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Jaap Meijer
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Kuwaiti Banks – Improved outlook as liquidity pressures ease

  • We have increased our forecasts for NBK by 2% and Burgan by 8-12% post stronger than expected Q2 results, driven by better margin trend and robust credit demand.
  • We have lowered our estimates for KIB by 7-10% as asset yields reset slower than we expected and increased costs of strategic initiatives. Meanwhile, we have cut our estimates sharply for Kipco on persistent losses in pay TV and disappointing performance of other associates.
  • NIM evolution of conventional banks outperformed the Islamic banks in Q2, as loans re-priced quicker, offsetting weak non-NII and only limited improvement in credit costs.
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Arqaam Capital
Arqaam Capital

Established in 2007, Arqaam Capital is a specialist emerging markets investment bank, bringing regional and international product offerings to the emerging markets. Arqaam Capital combines international best practice with expertise in the markets in which we operate. Our primary role is to provide financial intermediation and create investment opportunities for frontier and emerging markets investors looking to invest in their own markets and abroad, as well as international investors seeking opportunities in target frontier and emerging markets. Arqaam Capital is headquartered in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), with additional offices in Libya, Lebanon, Egypt, and South Africa. 

Arqaam Capital's research platform provides the largest coverage footprint of MENA equities and one of the largest on the African continent with a total of 300 stocks under coverage. Arqaam Capital is ranked as one of the leading research providers in the region - a reflection of its broad coverage universe, its in-depth and high quality research, as well the compelling investment ideas that the team generates. The analysts closely analyze their sectors and issue in-depth company and sector research while the strategy team connects the micro with the macro, focusing on index analysis, macroeconomics and strategy research. 

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