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MENATalks – Investment Opportunities and Latest Trends

Ep. 51

According to the IMF Regional Economic Outlook report, the outlook for the Middle East and Central Asia will vary significantly across countries, depending on the pandemic’s path, vaccine rollouts, underlying fragilities, exposure to tourism and contact-intensive sectors. Encouraging progress can be seen on structural reform in parts of the Middle East, particularly in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, where policy efforts to accelerate the development of the non-oil sector are building significant momentum.   


Listen to Brian Godins, Regional Head of Asia Pacific & MENAT, Securities Services ,HSBC, and Stuart Warner, Head of Banks & Broker Dealers Product Europe, MENAT & the Americas, Securities Services, HSBC, in the second edition of the MENATalks podcast as they discuss the economic outlook and investment landscape of the MENAT region.


This episode is part of our Markets and Securities Services MENATalks series, covering MENAT topics from a global perspective that matter the most to you. For more information, click here

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