MENA fund managers to increase Saudi investments with eye to recovery: Reuters poll - Reuters:
Middle Eastern fund managers plan to increase investments in Saudi Arabia in the current quarter, according to a Reuters poll, betting on the kingdom’s ability to bounce back from the coronavirus and low oil price shocks.
The region, which has imposed strict lockdown measures as it deals with the outbreak, is home to many oil producers, who have seen the price of their main resource tumble as they spend to help support their economies.
Half of the eight fund managers polled by Reuters said they would increase their allocations in Saudi Arabia, the Gulf’s largest economy.
While Saudi Arabia’s main stock index .TASI is down 11% this year, it is up 3.25% this quarter. In a separate Reuters poll this month, the oil producer’s GDP was seen shrinking 5.2% this year, before rebounding next year.
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