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75 ASEAN Brokers Meet To Grow ASEAN Investment

Date 17/10/2016

The ASEAN Exchanges Chief Executive Officers convened this past weekend in Hanoi at the 25th ASEAN Exchanges CEOs meeting to further strengthen the ASEAN Asset Class and continue building cross border broker partnerships with the 3rd ASEAN Broker Networking on 8th October 2016.

Intercontinental Exchange Announces Central Clearing For The LBMA Gold Price

Date 17/10/2016

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, today announced the introduction of central clearing for the IBA Gold Auction which underlies the LBMA Gold Price that is planned to go live in March 2017, and the launch of a new London gold daily futures contract in February 2017, subject to regulatory review. The contract will be for Loco London gold (which refers to gold bullion that is physically held in London).

Forum On Sci-Tech And Finance Work Of National High-tech Zones Was Held In Shenzhen Stock Exchange

Date 17/10/2016

On 13 Oct, 2016, a forum on the Sci-Tech and Finance Work of State High-tech Zones was held in Shenzhen by the Torch Center of the Ministry of Science and Technology and SZSE. During the forum titled Sci-Tech combined with Finance Promotes Innovation and Encourages Start-ups, discussions were conducted on how science and technology and finance might facilitate innovation and encourage entrepreneurship, and on the sci-tech and finance work carried out in the national high-tech zones, and the Strategic Cooperation Contract on Joint Promotion of Roadmap Plan 2.0 was signed by the Torch center, SZSE, and 10 high-tech zones including Zhongguancun, Xi’an and Chengdu technology parks. Liu Zhimin, deputy director of the Division of Resources Distribution and Management, Ministry of Science and Technology, Zhang Hu, executive vice mayor of Shenzhen, some others from the management level, and over 230 representatives from more than 120 high-tech zones of the country attended the forum.

The Saudi Stock Exchange Announces The Publication Of The Weekly Stock Market Ownership And Trading Activity Report By Nationality And Investor Type

Date 16/10/2016

The total value of shares traded for the week  ending 13 October 2016 amounted to SAR 14.83 billion, decreasing by 2.44% over the previous week; while total stock market capitalization reached SAR 1,347.74* billion at the end of this period, increasing by 0.71% over the previous week

Tehran Stock Exchange Data Disclosure

Date 16/10/2016

Based on Iran’s Securities and Exchange Organization new announcement, all listed companies have been mandated to disclose their monthly sales and production data to the public, mostly in 3 business days after the end of each month.

ADX Platform At GITEX2016: Digital Services To Complement The Objectives Of Abu Dhabi 2030 Vision - Al Blooshi: ADX Moves To The Digital Era To Offer Better Services For Stakeholders

Date 16/10/2016

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) Chief Executive, Rashed Al Blooshi, said that ADX’s participation in GITEX Tech week is a giant step that complements the institutional efforts started 10 years ago to build the e-Government in Abu Dhabi.

Tadawul Announce The Dissemination Of The Theoretical Open Price And Volume Starting From Today

Date 16/10/2016

Further to the announcement published on Tadawul's website on 06-10-2016 related to the dissemination of the Theoretical Open Price and Volume, Tadawul hereby announces the start of disseminating the Theoretical Open Price and Volume during the Pre-Open Market State, starting from Today, October 16th , 2016. This step is in line with Tadawul’s goal  to increase market transparency and information accessibility for investors.

ADX Launches Blockchain For eVoting Service, The First Ot Its Kind In MENA Region Financial Markets - Abu Dhabi’s Plan Is What Drives Us To Accomplish Our Strategic Goals – Al Blooshi

Date 15/10/2016

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) will announce today in GITEX Tech Week its launch of Blockchain technology for eVoting services. The launch is considered the first of its kind for the MENA region financial markets as it employs the latest innovations in the 21st century – associated with the 4th industrial revolution.

Treasury Releases Report On Foreign Exchange Policies Of Major Trading Partners Of The United States

Date 14/10/2016

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released a Report on the Foreign Exchange Policies of Major Trading Partners of the United States.  This Report reviews developments in international economic and exchange rate policies and is submitted to Congress pursuant to the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, 22 U.S.C. § 5305 and Section 701 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015.

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde Congratulates Antonio Guterres On Appointment As UN Secretary General

Date 14/10/2016

Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today:

“I would like to express my wholehearted congratulations to Antonio Guterres for his selection today by the General Assembly to serve as the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations."