Company Insights Nasdaq Dubai Markets Nasdaq Dubai News Banking and Finance UAE capital markets set for ‘significant growth’, says regulator If 2022 was a year of recovery from the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic, then 2023 will witness “significant growth” in the UAE capital markets. Mohamed Khalifa Al Hadari, deputy CEO of the Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority, told the inaugural Mena IPO Summit in Dubai that there are 11 initial public offerings (IPOs) […] January 25, 2023 Analysis Banking and Finance Rising global interest sets Dubai IPOs on course for strong 2023 Global stock markets may have suffered heavy losses but bourses in the Middle East and North Africa are thriving, recording 42 listings in 2022 and with a healthy pipeline of activity planned for the year ahead. According to Bloomberg data, Mena initial public offerings (IPOs) raised over $18 billion in 2022. This represents 47 percent […] January 20, 2023 Banking and Finance Mena to host first IPO summit with listings in high demand The Middle East’s first IPO-focused summit will take place in Dubai later this month after recent listings in the emirate proved a huge draw for international investors. Dubai Financial Market and the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) have partnered to host the Mena IPO Summit – Dubai, which aims to unite the entire IPO value […] January 9, 2023 Real Estate Dubai real estate trust eyes Saudi after $400m refinancing Equitativa, the manager of Emirates REIT real estate investment trust, is looking to expand beyond Dubai once it concludes the refinancing of its $400 million sukuk within the next two months. The firm is also keen to launch new real estate trusts outside the UAE, in Saudi Arabia and Africa. Founded in 2010, the Emirates […] September 7, 2022 Economy UAE-Indonesia deal to add billions to bilateral trade Officials from Indonesia and the UAE have hailed the signing of a free trade agreement which is predicted to boost bilateral trade to more than $10 billion annually within five years. The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), signed in Abu Dhabi on Friday, will eliminate or sharply reduce duties on 99 percent of goods traded […] July 4, 2022 Markets Supermarket chain Union Coop to list on Dubai stock market UAE supermarket chain Union Coop is to list its shares on the Dubai stock market from July 18, it announced today. The retailer suspended the trading of shares on its own portal and when trading resumes on July 18 on the DFM shareholders will be given ten shares for each already held. The company, which […] July 1, 2022 Markets UAE stock markets target London in foreign investment push Stock markets in Dubai and Abu Dhabi are targeting London as they aim to strengthen their status as key destinations for international investors. Both the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) have completed investor roadshows in the British capital, holding hundreds of meetings with some of the world’s largest asset […] June 14, 2022 Banking and Finance First dirham-denominated bond listed on Nasdaq Dubai The UAE’s first dirham-denominated treasury bond was listed on Nasdaq Dubai yesterday. Mohamed Hadi Al Hussaini, minister of state for financial affairs, today rang Nasdaq Dubai’s market-opening bell to celebrate the listing and circulation of AED1.5 billion as the first Dirham-denominated treasury bonds issued by the UAE Federal Government acting through the Ministry of Finance. […] May 13, 2022 Posts navigation Previous 1 … 3 4
Banking and Finance UAE capital markets set for ‘significant growth’, says regulator If 2022 was a year of recovery from the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic, then 2023 will witness “significant growth” in the UAE capital markets. Mohamed Khalifa Al Hadari, deputy CEO of the Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority, told the inaugural Mena IPO Summit in Dubai that there are 11 initial public offerings (IPOs) […] January 25, 2023
Analysis Banking and Finance Rising global interest sets Dubai IPOs on course for strong 2023 Global stock markets may have suffered heavy losses but bourses in the Middle East and North Africa are thriving, recording 42 listings in 2022 and with a healthy pipeline of activity planned for the year ahead. According to Bloomberg data, Mena initial public offerings (IPOs) raised over $18 billion in 2022. This represents 47 percent […] January 20, 2023
Banking and Finance Mena to host first IPO summit with listings in high demand The Middle East’s first IPO-focused summit will take place in Dubai later this month after recent listings in the emirate proved a huge draw for international investors. Dubai Financial Market and the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) have partnered to host the Mena IPO Summit – Dubai, which aims to unite the entire IPO value […] January 9, 2023
Real Estate Dubai real estate trust eyes Saudi after $400m refinancing Equitativa, the manager of Emirates REIT real estate investment trust, is looking to expand beyond Dubai once it concludes the refinancing of its $400 million sukuk within the next two months. The firm is also keen to launch new real estate trusts outside the UAE, in Saudi Arabia and Africa. Founded in 2010, the Emirates […] September 7, 2022
Economy UAE-Indonesia deal to add billions to bilateral trade Officials from Indonesia and the UAE have hailed the signing of a free trade agreement which is predicted to boost bilateral trade to more than $10 billion annually within five years. The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), signed in Abu Dhabi on Friday, will eliminate or sharply reduce duties on 99 percent of goods traded […] July 4, 2022
Markets Supermarket chain Union Coop to list on Dubai stock market UAE supermarket chain Union Coop is to list its shares on the Dubai stock market from July 18, it announced today. The retailer suspended the trading of shares on its own portal and when trading resumes on July 18 on the DFM shareholders will be given ten shares for each already held. The company, which […] July 1, 2022
Markets UAE stock markets target London in foreign investment push Stock markets in Dubai and Abu Dhabi are targeting London as they aim to strengthen their status as key destinations for international investors. Both the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) have completed investor roadshows in the British capital, holding hundreds of meetings with some of the world’s largest asset […] June 14, 2022
Banking and Finance First dirham-denominated bond listed on Nasdaq Dubai The UAE’s first dirham-denominated treasury bond was listed on Nasdaq Dubai yesterday. Mohamed Hadi Al Hussaini, minister of state for financial affairs, today rang Nasdaq Dubai’s market-opening bell to celebrate the listing and circulation of AED1.5 billion as the first Dirham-denominated treasury bonds issued by the UAE Federal Government acting through the Ministry of Finance. […] May 13, 2022
