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SET: Thailand Focus 2026 “Reignite Thailand” Showcases Thailand’s And Thai Businesses' Potential To Attract Global Investors, From August 26 To 28

Date 19/08/2026

Key Points

• The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), in collaboration with four partners, will hold “Thailand Focus 2026: Reignite Thailand” from August 26-28, to provide opportunities for listed companies to meet with investors while underscoring the collaboration between the government and the capital market to further attract investment to the country.
• 78 listed companies across all industries are scheduled to meet with institutional investors via one-on-one and group meetings, of which 16 companies in the JUMP+ group will provide key data & information on their goals as well as three-year plans to enhance their businesses.
• Investors and interested parties can watch the live broadcast of the event's first day at www.set.or.th/thailandfocus  and on Facebook & YouTube: SET Thailand.

EGX And The Internal Trade Development Authority (ITDA) Sign A Cooperation Protocol To Enhance Data Integration

Date 19/08/2026

• Radwan: The protocol enhances institutional integration and boosts efficiency of information and governance systems facilitating for people dealing with EGX 
• El-Garrahi: Seeking more cooperation with EGX to exchange data digitally

HKEX: Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements For The Six Months Ended 30 June 2026 (Unaudited)

Date 19/08/2026

Click here to download HKEX's unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2026.

Tokenovate Appoints Dr Alec Burns To Scale Legal-First Infrastructure For Tokenised Capital Markets - Former VeChain AI Leader And ‘Untangling Web3’ Host Joins To Accelerate Enterprise Production Of Tokenovate’s Deterministic Post-Trade Operating Layer

Date 19/08/2026

Tokenovate, the UK financial technology company providing post-trade workflows-as-a-service and programmable settlement solutions, has appointed Dr Alec Burns as Head of Product Technology. He joins the leadership team to strengthen product strategy, scale institutional deployment and advance the company’s technology roadmap.  

Securities Commission Malaysia Bridges Semiconductor Funding Gap Through Capital Market Financing Solutions

Date 19/08/2026

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today launched the first of a series of roadshows aimed at connecting micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and mid-tier companies (MTCs) in Malaysia's strategic industries with capital market financing solutions.

Amman Stock Exchange: A Public Holiday On The Occasion Of The Prophet Mohammed’s Birth

Date 19/08/2026

According to the Prime Minister’s statement No. (14) of 2026 regarding the suspension of the work in ministries, official departments, and public institutions and wholly owned companies on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, on the occasion of the anniversary of the birthday of Prophet Mohammad PBUH (AL-Mawlid Al-Nabawi)

HSBC And Standard Chartered Execute First Live Tokenised Deposit Transaction On Swift’s Blockchain-Based Ledger - Milestone Signals Next Step For Cross-Border Payments As Regulated Deposits Issued By Banks Are Connected Through Swift’s Digital Blockchain-Based Ledger

Date 19/08/2026

HSBC and Standard Chartered today announced the successful completion of bank-to-bank tokenised deposit interoperability through the execution of the first live cross-border transaction on Swift’s blockchain-based ledger.

Mirae Asset Securities Launches WTI Leverage ETNs In First Partnership With Solactive

Date 19/08/2026

Solactive is pleased to announce its first collaboration with Mirae Asset Securities through the launch of two ETNs track the Solactive WTI Leverage Index family. The new ETNs are designed to provide leveraged and inverse exposure to short-term movements in WTI crude oil futures, expanding the range of exchange-traded commodity-linked investment products available in the Korean market.

Monetary Authority Of Singapore Introduces Measures To Strengthen Singapore’s Competitiveness As A Leading Asset Management Hub

Date 19/08/2026

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced a set of measures to strengthen Singapore's competitiveness as a leading asset management hub. Singapore’s asset management industry is a key growth engine for our financial sector, accounting for around 15% of the sector’s output and 13% of its employment. Over the past 5 years, the industry also grew positively by 7.5% per year on average to almost S$7 trillion. This set of measures builds on the industry’s positive growth momentum, and will help anchor high value asset management activities, deepen industry capabilities and attract top asset management talent, amidst growing international competition.

Qatar Stock Exchange: QE Index, QE Al Rayan Islamic Index And QE All Share Index Constituents (Quarterly Index Review September 1st, 2026)

Date 19/08/2026

QSE Index Committee announced the results of the QSE indices September 2026 quarterly review. All results Will be effective from September 1st, 2026.