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Bahrain Attracts A Record USD 1.7 Billion In Investments For 2023 Boosting Job Creation And Sustainable Economic Growth - A Thriving Business Friendly And Favourable Tax Environment, Progressive Legislation, And A Highly Skilled Diverse Talent Pool Cement Bahrain's Attractiveness As A Leading Destination For Investment.

Date 20/02/2024

Bahrain Economic Development Board (Bahrain EDB), supported by Team Bahrain, has achieved a remarkable milestone securing a record level of investments upwards of USD 1.7 billion in 2023, marking a massive influx equivalent to a year-on-year increase of 55% compared to the USD 1.1 billion in investments generated by Bahrain EDB in 2022. The investments for 2023, which stem from 85 local and international projects, are projected to generate over 5,700 employment opportunities over a three-year period across priority sectors in the interest of promoting economic diversification and sustainable growth.

LCH SwapAgent Welcomes TD Securities As First Canadian Bank Member

Date 20/02/2024

• TD Securities is now live as a LCH SwapAgent member.
• 44 members from 12 countries registered more than $5.9 trillion in notional at LCH SwapAgent in 2023, with average daily volume (ADV) up 78% year-on-year.
• LCH SwapAgent’s services bring improved standardisation, efficiency and simplicity to the bilateral derivatives market.

GLEIF Welcomes Commonwealth Bank Of Australia As Validation Agent - Commonwealth Bank Of Australia Joins Validation Agent Program To Proactively Drive Client Adoption Amid Regional And Global Momentum For The LEI

Date 20/02/2024

The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) today announces that the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has become the latest financial institution to be approved as a Validation Agent in the Global Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) System. 

Capital Markets In Central And Eastern Europe: Development Opportunities, By Andre Cappon, Ricardo Angulo, Samantha Shepherd And Yanlin Zhu

Date 20/02/2024

Central and Eastern Europe countries, the former “Eastern Bloc” of Soviet satellites, have completed almost 35 years of post-Communist transition, an entire generation. By now, the countries in the region are doing much better than under Communism. By and large, these countries are all “high-Income” countries, based on the World Bank definition (Gross National Income per capita greater than US$13,000 ). Most of these countries have become members of the European Union and their economies are increasingly integrated in Europe.

RedCompass Labs Makes Two New Senior Hires To Fuel Growth Plans

Date 20/02/2024

RedCompass Labs, a world leader in payments modernization, has appointed Trevor LaFleche as Head of Product and Kellie Johnson as SVP for the Americas to fuel the company’s growth plans.

Top US Bank, Commerce Goes Live With Loan Origination On Temenos Banking Platform - Temenos Infinity Solution Enables Commerce To Create A Fast, Omni-Channel Origination Experience For Securities-Based Loans And Lines Of Credit

Date 20/02/2024

Temenos (SIX: TEMN), today announced that Commerce Bank, a top US bank, has gone live with Temenos’ (Infinity) loan origination solution, increasing operational efficiency and delivering a frictionless, hyper-personalized customer experience.

Solactive And KB Asset Management Partner For The First Time With ETF Launch Tracking Realty Income Index

Date 20/02/2024

Solactive is delighted to announce KB Asset Management’s introduction of the KB KBSTAR Global Realty Income ETF in Korea, tracking the Solactive Global Realty Income Index, marking the initiation of partnership and further expanding Solactive’s presence in the region.

BNP Paribas Asset Management Launches Two Fixed Income ETF Funds With An Active ESG Approach

Date 20/02/2024

BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM’) announces today the launch of the first two funds in its new suite of innovative fixed income exchange-traded funds (‘ETFs’). BNP Paribas Easy Sustainable EUR Corporate Bond and BNP Paribas Easy Sustainable EUR Government Bond are sub-funds of the BNP Paribas Easy Luxembourg SICAV and began trading on 20 February on Borsa Italiana and Deutsche Börse Xetra.

SET To Raise Bar In Supervision Of Listed Companies, Gradually Effective From March 25, 2024

Date 20/02/2024

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) will reinforce the supervision of listed companies throughout the process, starting from the listing process to the governing and overseeing of listed companies. The tighter criteria are aimed to strengthen listed companies’ financial position and operating performance and to enhance information disclosure to ensure complete information for investors. Moreover, SET will equip investors with clearer and more diverse warning signs to alert them when listed companies may face challenges on financial position and business operations, or have additional clarification to be disclosed, as well as enhancing the consideration of qualification for backdoor-listed companies and stock trading resumption to align with those of the new listings. The amendment will take into effect gradually, starting from March 25, 2024.

Financial Leaders To Gather At Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Symposium To Chart Asian Markets’ Way Forward

Date 20/02/2024

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is pleased to announce that more than 300 regional and local financial leaders will attend its regulatory symposium in Hong Kong at the end of this month.