- ADX: The Middle EastInvestor Relations Society (ME-IR Society) announced the launch of its AbuDhabi Chapter, hosted at the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX). This is thesixth ME-IR Society Chapter launched this year so far, following initiativeslaunched in Qatar, Palestine, Kuwait, Dubai and Oman.
- Baku SE: The BakuInterbank Currency exchange (Baki Banklararasi Valyuta Birjasi – BBVB)celebrates 10 years from the date of thebeginning of functioning of The Bourse Electronic System of Trades (BEST).
- CSDIran: CentralSecurities Depository of Iran (CSDI), as the clearing house for tradetransactions in Iran Capital Markets (Tehran Stock Exchange & Over thecounter market), has launched the new service of settlement Guarantee Funds(SGF).
- EGX: Istanbul, 22ndJune 2012- In an effort to promote the capital markets development in bothEgypt and Turkey, The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) and İstanbul Menkul KıymetlerBorsası (İMKB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) outlining their plansto work together and extend the mutual cooperation and assistance to eachother.
- Tehran SE: On 9 July2012, Mellat Insurance Company made an initial public offering (IPO) of 150million shares (equivalent to 10 percent of its total equities). Shares wereoffered to the public at a price of IRR 1,321 (USD 0.108) each, with the totalvalue of IRR 198 billion (USD 16.1 million).
- Palestine SE: AhmadAweidah, CEO of the Palestine Exchange (PEX), announced that the amount ofdividends distributed by companies listed on the PEX was USD 139,886,741 forthe year 2011 in cash and stock dividends; amounting to USD 118,198,606 and USD21,688,134 respectively.
FEAS Book 2012 (Annual Report)