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Cairo Amman Bank Update: Jordan’s New Income Tax Law Number (34) Of The Year 2014

Date 14/01/2015

Jordan’s new Income tax law number (34) of the year 2014 (to published in the official gazette) is put in force as of January 1, 2015.

ICE Futures Europe Achieves Daily Volume Record In NBP Natural Gas

Date 14/01/2015

Intercontinental Exchange, the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, today announced that the ICE Futures Europe NBP Natural Gas futures and options contracts achieved a daily volume record of 148,765 lots (equivalent to 4.48 billion therms) on January 13, 2015. The previous record of 120,145 lots was set on March 3, 2014.

CME Group Announces Record NYMEX Brent (BZ) Volume Surpasses 200K

Date 14/01/2015

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it reached a trading volume record for its NYMEX Brent (BZ) crude oil futures contract on Tuesday, January 13, 2015. Trading volume for NYMEX Brent reached 206,088, compared to January 9, 2015, the last record day when volume reached 191,961 contracts.

flydubai Celebrates Listing Of 500 Million US Dollar Sukuk On NASDAQ Dubai

Date 14/01/2015

• HE Essa Kazim: Islamic Economy Development Centre welcomes role of capital markets in supporting Dubai’s growth as global aviation centre 
• Ghaith Al Ghaith: Listing supports airline’s successful Sukuk issuance to international and regional investors  

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde Proposes Appointment Of Carla Grasso As Deputy Managing Director And Chief Administrative Officer

Date 14/01/2015

Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), today announced her intention to appoint Ms. Carla Grasso to the position of Deputy Managing Director and Chief Administrative Officer. The role of Chief Administrative Officer is new to the IMF. It was created to bring the Fund’s internal operational and administrative management to the level of excellence required by the organization’s unique role and responsibilities in the fast-changing global economy.

Xetra/Börse Frankfurt: iShares MSCI Target US Real Estate UCITS ETF Launched On Xetra - ETF Provides Liquid Access To The Performance Of US Real Estate

Date 14/01/2015

A new iShares mixed fund ETF from BlackRock's product offering has been tradable in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment on Xetra since Wednesday.  

Deputy Managing Director Naoyuki Shinohara To Leave IMF

Date 14/01/2015

Mr. Naoyuki Shinohara, Deputy Managing Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has notified IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde of his intention to leave the Fund to return to Japan at the end of this term. His last day at the Fund will be February 28.

CME Group Launches The 'Futures Institute' To Help Develop Traders In The Futures Markets

Date 14/01/2015

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the launch of the Futures Institute, an innovative new online platform for futures and options on futures education, trading simulation and market research.  The Futures Institute works with partners across the industry to distribute best-in-class education aimed at providing market participants with the knowledge and resources to trade futures.

The Amman Stock Exchange Resumes Its Operations As Usual On Thursday January 15th, 2015

Date 14/01/2015

The Amman Stock Exchange announces that it will resume its operations as usual on Thursday January 15^th, 2015, therefore the trading hours would be back to normal trading hours

Nasdaq Appoints Salil Donde As Executive Vice President To Lead Global Information Services - Growth And Expansion Of Products And Distribution Among Key Goals

Date 14/01/2015

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced the appointment of Salil Donde as Executive Vice President and Head of Global Information Services. In this role, Mr. Donde will be responsible for leading the strategic direction of the business while managing the success and growth of Nasdaq's current data and index products. Mr. Donde will report directly to Adena Friedman, President of Nasdaq. He will be based in New York and will start on February 5.