Top banker's tip - look to emerging markets - The National

Omar Mirza says his company has identified promising future growth opportunities for its asset management business, especially with large pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and central banks. Christopher Pike / The National

Some Swiss banks have been having a hard time of it lately, but Omar Mirza, the managing director of the 200-year-old Geneva-based Pictet's business in the Middle East sees opportunities for growth.

Pictet opened in Dubai just as the financial crisis was brewing. How has business been since then?

We opened our representative office in Dubai in 2007, and our business continues to grow in line with our expectations. We are pleased with the client base we have developed in the Middle East during the past five years.
Top banker's tip - look to emerging markets - The National