Investors sanguine on MidEast, hope China and US stay afloat

Once abundant, Middle Eastern capital market demand is drying up as the oil price has sunk ever lower. Meanwhile, fears of the knock-on effects of China’s economic woes have been making international investors fret. On the face of it, the Middle East is likely to face huge challenges this year. At GlobalCapital’s roundtable on January 26, bankers and investors in the region assembled to discuss how they see the opportunities and risks inherent in investing in the Middle East. Can the region ride out the storm?