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DIFC Announces Amended Data Protection Regulations For Consultation

Date 19/04/2023

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading global financial centre in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, proposes amendments to the Data Protection Regulations. The proposed amendments enhance the current data protection framework in DIFC, keeping the Centre at the forefront of data protection in the region.

The Amman Stock Exchange Requests Listed Companies To File The Interim Financial Statements Of The First Quarter 2023 Before The End Of The Specified Period

Date 19/04/2023

Mr. Mazen Wathaifi the Chief Executive Officer of Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) said that the ASE requests listed companies to submit their interim financial statements reports for the period ended March 31, 2023, through the e- disclosure System XBRL, prior to the end of this month April, 2023.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Develops Cooperation With SET In Display Of Index Quotes To Continue To Enhance The International Influence Of SZSE Indices

Date 19/04/2023

SZSE recently cooperated with the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) in display of index quotes to further enhance the global influence of SZSE indices, facilitate international investors’ tracking of SZSE indices and allocation of relevant products, and deepen practical cooperation with the capital markets in ASEAN, thus better serving the high-quality development of the Belt and Road.

UK Financial Conduct Authority: Millions Of Customers Together Save Nearly £1 Billion Due To Overdraft Rule Changes

Date 19/04/2023

Improved overdraft rules brought in by the FCA have reduced high fees for unarranged borrowing, removed complex charging structures and introduced help for those who were repeatedly using their overdraft.

Crédit Agricole And Worldline Enter Into Exclusive Discussions To Create A Major Player In Merchant Services In France

Date 19/04/2023

• A unique alliance to create a major payments player in the largest Continental Europe payment market of c.€ 700 billion Merchant Sales Value (“MSV”). Strategic long-term partnership between the leading French retail banking Credit Agricole Group and Worldline. Contemplated creation of a joint company fully operational by 2025 combining Crédit Agricole’s merchant acquiring footprint, French market intimacy and distribution power with Worldline’s leading innovation, technology and global infrastructure

London Stock Exchange Group PLC Transaction In Own Shares

Date 19/04/2023

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) announces that it has purchased the following number of its voting ordinary shares of 6^79/86 pence each on the London Stock Exchange through its corporate stockbroker Citigroup Global Markets Limited (Citi) as part of the third tranche of its share buyback programme, as announced on 20 March 2023:

The Egyptian Exchange Grants Excellence Awards To Success Partners

Date 19/04/2023

As part of EGX's annual Suhoor on Tuesday, April 18th, 2023, Rami El-Dokany, EGX Executive Chairman distributed excellence awards to success partners in appreciation of their distinguished performance during the past year. This comes in line with EGX's continuous efforts to communicate with the capital market ecosystem.

Dalian Commodity Exchange: Notice On Listing And Trading Of Ethylene Glycol Options And Ethenylbenzene Options

Date 19/04/2023

China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has officially approved the registration of Ethylene Glycol options and Ethenylbenzene options on Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) . The relevant matters are hereby released:

EGX To Establish A CCP Company For Derivatives

Date 19/04/2023

During The Egyptian Exchange (EGX)'s annual Suhoor on Tuesday, April 18th, 2023, Rami El-Dokany, EGX Executive Chairman announced that EGX’s Holding Company for Financial Markets Development submitted a request to the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) to establish a clearing house specialized in futures contracts.

Physical Delivery Of Coke, Coking Coal And Iron Ore Futures Hits 3.39 Million Tons At Dalian Commodity Exchange In 2022

Date 19/04/2023

Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) recently held a work meeting to discuss the designated delivery warehouses for coke, coking coal and iron ore futures.