Friday 20 January 2023

GCC’s IPO pipeline to remain strong in 2023 despite growing risks - report

GCC’s IPO pipeline to remain strong in 2023 despite growing risks - report

The initial public offering (IPO) pipeline in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) remains strong for 2023, with more issuances expected over the next several months.

The GCC could see between 27 and 39 IPO issuances, which include announced and rumoured offerings, Kamco Invest said in a new report.

“While we expect the trajectory of interest rate hikes, geopolitics, secondary stock market volatility and oil price volatility to continue to remain risks this year,” the investment bank added.

However, the report stated that the prevalence of the above factors did not stop strong IPO activity in 2022.

The total number of IPOs from the GCC climbed to 48 issuances in 2022 from 20 in 2021. Proceeds from GCC issuers rose around three times to $23.38 billion from $7.52 billion in 2021, Kamco Invest said, citing data from Bloomberg and stock exchanges.

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