CEO, Author & Board Member
He is CEO of Marmore MENA Intelligence, the research and consulting subsidiary of Kuwait Financial Centre (Markaz), and Markaz’s economic advisor. He also serves on Marmore MENA Intelligence’s board.
M.R. Raghu has spent nearly four decades working at the intersection of capital markets, macroeconomics and investment strategy, helping investors, policymakers, and institutions navigate an increasingly complex investment world. His work spans investment research, asset management, risk, capital markets, energy and long-term economic and investment trends. Having worked across India and the GCC, Raghu brings a distinctive perspective shaped by two different but increasingly interconnected investment landscapes. His particular strength lies in connecting macroeconomic developments, geopolitics and capital flows to market movements, sector opportunities, business prospects and investment decisions. His investment philosophy can be summed up as “From Macro to Micro”—connecting the big picture to the decisions that ultimately matter to investors.
Raghu writes and speaks on Indian equities, GCC capital markets, global macroeconomics, energy and long-term investment strategy. He is particularly interested in what is changing in the economic and market environment, what valuations already reflect, where opportunities and risks are emerging, and how capital should be allocated. He is the author of Blueprint for Billions: Mastering India’s Equity Market, a practitioner’s guide to understanding India’s equity market through a structured investment framework.
Raghu holds the CFA, FRM and FCMA professional qualifications and has volunteered with CFA Institute since 2003. He is a past President of CFA Kuwait Society and a founding board member of CFA Bahrain Society. His professional recognitions include CMA Achiever (2024) and The Inspired 100 (2025) by ICMA.
He believes sound investment thinking is less about predicting the future and more about understanding probabilities, incentives, valuations and the forces that can change them.