I believe that my financial analysis skills, investment management expertise (strategic and tactical asset allocation), regional exposure, research capabilities, and public appearance may give me an edge to positively chip into the progress of financial institutions and capital markets within the MENA region. Besides my focus on equities within the MENA region, I have been all the way involved, through designated investment committees, in mapping out, monitoring, as well as assessing the potential impact of recent geopolitical risks and global financial dynamics. Identifying fallen angels and distressed securities were among my niches. I have a natural tendency to monitor global markets as a result of the correlation breakdown that has become a chronic state beginning with the sub-prime credit crunch up until the sequence of European Debt bottlenecks. My fortes are based on more than 15 years of experience in Equity Research (English & Arabic). I always had and still have my hands on Macroeconomic analysis narrowing down to sectoral studies, exerting financial due diligence, and asset valuation. I fortunately had a great chance to work the decision flow based on both top-down and bottom-up frameworks. Furthermore, my passion and innate ability to write and present investment ideas helped me widen my network and expand readership. I currently appear on six reputable TV channels on a periodic basis, including (Al Arabia, CNBC, Dubai One, Skynews Arabia, and Bloomberg) in addition to inputs in various newspapers and business magazines. The following link is an interview on Bloomberg:https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2017-02-14/al-ramz-capital-s-touqan-says-trump-iran-worryingMy specialization in Equity Research revolves around Financial Institutions within the GCC. I also have had an extensive experience while initiating coverage on other sectors including contracting, pharmaceutical, and textile manufacturing companies.