Everything you need to know before Kuwait's MSCI inclusion on November 30th

An investor’s guide to Kuwait’s Inclusion in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. Everything you need to know before the inclusion on November 30th. In 2019, MSCI stated that it would reclassify Kuwait to ‘emerging markets’ status from a frontier economy. Due to the onset of the global pandemic, the reclassification has been delayed and is now due to take place on November 30th. With the final leg of this journey approaching, Abdullah Al-Busairi, Director of Kuwaiti Asset Management Company and Director of the KMEFIC FTSE Kuwait Equity UCITS ETF will examine: - A time-table for the inclusion: What will this mean for active and passive flows into Kuwaiti equities and how can foreign and local investors take advantage of potential gains using the world’s first UCITS-compliant Kuwait Equity ETF (KUW8)? - What impact the upgrade might have on Kuwait equity markets in the short term and medium term - A macro outlook on the Kuwait economy in 2020 and beyond, including a discussion of oil prices, geopolitical risks, the 2020-21 budget, and the ongoing economic and infrastructure development in the country. - The benefits and risks of using exchange traded funds (ETF) to trade Kuwait securities For professional clients only. When you trade ETFs, your capital is at risk.