During the pandemic, hardly any foreign direct investment has entered the Middle East, and the usual truism remains: When foreign private equity does appear, it is because the market has bottomed out or distress has entered the landscape.
Heightened competition for assets probably is what keeps the wolves from the door, and that is as true in the Middle East as it is in other global markets, according to investors on the panel titled “The Investors’ Perspective” at the Arabian & African Hospitality Investment Conference.
