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Amman Stock Exchange Weekly Summary

Date 22/05/2025

The average daily trading volume for the period 18/05 – 22/05 reached JD (10.1) million compared to JD (9.1) million for the last week, a increase of (11.1%). The total trading volume during the week reached JD(50.6) million compared to JD (45.5) million during the last week. Trading a total of (26.8) million shares through (16094) transactions.

ABEX Joins CryptoUK Membership Community, Reinforcing Commitment To Innovation And Transparency In Digital Asset Markets

Date 22/05/2025

ABEX, a leader in advanced agency execution algorithms for digital assets, today announced its membership in CryptoUK, the premier trade association championing the growth of the UK's blockchain and digital asset sector. This partnership underscores ABEX dedication to fostering a secure, transparent, and dynamic crypto ecosystem alongside industry pioneers.

40% Chance Of Exceeding 3°C: EDHEC Study Assigns Probabilities To Climate Scenarios

Date 22/05/2025

A new study from the EDHEC Climate Institute proposes a model to assign probabilities to climate scenarios―addressing a long-standing limitation in the tools used by financial institutions, regulators, and policymakers to assess climate-related risks. The findings suggest a high chance (35–40%) that global temperatures will exceed 3°C by the end of this century.

Philippine Stock Exchange Adopts Nasdaq Eqlipse Trading To Enhance Market Infrastructure

Date 22/05/2025

• Upgrade to Nasdaq Eqlipse Trading will enhance liquidity and resilience of Philippine marketplace
• Expands Nasdaq’s deep technology footprint across the country’s financial services industry

EU’s Reliance On Spot LNG Likely To Continue Without Stronger Decarbonisation

Date 22/05/2025

As Europe moves away from Russian fossil fuels, liquified natural gas (LNG) is becoming an increasingly important flexible supply source. But with future gas demand uncertain, the EU faces a trade-off: securing higher LNG volumes to ensure stabler pricing, while maintaining the flexibility to avoid over-contracting in a changing market.

BNP Paribas Asset Management Launches Natively Tokenised Money Market Fund Shares On Allfunds Blockchain

Date 22/05/2025

BNP Paribas Asset Management ('BNPP AM') today announced the launch of natively tokenised Money Market fund shares, testing cross-border transactions based on Distributed Ledger Technology (“DLT”), in collaboration with Allfunds Blockchain as tech provider and BNP Paribas’ Securities Services business as transfer agent and dealing services provider. This innovative initiative follows the 2024 Eurosystem wholesale CBDC experimentations and marks another significant step in the development of digital assets for BNPP AM clients.

Euroclear Bank Joins LCH RepoClear SA As Member

Date 22/05/2025

LSEG today announces that Euroclear Bank’s Treasury division has joined LCH RepoClear SA as a member. Euroclear Bank’s Treasury division is now able to benefit from access to a vast liquidity pool, and the netting and risk management efficiencies available through the service, expanding its long-standing partnership with RepoClear. In joining RepoClear SA, Euroclear Bank will be active both in the specials and €GCPlus segments of the service as a key cash provider.

Deutsche Börse Group Offers Integrated Connectivity For The Buy Side With Strategic Partnership Between SimCorp And Clearstream

Date 22/05/2025

• Partnership will give investment managers on SimCorp One platform integrated access to Clearstream’s post-trade solutions
• First live offering is a fund data management service to disseminate data, documents and regulatory reporting
• Further combined product offerings will be centred around creating additional optionality for fund distribution and transfer agency software modules, collateral optimisation and management as well as tri-party repo services

FINCA Partners With Thought Machine To Launch Next-Generation Operating Platform To Accelerate Financial Inclusion In Africa

Date 22/05/2025

FINCA, a global leader in inclusive finance, has partnered with Thought Machine, the next-generation banking technology company, to launch “361 by FINCA”, a transformative operating platform to scale financial inclusion, beginning in Africa.

BNP Paribas Asset Management Strengthens Emerging Market Capabilities And Provides Outlook

Date 22/05/2025

• Strategic enhancements to team and capabilities, deepening local office integration with new Emerging Markets Investment Network
• New Hard Currency Portfolio Manager and Sovereign Research Analyst join team
• EM outlook: resilient fundamentals, investment grade valuations excessively stretched and dollar weakness expected to persist