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Kuwaiti traders follow the market’s movement at the Stock Exchange in Kuwait City on December 18, 2014.
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More, larger IPOs expected in Middle East during 2015: Ernst Young

by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | Jan 20, 2015 | Business

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—IPO activity in the Middle East is expected to increase considerably during 2015, a report by global professional services firm Ernst Young concluded, as the region recorded its most successful year for stock market debuts since before the...

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File photo of traders at the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) in Riyadh. (Reuters)

Saudi stock market could join leading emerging markets index by April 2017: sources

by Asma Al-Ghabiri | Jan 6, 2015 | Business

Jeddah, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia’s stock market, the Tadawul, could be placed on a world-leading index of emerging markets two years after it opens to global investors in April this year, sources have told Asharq Al-Awsat. Financial analyst Abdulaziz Al-Fahad said...

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Saudi traders monitor the stock in Riyadh in this undated file photo. (Reuters)

Saudi capital markets regulator seeks local opinion on stock market liberalization

by Shuja Al-Baqmi | Oct 8, 2014 | Business

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Saudi capital markets regulator is seeking the opinions of stock market analysts, economists and a host of other local financial experts on final steps to liberalize the country’s stock market for foreign investment, informed sources have...

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A Saudi trader monitors stocks at the Saudi stock market in Riyadh on April 28, 2013. (Reuters/Faisal Al-Nasser)

Saudi stock market reaches highest levels since financial crisis

by Shuja Al-Baqmi | Aug 25, 2014 | Business

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia’s stock market, the Tadawul, continued its recent string of gains on Monday, surpassing the 11,000-point mark to reach its highest levels since the collapse of Lehman Brothers in September 2008. Just after the start of trading on...

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A Saudi trader monitors stocks at the Saudi stock market in Riyadh on April 28, 2013. (Reuters/Faisal Al-Nasser)

Foreign investors consulting Saudi wealth management funds on Kingdom’s stock market: sources

by Shuja Al-Baqmi | Jul 24, 2014 | Business

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Global financial institutions are consulting Saudi wealth management funds on the acquisition of potentially lucrative stocks listed on the Kingdom’s Tadawul stock exchange, sources have told Asharq Al-Awsat, following the decision on Tuesday...