Ten years ago, we thought the world was running out of oil, that China and other emerging market countries would have insatiable energy demand growth, and that production costs would generally rise over time. That turned out to be wrong. Energy expert Amy Myers Jaffe explains why the world looks different today. What’s changed?
Conversations around drivers of economic growth, transitioning away from oil production, and increasing entrepreneurship have gained greater relevance in the Middle East.
A pair of memes, working in concert, created a dangerous scenario for energy investors who thought that this time would be different.
New investment platforms and technological advances are changing the work of investment professionals and transforming investment paradigms.
At the 2015 CFA Institute Middle East Investment Conference, energy expert Fereidun Fesharaki argued that the major drop in oil price is good for the global economy but bad for oil exporting countries.
In Kuwait, the complexities of changing economic models and shifting priorities emphasize the challenges of investing in new realities.
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