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Saudi Arabia to open financial market to all foreign investors next month

January 6, 2026-The move will allow investors from around the world to invest directly in ⁠the capital market, the CMA said
Saudi Arabia plans to open ‍its financial markets to ‍all foreign investors from February 1, the Gulf country's market regulator said ​on Tuesday, as it eases rules to attract more money from abroad.

This development marks an early step toward fulfilling SEC Chair Paul Atkins's vision of a new era in which tokenization becomes the foundation of financial infrastructure whereby any security that can be tokenized ultimately will be tokenized.3

DTC Pilot Program

General

The DTC Letter states that DTC can provide DTC participants and their customers the ability to elect to have their security entitlements recorded using distributed ledger technology ("Tokenized Entitlements") as opposed to solely through a centralized book-entry ledger (the "Book-Entry Ledger").

In order to hold securities entitlements in tokenized form, a DTC participant4 ("Participant") must register one or more digital wallets (each, a "Registered Wallet") with DTC. DTC will then perform screening to ensure compliance with applicable laws, including anti-money laundering laws.

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Mideast Stocks: Most Gulf bourses rise; UAE shares extend losses as Middle East conflict widens

March 5, 2026--Both the Dubai ⁠and Abu Dhabi exchanges said they will temporarily set a 5% lower price limit on securities
Most Gulf stock markets rose in early trading on Thursday, but UAE equities fell again, extending the prior session's losses ​after exchanges reopened on Wednesday following a two-day suspension prompted by Iran's weekend missile-and-drone barrage on the Emirates.

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UAE markets slide but Saudi stocks extend recovery

March 4, 2026--DFM and ADX reopen after 2 days
Both imposed -5% temporary limit
Tadawul All-Shares up 1.6% in morning
UAE equity markets tumbled on Wednesday as trading resumed for the first session since the US and Israel launched strikes against Iran, sparking a broader Middle East conflict.

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UAE non-oil business activity expands to 12-month high in February

March 4, 2026--PMI points to growth in sectors such as construction, real estate, logistics and technology
The UAE's non-oil private sector expanded at the fastest pace in a year in February as business activity strengthened, according to new survey data released on Wednesday.

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LNG shutdown sinks Qatar stocks but Tadawul rebounds

March 3, 2026-- Bourse dives as global markets reel on Middle East tensions.
Qatar LNG production still halted
Doha bourse lowest since June 2025
Saudi market up as Aramco advances

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