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Saudi Tadawul to begin trading on $925mln government debt instruments
July 30, 2018-- The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) will list and start trading on government debt instruments with a combined value of SAR 3.47 billion ($925 million).
The debt instruments are distributed on three tranches.
MIDEAST STOCKS-Saudi falls slightly after oil tanker attack, rest of Gulf mixed
July 26, 2018--Saudi Arabia's stock market fell slightly on Thursday after Riyadh reported an attack on two oil tankers by Yemen's Houthi movement, while other Gulf bourses moved little, suggesting investors don't expect the event to have much economic impact.
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Saudi stock exchange added to S&P DJI indexes
July 26, 2018--The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) is pleased to announce today that S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI), a leading provider of global equity indexes, upgraded the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to "Emerging Market" from its previous "Standalone Market" country classification.
The move by S&P DJI follows the recent decisions by MSCI and FTSE Russell to add Saudi Arabia to their respective emerging market indexes. The Kingdom will become eligible for inclusion in certain S&P DJI's global benchmark index families in two phases concurring with the March 2019 quarterly rebalancing and the September 2019 annual reconstitution.
MIDEAST STOCKS-Banks drag down Saudi, Qatar stock markets
July 25, 2018--Banking shares slipped in Saudi Arabia and Qatar on Wednesday as investors digested a mixed bag of results.
Banque Saudi Fransi, which reported lower second quarter earnings on Tuesday, was down 4.1 percent.
S&P Dow Jones to upgrade Saudi stocks to emerging market next year
July 25, 2018--S&P Dow Jones will add major Saudi stocks to its global indexes with a 50% weighting in March 2019
Global equity index compiler S&P Dow Jones Indices will upgrade Saudi Arabia's bourse to emerging market status from a stand-alone market next year, becoming the latest in a series of index firms to promote Riyadh.
GCC Equities Review: Investors pile into Saudi stocks after upgrades, but does the market still offer value?
July 22, 2018--The 15.1 percent gain made by the Tadawul All Share Index in the first half of 2018 meant that the market not only outperformed its regional peers, but was one of the top-performers globally.
Egypt Moving Forward: Key Challenges and Opportunities
July 17, 2018--The most important issues that face Egypt over the coming years are tied to a rapidly growing population, the modernization of its economy, and how best to ensure a modern social safety net to protect the most vulnerable in society.
1. Take advantage of the rapidly growing population
Over the next five years, around 3.5 million young Egyptians are projected to join the labor force. Absorbing these new entrants into the labor market will be a challenge.
Dubai International Financial Centre Reports Strong Start to 2018
July 15, 2018--Number of active registered companies increased by eight percent in the first six months of 2018 and 14 percent year on year to 2,003
614 companies are regulated by the DFSA, with 493 being financial services firms
Three new strategic initiatives announced to support economic growth in Dubai
DIFC welcomed major financial institutions, including Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company, State Street Global Advisors, Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait, KAMCO Investment Company KSC and more.
TASE-Launched this morning-the Tel Bond-Dollar Index
July 8, 2018--The Index is Comprised of Dollar-Linked Corporate Bonds Listed on TASE
Today (July 8th, 2018), a new corporate bonds index was launched-the "Tel Bond-Dollar Index". The index consists of dollar-linked corporate bonds listed on the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange ("TASE").
Following the launch of the new index, TASE will be calculating 29 Tel Bond indices, 10 of which were launched in 2017 and 6 of which were launched since the beginning of 2018.
The new index was formulated by TASE to expand and diversify the products traded on TASE. In light of the fact that the yield on dollar-linked corporate bonds is higher than the yield on CPI-linked and shekel bonds, the launch of products that will track the Tel Bond-Dollar index which based on highly-rated dollar-linked bonds listed on TASE, is likely to be attractive for investors. Major Investors expects high demand for the lucrative index.
MIDEAST STOCKS-Saudi stocks see selling pressure; DSI down again in Dubai
July 3, 2018--Saudi Arabia's stock market was under pressure on Tuesday as investors sold blue-chip stocks, while Dubai's index was buoyed by banks and property shares.
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