, sell or do nothing? Timing is everything
The first requirement of great comedy is timing: with great timing, an average gag becomes a rib-tickler; get the timing wrong and...
ESG reporting in a crisis: A luxury firms cannot afford?
When Saudi Aramco announced its Q1 earnings this week, media attention was firmly on the announced lower profits and the...
Covid-19 prompts buyback backlash
Who is the biggest investor on earth, in terms of equities purchased every year? One of the large sovereign wealth funds, perhaps...
ESG stocks prove their value during Covid-19 crisis
The demand of investors for companies to measure, disclose and explain their ESG credentials has come as a surprise to many...
Post-pandemic equity stories: A CEO’s guide to the future
The gift of hindsight, when applied to large-scale crises, can make us all look wise. Looking back, it seems obvious that subprime...
How global companies communicate Covid-19 with investors
The past few weeks have seen extreme volatility in the world’s capital markets, driven by the uncertainties surrounding Covid-19...