<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The Arab States of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) host one of the fastest developing, yet one of the most closed groups of securities markets in the EMEA region. This study provides an analysis of the regional securities market and compares it with global securities’ market trends for the period 2000 to 2014. The study refers to regional IPO activity as a reflection of the level of maturity of the local economy. An IPO Market Ratio is introduced in this study as an instrument for measuring the national economy so as to be able to further compare it to other economies. The study provides descriptions of the financial markets of all GCC economies, outlines their developmental history, and develops a ranking of GCC countries based upon weighted normalized IPO Market Ratio data. The collected information and the results of the analysis are presented both in table and graphical formats.</p></abstract>

The Arab States of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) host one of the fastest developing, yet one of the most closed groups of securities markets in the EMEA region. This study provides an analysis of the regional securities market and compares it with global securities’ market trends for the period 2000 to 2014. The study refers to regional IPO activity as a reflection of the level of maturity of the local economy. An IPO Market Ratio is introduced in this study as an instrument for measuring the national economy so as to be able to further compare it to other economies. The study provides descriptions of the financial markets of all GCC economies, outlines their developmental history, and develops a ranking of GCC countries based upon weighted normalized IPO Market Ratio data. The collected information and the results of the analysis are presented both in table and graphical formats.

<bold>IPO in the countries</bold> of the Gulf Cooperation Council

The Institute of International Economics and Business, People’s Friendship University of Russia,

Miscellanea Geographica

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The Arab States of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) host one of the fastest developing, yet one of the most closed groups of securities markets in the EMEA...

IPO in the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council

Publicado en línea: 08 nov 2016

Páginas: 32 - 36

Recibido: 17 dic 2015

Aceptado: 16 jun 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mgrsd-2016-0017

Palabras clave
GCC, regional stock exchange, GCC IPO market, IPO, IPO market ratio

© 2016 Aidrous Irina Ahmed Zein et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

IPO in the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council

Publicado en línea: 08 nov 2016

Páginas: 32 - 36

Recibido: 17 dic 2015

Aceptado: 16 jun 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mgrsd-2016-0017

Palabras claveGCC, regional stock exchange, GCC IPO market, IPO, IPO market ratio

© 2016 Aidrous Irina Ahmed Zein et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
GCC, regional stock exchange, GCC IPO market, IPO, IPO market ratio