With investment pouring into the education sector, academic institutions have never been in a stronger position to capitalise on costly real estate assets to fuel future expansion.  Research suggests the public and private education market in MENA is projected to be worth US$96 billion by 2015, with the GCC region claiming US$61 billion of that predicted value. (Al Masah Capital Report)

The sale and leaseback model is enabling educational institutions to unlock capital.

In the most straightforward form,

Latham & Watkins and the Royal Bank of Scotland collaborated with Equality Now to research and analyze legislation implemented to combat the demand for prostitution and the associated issue of human trafficking, specifically sex trafficking, in multiple jurisdictions across the MENA region. The project involved an analysis of applicable legislation in Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Egypt, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Bahrain, Jordan, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates with a view to identifying gaps in