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  • Qatar Stock Exchange: Official Business And Trading Hours During The Month Of Ramadan

    Date 23/04/2020

    Qatar Stock Exchange is pleased to announce that the official business hours during the month of Ramadan will be from 09:00am to 01:00pm as per QFMA instruction.

  • Egyptian Exchange: Trading Hours During The Holy Month Of Ramadan

    Date 23/04/2020

    The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) decided the time of trading session during the Holy month of Ramadan to be as follows:

    First: The trading session of main market listed securities and SMEs market (NILEX); from 10:00 am to 1:30 pm, preceded by a discovery session at 9:30 am.

  • Euronext Strengthens Its Post-Trade Business With The Acquisition Of VP Securities, The Danish Central Securities Depository

    Date 23/04/2020

    • Euronext will acquire c.70% of VP Securities, the Danish CSD operator with more than €1.2tn of assets under custody and 16.6m securities settled in 2019, and opens an offer to all remaining shareholders
    • The acquisition of VP Securities in Copenhagen significantly expands Euronext’s footprint in the Nordic region, with c.25% of revenues 2019 proforma[1] coming from the Nordic region, after previously acquiring Oslo Børs VPS and Nord Pool
    • The transaction will double Euronext’s central securities depository business in size, further improving Euronext’s revenue mix and marking an important milestone towards Euronext’s strategic goal of building the leading European market infrastructure

  • World Alliance Of International Financial Centers: How Global Financial Centers Can Help Combat The COVID-19 Pandemic

    Date 23/04/2020

    Rarely has the world faced challenges such as today’s. Whatever comparison is drawn, COVID-19 and efforts to curb its spread are poised to inflict strain of historic proportions on the world’s economy and financial systems. Within just weeks, economic growth has ground to a halt and gone into reverse. The virus knows no borders, nor can economic actions be seen in splendid isolation. Wouldn’t it have been helpful had the world been prepared for such a crisis on this global scale? As this was not the case, responses have been uncoordinated, country-specific, and isolated as can be. Our economies could soon require as much intensive care as the worst affected patients. Where should we look for the right economic medicine under these new and unprecedented circumstances?

  • With UAE Securities And Commodities Authority’s Support And Approval, DFM Launches The First Of Its Kind ESG Index - Aiming To Strengthen UAE Markets’ Competitiveness And Attract Investments

    Date 23/04/2020

    • The new index consists of 20 companies and aims to encourage listed companies in the UAE to expand embracing ESG best practices 
    • H.E. Sultan Almansoori: “the index promotes culture of governance and enhances investors’ confidence in the UAE capital market” 
    • Dr. Obaid Al Zaabi: “the index will raise awareness about the importance of implementing principles outlined in the new governance guide for public joint-stock companies” 
    • H.E. Essa Kazim commented, “significant initiative in line with international institutions’ mounting inclination to factor ESG into their investment decisions” 
    • Dr. Ahmad Bin Al Shaikh: “there is no better time to encourage responsible behaviors than now, the new ESG index will create good competition between listed companies to do the right thing” 
    • Reid Steadman: “We look forward to working with our partners and clients in the Middle East and globally to bring ESG into the core of investors’ portfolios”