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Tadawul plans to issue shares for public subscription in 2018

January 3, 2015--The Saudi stock exchange (Tadawul) plans to issue part of the shares in trading for public subscription in 2018.

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Markets to consolidate; Emaar may weigh on Dubai

January 3, 2016--Gulf markets look set to consolidate on Sunday as they continue confronting the prospect of

economic austerity this year.

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Tadawul plans to issue shares for public subscription in 2018

January 3, 2016---The Saudi stock exchange (Tadawul) plans to issue part of the shares in trading for public

subscription in 2018.

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Egypt's main index rises on final day of 2015

January 1, 2015--Market capitalisation reached EGP 429.793 billion during the

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Qatar shares edge lower as local retailers book profit

January 1, 2016--The Qatar Stock Exchange lost more than 15% in 2015.

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UAE equities face challenging 2016

January 1, 2016--Investors in UAE equities can expect another volatile year ahead where oil prices, geopolitical tension and interest rates

will continue to define sentiment, analysts said.

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Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) Is Targeting 2018 As The Year For Its IPO

December 31, 2015--The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) intends to launch an Initial Public Offering (IPO) in 2018 after completing the readiness exercise and obtaining the necessary approvals.

The Exchange is the sole entity authorized to carry out trading in securities in the Kingdom and it holds a leading position among emerging markets in terms of its liquidity and traded value.

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Top 11 global events that shook the Middle East in 2015The year 2015 has been crucial for the region politically and economically

December 30, 2015--Volkswagen-Yemen conflict-Yuan Oil price decline The Middle East saw the worst of everything as crude oil prices began to plummet, hitting new lows since the past years.

Saudi Arabia ran a deficit of SAR367 billion in 2015 and announced a cut of SAR 326bn in spending next year. Qatar has forecasted a QAR46.5bn deficit budget in 2016 and expects that revenues will likely fall to QAR156bn, compared with QAR226bn in 2015.

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The Palestine Exchange Modifies the Al-Quds Index composition for the year 2016

December 29, 2015--The Palestine Exchange (PEX) announced the new composition of the Al-QUDS INDEX for the year 2016 to take affect as of the 3rd of January, 2016.

The index includes 15 out of 49 listed companies. The selected companies present 83% of total Market Cap as of the 17th of December 2015. The 2016 Al-Quds Index includes the following listed companies:

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Regional investors sell in Dubai; Qatar and Abu Dhabi steady

December 28, 2015--Dubai's stock market slipped early on Monday as regional investors diverted

their attention to Saudi Arabia's 2016 state budget announcement.

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Americas


September 20, 2024 Volatility Shares Trust files with the SEC-2x Corn ETF
September 20, 2024 ETF Series Solutions files with the SEC-Defiance Connective Technologies ETF
September 20, 2024 Simplify Exchange Traded Funds files with the SEC-4 Simplify Wolfe ETFs
September 20, 2024 Precidian ETFs Trust files with the SEC
September 20, 2024 Impax Asset Management LLC files with the SEC

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Europe ETF News


September 10, 2024 ESAs warn of risks from economic and geopolitical events

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Asia ETF News


August 26, 2024 ETF Empowering Investors in China's Transition to Sustainable Economy

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Global ETP News


September 04, 2024 Goods barometer rises above trend, signalling upturn in trade volume
September 03, 2024 Shenzhen and Dubai Forge Stronger Financial Ties with New Cross-Border ETF Agreement

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Africa ETF News


September 04, 2024 Africa: Climate-ECA Reveals Africa Loses Up to 5 Percent of GDP
August 27, 2024 Uganda joins African exchanges link
August 15, 2024 Economic reforms are tempting finance back to Ethiopia and Zambia

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ESG and Of Interest News


September 09, 2024 World Trade Report 2024 highlights trade's role in supporting inclusiveness
September 03, 2024 State of the Climate in Africa 2023
August 27, 2024 US unveils new tools to withstand encryption-breaking quantum. Here's what experts are saying
August 16, 2024 Africa: Gender Equality Has Everything to Do With Climate Change
August 15, 2024 Researchers Have Ranked AI Models Based on Risk-and Found a Wild Range

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Infographics


August 27, 2024 Charted: $5 Trillion in Global Commodity Exports, by Sector

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