Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regions are enjoying healthy rates of growth, at a premium to developed or even emerging neighbours, and governments across the MENA sectors are investing in infrastructure, according Baring Asset Management.
The asset manager says the MENA region is experiencing its middle class develop a taste for consumer goods, which is creating new opportunities for companies present there.
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Since many of these companies are not widely followed by investment analysts, this is an environment in which it is possible for active managers to add significant value by identifying mis-priced investment opportunities in regional equity markets, according to Barings.
The fund invests across the region, with major holdings in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) (22%), Qatar (19%), Turkey (18%), Saudi Arabia (16.4%) and Kuwait (15%). Oman currently accounts for 6% of the Fund.
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