The London-based Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment has partnered with Saudi Arabia’s oldest national university, King Faisal University, to offer a range of international qualifications aimed at encouraging more students to enter the financial services professions.

The global expatriate population has reached 66.2m and is likely to rise to 87.5 million by 2021, according to an industry report from consultants Finaccord.

Invesco has launched the first ETF in Europe that provides passive investment exposure to Saudi Arabia.