Saudi CMA caps first-day stocks price volatilityThe Saudi Capital Market Authority (CMA) announced on Sunday that stocks on the kingdom's bourse would be limited to price swings of 10 per cent on their first day of trade. More… |
Invest AD inks co-op deal with top Russian bankAbu Dhabi financial services company Invest AD and Sberbank, one of the largest banks in Russia, have signed a co-operation agreement to introduce their clients to opportunities in their respective private equity, trade finance More… |
New chairman for Oman bourse watchdogOman's stock market watchdog, the Capital Market Authority (CMA), has appointed Yahya bin Said Al Jabri as its chairman, the Muscat Securities Market website said on Monday. The website did More… |
Saudi allows rights trade on stock marketSaudi Arabia's Capital Market Authority is allowing subscription rights for share offers to be listed and traded on the Saudi stock market, as it modernises the market in preparation to permit the entry of foreign investors More… |
Amana Capital partners with Trading CentralAmana Capital, a leader in the Middle East in the online trading sector, has announced a partnership with Trading Central, a leading signal provider of specialized technical and financial analysis and forex signals worldwide.&n More… |
New rules to boost Kuwait capital marketsKuwait's new loan-to-deposit ratio rules for banks are aimed at encouraging capital market development, improving asset-liability matching and boosting credit supply, the country's new central bank governor said on Monday. Under legislatio More… |
Gulf IPO values plunge 79pcThe initial public offerings (IPO) in the GCC markets continued spiralling downwards in the fourth quarter of 2011 as three IPOs raised a mere $212 million, registering a 79 per cent drop in the offering values year on year, said a report. More… |
ME equity issues surge 47pc to $10.2bnThe equity capital markets (ECM) issuance in the Middle East region grew 47 per cent to reach $10.2 billion in 2011 compared to $6.9 billion the previous year, according to Thomson Reuters. Even though the ECM issuance witnessed growth du More… |
Mena IPO value plunges 69pc in 2011The capital markets in the Mena region raised $843.9 million in 2011 down 69.3 per cent when compared to $2.8 billion the previous year, according to a new report by Ernst & Young (E&Y). The year closed with IPO funds worth $226.1 More… |
Jafza firms eye access to capital marketSenior executives of top firms based in Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) recently took part in the first of a series of seminars that examined various ways for them to access the capital markets. The seminar titled “Access Capital for Growth” w More… |








