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CMA to authorise exchange traded funds
September 11, 2013--Egypt’s Capital Market Authority (CMA) stated Wednesday its goal to authorise exchange traded funds during the last quarter of the current fiscal year, in an attempt to to increase liquidity and attract new investors onto the local market.
Sharif Sami, Chairman of the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (EFSA), said in a phone interview with Reuters: "I don’t think it will take more than two or three weeks to activate exchange traded funds on the Egyptian market; however our stated goal is to do so during the fourth quarter of the current fiscal year, if no unforeseen events prevent us from doing so."
Source: Daily News Egypt
DP World shares rise to 3-week high
September 11, 2013--The FTSE NASDAQ Dubai UAE 20 Index closed on Wednesday 0.40% higher at 2712.19 points.
Shares of market bellwether DP World surged 2.83% to hit $16. After the market's closure, DP World chairman Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem said at the ongoing 3rd UAE counter-piracy summit in Dubai, DP World would be ready to invest in Somalia "if there is any help on the ground in need". DP World has been running operations in Somalia's northern neighbor Djibuti since 2000. The company has been supporting the fight against piracy since the summit's inception in 2011. According to Bin Sulayem due to the end of the civil war in Somalia and because of international efforts to fight piracy, attacks on ships have declined by 80 percent off the Somali coast in the last two years. The two-day summit will run through Thursday.
Source: AME Info
Northern Trust expands in Middle East
September 10, 2013--Northern Trust is expanding its global footprint with the opening of an office in Riyadh,
capital city of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to serve its growing Middle East client base and to support opportunities for continued new business in the region.
Source: AME Info
CMA eyes expansion of Saudi sukuk market
September 10, 2013--Saudi Arabia's Capital Market Authority (CMA) has said it plans to expand the country's market in Islamic bonds by making it easier for companies to issue sukuk, Reuters has reported.
"We are not satisfied with the current situation of the sukuk market. It does not exceed 3% of gross domestic product," while overseas debt markets can account for 50 to 100% of GDP, said head of the CMA, Mohammed bin Abdulmalik Al al-Sheikh.
Source: AME Info
Almarai gets shareholders' nod for capital increase
September 10, 2013--The Tadawul All-Share Index jumped 2.9% to hit 7,864.56 points on Tuesday.
Shares of dairy food and beverages producer gained 1.37%, finishing at SR55.50 points. Earlier in the day, Almarai said shareholders approved the proposed increase in the share capital from SR4bn to SR6bn, representing an increase of 50% by issuing 200m shares totalling SR2bn. "This will increase the number of shares from 400m shares to 600m shares through the distribution of one bonus share for every two outstanding shares for existing shareholder", said Almarai in a filing to the Saudi Stock Exchange.
Source: AME Info
Bahrain Bourse fails to join GCC rally
September 10, 2013--While many GCC bourses rose the most in months or even in years on Tuesday on bets on a diplomatic solution in Syria, the Bahrain All-Share Index added a tiny 0.44%, closing at 1,184.91 points.
Islamic bank Gulf Finance House jumped 8.70%, closing at $0.125. Its rival Ithmaar Bank advanced 2.13% to hit $0.24. All traded shares in Manama landed in the green.
Source: AME Info
Egypt: Can Islamic Bonds Save the Economy?
September 10, 2013--Egypt is trying to attract foreign investors through Islamic bonds. But while others are cautiously optimistic, some are highly sceptical of the measure.
This May, in what would turn out to be one of its last actions, the Egyptian government under Mohamed Morsi approved a law allowing the state to issue Islamic bonds
Source: AllAfrica.com
DP World shares buck UAE downtrend
September 9, 2013--The FTSE NASDAQ Dubai UAE 20 Index fell by 1.82% to close at 2,500.65 points on Monday.
The gauge measures tracks 20 liquid stocks listed on the Dubai bourse DFM, the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange ADX and Nasdaq Dubai. It has been designed as a hedging and investment mechanism for GCC and international investors. Shares of Dubai Ports (DP) World soared 2.40 percent to reach $15. Earlier last week, the world's third biggest port operator in relation to assets reported a 9 percent increase in half-year net profits, amounting to $264m.
Source: AME Info
Al Salam Bank Bahrain soars as Islamic bank seals merger with BMI
September 9, 2013--The Manama-based Bahrain All-Share Index slipped 0.15% to 1,179.75 points on Monday.
Aluminium Bahrain lost 0.90%, while Ahli United Bank dipped 0.73%. Shares of Islamic financial institution Al Salam Bank Bahrain or ASBB jumped 3.53% in value, closing at BD0.088. On Saturday, ASBB said its boards of directors and that of BMI Bank have resolved to merge the two entities. The business combination will be carried out by way of exchanging 11 ASBB shares for each BMI Bank share, it was announced here today. Under the terms of the proposed business combination, ASBB will acquire 58.5m BMI Bank shares of BD1 each and issue 644 million ASBB shares of 100 fils each. The new entity will become the 4th largest lender in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Source: AME Info
DGCX 2013 Volumes Cross 10 Million Mark
Milestone achieved in 164 trading days
Year-to-date volumes reach 10.37 million contracts, up 80% from 2012
August volumes climb 23% to total 1,159,293 contracts
September 8, 2013--Year-to-date volumes on the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) have surpassed the 10 million volume mark for the first time in the Exchange's history.
The milestone, reached on August 23, was achieved in a total of 164 trading days. Total 2013 volumes stood at 10.37 million contracts at the end of August, a rise of 80% from the previous year.
Source: Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX)
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