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Traders at the Qatar Stock Exchange. The country's cryptocurrency legislation is expected early next year

Middle East IPO drive likely to cool in second half of 2023

The wave of listings on Middle East markets will slow down as the year progresses, with initial public offerings being pushed to 2024 instead, say industry experts. Last year 71 IPOs were completed in the Middle East, for a combined transaction value of more than $25 billion, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. That compares […]

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IPOs boost Abu Dhabi’s bourse despite stock sell-off

The market capitalisation of the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange rose by $43.7 billion in the first half of 2023. The listings of two Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) subsidiaries more than offset a sustained decline on the bourse’s index and a slump in stock trading. Since late 2021, a flurry of initial public offerings […]

Drake & Scull's trading ceased in November 2018 when the company disclosed losses exceeded 75 percent of its capital

UAE stock markets surge $60bn in value in H1 2023

The market value of UAE stock exchanges rose by AED220 billion ($59.89 billion) in the first six months of 2023 to AED3.43 trillion, boosted by higher demand from foreign investors and new listings. Four new listings boosted the market value of the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), the UAE […]

Customers at UAE remittance company Al Ansari. The revised pricing remains is in line with the UN's sustainable developmental goals

UAE remittance market nears ‘saturation point’

The remittance and foreign exchange market in the UAE is “saturated” and will need consolidation as new businesses continue to emerge. “Either people will have to grow digitally [at scale] to capture market share or they’ll get amalgamated,” said Zahir Moghal, CEO of Abu Dhabi currency provider Delma Exchange. “It’s totally saturated. It’s completely over-supplied […]

Saudi stock market Tadawul

Mena IPO pipeline ‘healthy’ after fall in Q1 listings

A “healthy pipeline” of initial public offerings lies ahead for the remainder of this year, experts have told AGBI, despite a fall in Middle East and North African listings in the first quarter. According to the EY Mena IPO Eye Q1 2023 report, the quarter saw 10 stock market listings with combined proceeds of $3.4 […]

Al Ansari raises $210m in IPO as order book nears $3.5bn

UAE-based remittance and foreign exchange house Al Ansari Financial Services has raised AED773 million ($210.5 million) in its initial public offering (IPO) after setting the offering price at AED 1.03 per share.  The order book stood at more than AED12.7 billion ($3.46 billion), meaning it was 22 times oversubscribed. Dubai-based Shariah-compliant savings scheme provider National […]

Al Ansari reported that customer demand for digital channels skyrocketed, with a 94% year on year increase in transaction value

UAE exchange house Al Ansari seeks to raise over $210m in IPO

UAE-based remittance and foreign exchange house Al Ansari Financial Services is seeking to raise up to AED772.5 million ($210.4 million) by listing on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM).  Al Ansari, which announced an intention to float 10 percent of the company last week, will price its shares between AED1 and AED1.03, implying a valuation of […]

Al Ansari will float a 10 percent stake on Dubai's stock market in April. Indian actress Mamta Mohandas recently joined the exchange house as a brand ambassador

Al Ansari to float 10% stake on Dubai stock market

Al Ansari Financial Services has revealed plans to float 10 percent of the company on the Dubai Financial Market. The exchange house is making 750 million shares available through the initial public offering, each valued at one fil, with the subscription period running from March 16 to 24. The listing is scheduled to go live […]

UAE’s Al Ansari Exchange picks banks for Dubai IPO

UAE-based foreign exchange and remittance firm Al Ansari Exchange has picked EFG-Hermes and Emirates NBD Bank to lead its planned initial public offering (IPO) in Dubai, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The money-exchange firm is likely to list in the first quarter of 2023. Preparations for the IPO are ongoing and details […]