Bahrain Bourse heads Arab Federation of Capital Markets meetings with LSEG

TDT | Manama      

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Bahrain Bourse headed a delegation from the Arab Federation of Capital Markets (‘AFCM’) during an official visit to the London Stock Exchange, held during 26-27 May, 2022.

The event was hosted by the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), and attended by more than 19 delegates from the Arab Federation of Capital Markets to support AFCM’s cooperation development with other international exchanges and explore cooperation opportunities across markets.

The meetings were held with the London Stock Exchange, FTSE Russell, and LCH, covering topics related to SME and startup markets, benchmarks and indices, ESG and sustainability, and post-trade services.

The delegation was received by Julia Hoggett, CEO of London Stock Exchange plc, to open London’s markets for trading. Shaikh Khalifa bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, CEO of Bahrain Bourse and AFCM President commented: “At a Federation level, we look forward to exploring mutual areas of cooperation not only on the exchange operations front, but also on the data and analytics solutions front as well as posttrade value chain and identify areas for collaboration across markets.”

Julia Hoggett, CEO, London Stock Exchange plc said: “Through collaboration, we can build stronger financial markets, allowing market participants to raise funding effectively and find the right investor base.”

It is worth noting that Bahrain Bourse received handover of presidency of the Arab Federation of Capital Markets (‘AFCM’) from the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) during the Arab Federation of Capital Markets (AFCM) Annual Conference held on 29-30 March, 2022.