Middle East ETF News for the Past Year
Qatar: QSE fully waives trading fees on ETFs, aims improved market liquidity
March 11, 2025--This decision reflects the QSE's commitment to stimulating ETF trading by reducing financial burdens on investors, increasing market liquidity, and enhancing investment competitiveness.
This decision reflects the QSE's commitment to stimulating ETF trading by reducing financial burdens on investors, increasing market liquidity, and enhancing investment competitiveness.
IMF-Financial Conditions and Their Growth Implications for Qatar: Qatar
March 7, 2025-Summary
This paper develops a Financial Conditions Index (FCI) for Qatar and uses the Growth-at-Risk (GaR) framework to examine the impact of financial conditions on Qatar's non-hydrocarbon growth. The analysis shows that the FCI is an important leading indicator of Qatar's non-hydrocarbon growth, highlighting its predictive potential for future economic performance.
IMF-Artificial Intelligence in Qatar: Assessing the Potential Economic Impacts
March 7, 2025-Summary
Qatar has been actively preparing to embrace the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI), allowing it to lead its Emerging Market peers in AI readiness. Qatar's AI exposure has increased significantly over the years, and increasing AI adoption is assessed to yield more opportunities than risks for the country's labor force, thanks to the private sector's contribution in increasing jobs that are more likely to benefit from AI-driven productivity gains
Saudi Tadawul profit surges 60% on higher trading value
March 3, 2025-Saudi Tadawul Group, the owner and operator of the kingdom's stock exchange, reported a 59 percent jump in 2024 profit, as annual trading value and listing services revenues rose by 38 percent and 27 percent, respectively.
Egypt's economic growth likely to accelerate, says bank
February 28, 2025-Economic growth in Egypt, the third-largest Arab economy, is expected to accelerate this year, driven by expansion in several sectors including transport, financial services and housing, according to a European development bank.
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange welcomes the listing of Chimera iBoxx US Treasury Bill ETF
February 20, 2025-Provides direct exposure to short-term US government debt, known for its low risk and stability
First ETF of its kind in the region
ADX's 16th ETF listing and first of 2025
The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), one of the fastest-growing exchanges in the world, announced today the listing of Chimera iBoxx US Treasury Bill, a newly launched exchange-traded fund (ETF) managed by Lunate Capital.
Mubadala puts $436m into BlackRock's bitcoin ETF
February 17, 2025- 8m shares acquired in Q4
Move follows 86% rise in bitcoin
Increased confidence in crypto
