Dantes Outlook Market Podcast

Middle East Investment Takeaways, Riyadh & Dubai

Episode Summary

Fresh off his travels to Riyadh and Dubai, Dantes Outlook founder Damanick Dantes, CMT joins host Isaac Diop for a special edition of Portfolio Playbook. As a speaker at the 2025 CMT Global Investment Summit, Damanick shares his first-hand perspectives on the Middle East’s fast-evolving investment landscape — from shifting regional capital flows to the global appetite for diversification beyond the U.S.

Episode Notes

Topics Covered:

– Introduction: A new perspective from Riyadh and Dubai

– First impressions of the Middle East’s financial centers

– Inside the CMT Global Investment Summit: sentiment, structure, and surprises

– Regional vs. U.S. focus: where investors see opportunity

– The Dantes Outlook framework: mapping the market and business cycles

– Challenging assumptions about the Middle East’s global role

– Key insights investors should be watching

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