Along with Dubai’s property rebound, Gulf stock indices – which have outperformed other emerging markets this year – suggest a gradual uptick in confidence in the Middle East’s investment banking industry.
According to Dealogic, in the 12 months ending July 2013, Middle East investment banking revenue (excluding Israel) was higher than in both of the two previous 12-month periods.
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“After almost five years of relative quietness, you’ve begun to see the level of caution among investors in the region beginning to ease,” says Yorick Van Slingelandt, co-head of Middle East investment banking at New York-based advisory firm Moelis & Company.
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