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ESM Receives €2 Billion Loan Repayment From Greece

Date 20/02/2017

The European Stability Mechanism on Monday received a loan repayment of €2 billion from the Greek government. The repayment was a contractual obligation with the ESM and follows the sale of an asset by one of the banks that took part in the 2015 banking recapitalisation, financed with ESM loans.

2016 Represents A ‘Year Of Firsts’ For Dubai International Financial Centre

Date 20/02/2017

• Ranked number one financial centre in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia region
• Double digit growth in registered firms since 2015
• 1,648 active registered companies, including 447 financial firms
• 305 new companies joined the Centre’s dynamic ecosystem in 2016
• Significant growth from Middle East and European companies looking to access MEASA
• DIFC received a record high of 100 applications for licenses from financial firms
• Continued infrastructure development including launch of Gate Avenue at DIFC

SIX Swiss Exchange Welcomes New Clearing Provider - With EuroCCP, The Swiss Exchange Offers Its Trading Participants An Additional Option Of Choosing Central Counterparties

Date 20/02/2017

SIX Swiss Exchange is enlarging its choice for Clearing Services and welcomes EuroCCP as third Central Counterparty (CCP) for the Swiss market. With the go-live of EuroCCP, the Swiss exchange strengthens its interoperability and caters even better to the needs of its clients. Both existing and potential trading participants benefit from an new option, in addition to SIX x-clear Ltd and LCH Ltd, to select their ideal setup.

Estonian Bank Selects Accuity To Streamline Compliance And Improve Customer Experience - Bigbank AS Using Firco Compliance Link For Financial Crime Screening

Date 20/02/2017

Bigbank AS, one of Estonia’s largest banks, has selected Accuity to streamline its account and payments screening processes and help better identify financial crime risk, highlight potential sanctions breaches and flag potentially high-risk customers and politically exposed people (PEP

ASX: Appendix 4D And ASX Ltd Half-Year Financial Results

Date 20/02/2017

The directors present their report together with the financial statements of ASX Limited (ASX or the Company) and its subsidiaries (together referred to as the Group), for the half-year ended 31 December 2016 and the auditor’s report thereon. The financial statements have been reviewed and approved by the directors on the recommendation of the ASX Audit and Risk Committee.

China Exchanges Services Co. Index Report For January

Date 20/02/2017

Highlights

• CES SCHK100, a Hong Kong blue chip index, outperformed other Mainland and Hong Kong broad base indices by surging 7.6 per cent in the month
• Macau’s gaming revenues rose year on year for the sixth consecutive month. They were up 3.1 per cent while the CES G10 climbed 4.9 per cent
• The RMB’s exchange rate against the US dollar stabilised and bolstered the A-share market. CES A80, which tracks A-share blue chips, rallied 3.6 per cent
• HKEX plans to roll out Mainland government bond futures and more RMB products this year
• HKMA reported RMB deposits shrank 36 per cent in Hong Kong in 2016. The news was followed by more calls for a diversified range of RMB investment products to attract capital
• MSCI warned the inclusion of A shares in its indices may be halted if the Mainland continues capital controls
• The average daily turnover of Mainland A-share index futures traded in Singapore ended the month down 45 per cent year on year, but open interest rose 8.5 per cent from December

Muscat Bank Delegation At Tehran Stock Exchange

Date 20/02/2017

On Sunday 19 February 2016 a delegation from Muscat Bank paid a visit to TSE.

DFM Company Launches Investor Relations Smart Phone Application

Date 20/02/2017

• Application provides shareholders with bespoke solution to access information and instantly receive company updates
• His Excellency Essa Kazim: “DFM expands its smart phone applications for various stakeholders in line with the vision of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum”
• Fahima Al Bastaki: “DFM Company leads by example in terms of implementing IR, which played a pivotal role in promoting IR best practices amongst listed companies”

Deutsche Börse Participates In “Digital Growth Fund I”

Date 20/02/2017

Deutsche Börse Group announced today that it has invested in the first German growth fund for fast-expanding B2B-software companies. The fund has been initiated by Digital+ Partners; and the first subscription tranche of the ’Digital Growth Fund I’ has been closed with an amount of 131.5 million euros. Deutsche Börse has invested jointly with other institutional investors from Germany such as ZEISS. With its fund, Digital+ Partners contributes to the successful digitization of the German industry and the financial sector.

Al Mawared Brokerage Amman Stock Exchange Weekly Report Feb 12 – Feb 16, 2017

Date 20/02/2017

Market Summary

• Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) Share Price Index closed the week at 2213.11 increasing 2.39% month to date and increasing 1.61% week to date 
• Total market capitalization at market close on 16th of February 2017 was JD 17.8 billion increasing 2.27% month to date and increasing 1.54% week to date 
• USD/JD peg range (0.7097 – 0.7100)