Friends Provident International (FPI) has found that investor confidence in Singapore and the UAE is riding on a crest of optimism.
FPI's Investor Attitudes report reveals that investors in the UAE experienced the biggest wave on wave increase in optimism recording a rise from six index points back in June 2010 to 18 index points this month. Singapore's investor attitude index, which began at 16, has risen to 21 points over the year as investors here continue to show positivity towards market conditions. Such optimism was further underpinned by an upbeat outlook on the future, with 59% of investors in the UAE and 57% in Singapore predicting the investment markets would improve over the next six months. FPI repor...
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