What wealthy Middle Eastern investors want
They see Doha as a safe haven and favour emerging markets for offshore investment. They are also active in managing their wealth and prefer Africa and Europe over the US.
Wealthy individuals in the Middle East are keen to put their money to work locally as opposed to offshore, although for international investments they favour emerging markets, finds a study from the Qatar Financial Centre Authority and London-based Campden Wealth.
Forty-seven ultra-high-net-worth individuals from the GCC countries, as well as Lebanon, Syria and Egypt, took part in the survey.
Some 60% of respondents were members of family businesses, with the survey noting that …
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