GCC IR enters a new era of proactive visibility – inside and outside the region
Over the past few years, the IR platform in the Middle East has been evolving quickly. Exchanges are maturing, listings are more regular and IR is moving beyond ‘results day’ toward a steadier focus on access, liquidity and clear communication.
We’re seeing more structured targeting, more emphasis on guidance and capital allocation and better use of data that investors can actually work with. Sovereign funds are engaging in more targeted ways and many issuers are doing a better job of aligning the equity and debt stories.
This came through clearly in Muscat. With more than 1,200 attendees in town, the conference was busy, rooms were full and conversations spilled into the corridors. The tone was practical and forward-looking, with a noticeable uptick in regional coordination: exchanges sharing ESG and IR frameworks, joint outreach to global investors and issuers treating liquidity as a plan, not a hope. Debt IR also had more airtime, with a shift toward regular engagement rather than one-off roadshows.
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