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Borsa İstanbul Announces The Constituent Changes To The BIST Equity Indices For The Fourth Quarter Of 2019

Date 23/09/2019

All changes will be applied after the close of business on Monday, September 30, 2019 and will be effective on Tuesday, October 1, 2019.

MDBs Pledge To Join Forces To Raise Annual Climate Finance To $175 Bn By 2025

Date 22/09/2019

In a statement today at the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit in New York, nine multilateral development banks (MDBs) announced plans to increase the global climate action investments they support each year to US$ 175 billion by 2025. 

EGX: Trading Session Suspended For 30 Minutes

Date 22/09/2019

It was decided to suspend Sunday 22/09/2019 trading session for 30 minutes, trading will be resumed at 13:12:35, as the EGX 100 Index reached a decrease of 5%.

FinTech Abu Dhabi Announces New Strategic Partnership With The UAE Banks Federation

Date 22/09/2019

FinTech Abu Dhabi (“FinTech AD”), MENA’s leading FinTech festival, is pleased to welcome the UAE Banks Federation (“UBF”) as the Strategic Industry Partner of the Festival. FinTech AD is organised by Abu Dhabi Global Market (“ADGM”) - the award-winning international financial centre in Abu Dhabi and powered by Unbound - a global innovation platform.

Business Leaders Call For Long-Term, Stable Carbon Pricing Policies - New Report Tackles Concerns About Industrial Competitiveness, Finds That These Can Be Addressed Through Strong Carbon Pricing Policies

Date 21/09/2019

A new report today by the High-Level Commission on Carbon Pricing and Competitiveness— comprising CEOs and senior executives from leading global companies, as well as former high-level government officials and representatives from academia—calls on industry peers and governments to adopt strong carbon pricing policies. As more businesses develop low-carbon strategies, supportive government policies can act in tandem to unlock economic opportunities and manage competitiveness concerns.

Remarks At The SIFMA Equity Market Structure Conference: The Dynamics Of Our Markets And The Changing Structure On Which They Are Built, SEC Commissioner Elad L. Roisman, New York, NY, Sept. 19, 2019

Date 20/09/2019

Thank you for the kind introduction, T.R. [Lazo], and good morning to you all. I am grateful to be here today to discuss our equity markets. Before I begin, I must deliver my usual disclaimer that my views and remarks are my own and do not represent those of the SEC or my fellow Commissioners. If my wife were here, she would add her name to that list.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 20/09/2019

The current reports for the week of September 17, 2019 are now available.

Coryann Stefansson Joins SIFMA Policy Team

Date 20/09/2019

SIFMA today announced Coryann Stefansson has been appointed managing director and head of prudential capital and liquidity policy.

World’s First Dedicated Climate Resilience Bond, For US$ 700m, Is Issued By EBRD

Date 20/09/2019

• EBRD launches first ever dedicated climate resilience bond, raising US$ 700 million
• Proceeds to finance investments in climate resilience projects
• Launch follows adoption of Climate Resilience Principles by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI)

Nigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Market Report For September 20th 2019

Date 20/09/2019

A total turnover of 1.272 billion shares worth N18.750 billion in 19,482 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange in contrast to a total of 1.147 billion shares valued at N14.082 billion that exchanged hands last week in 17,980 deals.