What has been the impact of the MSCI upgrade of the UAE from frontier to emerging market status?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Essa Kazim, Chairman, Dubai Financial Market (DFM): Interview from The Report: Dubai 2016
Articles & Analysis | Government and major players encouraging growth of Dubai's capital markets from The Report: Dubai 2016
The past 15 years have seen major advances in capital markets activity in Dubai. The financial sector free zone, the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), has gone from idea to reality, and the emirate recently became the world’s largest market for sukuk (Islamic bonds). However, development has been uneven across types of...
Articles & Analysis | New capital markets instruments increase trading activity in Dubai from The Report: Dubai 2016
Part of Dubai’s financial sector strategy is to develop its capital markets in a way that reflects the local economy and real economic activity within it. The plan for futures and spot contracts based on local commercial communities features two trading platforms situated in two separate free zones. Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC), the...
Chapter | Capital Markets from The Report: Dubai 2016
The past 15 years have seen major advances in capital markets activity in Dubai. The financial sector free zone, the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), has gone from idea to reality, and the emirate recently became the world’s largest market for sukuk (Islamic bonds). However, development has been uneven across types of capital markets offerings based on local demand patterns. New...
Articles & Analysis | Dubai consolidates oversight for sharia compliance from The Report: Dubai 2016
One of the major reforms expected in the Islamic financial services sector in Dubai is a new, federal-level sharia board. Approved in May 2016 by the UAE Cabinet, the authorities believe that it will improve services and governance, and carve a path towards standardisation in what is a young and fast-developing industry. As of mid-2016...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Essa Kazim, Chairman, Dubai Financial Market (DFM): Interview from The Report: Dubai 2016
What has been the impact of the MSCI upgrade of the UAE from frontier to emerging market status?