
China’s MSA Capital, Bahrain bank launch $50m VC fund

Beijing-based MSA Capital and Al Salam Bank-Bahrain have set up a $50 million VC fund that will target cross-border opportunities between China and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
The Al Salam-MSA Bahrain Fund, which will also invest under the name MEC Ventures, will look into the application of China-developed technologies and business models in the estimated $1.3 trillion MENA...
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