Middle East investors to ramp up emerging markets exposure

Investors in the Gulf countries are looking to significantly increase their exposure to emerging markets, according to a survey by UK investment company Invesco Perpetual.

Some 82% of respondents forecast they would invest in emerging markets over the next three to five years. This compared to just 30% for North America, 14% for Europe and 8% for Japan.

Invesco said Gulf investors were shunning developed markets because they expected emerging markets to yield higher returns.