Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX)

The NASDAQ OMX Group says it will list on the newly-named bourse from Nov 20.

CEO reveals move in bid to attract international players to invest, list on bourse.

Contracts also to launch on certain stocks on Dubai and Abu Dhabi markets.

Established in the US, REITs have proven to be both popular and innovative investment schemes

Will the DIFX's launch of derivative trading this year risk unwelcome exposure to short-selling?

Safeguard extended after shares fall 19 percent, stock down almost 50% this year.

New chief executive Singer says DIFX to focus on attracting retail investors.

Egyptian billionaire Nassef Sawiris previously sat on board of Cairo and Alexandria Stock Exchanges.

Dubai jewellery group says priced shares in IPO at bottom of the range, raised about $270mn.

Tethys Oil, set to be first oil company on Dubai exchange, says listing will happen 'soon'.

US software firm ends day up 3.52%, listing follows exchanges' partnership.

DMCC and World Gold Council to launch Shariah compliant gold securities.

Dubai Holding Commercial Operations Group says profit last year almost doubled on property, land sales.

Water treatment specialist Metito hopes to whet the appetite of investors with a stock exchange listing in the UAE. Claire Ferris-Lay reports on why the company is considering a flotation.

Interior contracting company set to be first privately-owned UAE company to list.

Arqaam Capital believes conditions in the Gulf are right for a successful equity derivatives scene.

Strong fundamentals backed by high oil prices will spur growth, Borse Dubai says.

While 2008 looks set to suffer short-term market volatility, the DIFX appears to have reason for long-term optimism.

Dubai property developer lists US$750m Islamic bond.

Bourses could list dual-listed exchange-traded funds by March 2008.

Shares in ports operator slip more than 5% on DIFX to close 1 cent lower than IPO price.

Property developer looks to tap into international and Arab wealth with multiple listings.

Tech firm SmartStream is latest investment for Dubai International Finance Centre

Last week DP World began the Middle East's largest initial public offering on the Dubai International Financial Exchange.

Benchmarks to help investors better gauge value of fixed income assets and encourage trading.

DP World share sale could mean a turn in fortunes for Dubai International Financial Exchange.

Arabian Business asks the experts if the markets are poised for a resurrection.

Borse Dubai bid for exchange operator awaits answer.

Each week Arabian Business turns the spotlight on a leading company. This week Borse Dubai.

Stock benchmarks fall to lowest closes in two months as foreign investors seek refuge in safer assets.

Dubai's bourse, along with European firms, showing interest in buying stake in Karachi Stock Exchange, official says.

Khazanah Nasional Berhad, investment holding arm of the Malaysian government, lists convertible sukuk in Dubai.

DIFX announces new chairman and directors as it commences its new term.

DIFC Islamic bond lifts value of sukuk on the exchange to more than $10bn.

Sheikha Lubna, UAE economy minister, says that the Dubai and Abu Dhabi stock markets will remain separate.

James Bennett meets Michael Kiernan, executive chairman of Australia's Monarch Gold.

1pm update: HDG Mansur so far unable to find a real estate investment opportunity to pursue in Dubai.

Former DFSA chairman Dr Habib Al Mulla talks about what direction the DIFC, and the UAE, should be going in.

The property developer is the first Saudi issuer to list Islamic bonds on the DIFX.

Gold firms list on the DIFX to seek exposure to emerging markets, says James Bennett.

Australian company could follow SA's Gold Fields by listing in the 'City of Gold'.

The Middle East will soon be a hub of derivatives trading, but we ask whether the region’s exchanges can become internationally significant.

The bank's $115m first-quarter profits are up 28% on last year; total income rose 38%.

With the region's markets taking a well publicised pounding, Andrew White reports on the alternatives for Middle East investors.

A leading figure at the London Stock Exchange (LSE) has warned that the region's markets must consolidate and collaborate if they are to "create viable capital markets" and succeed on the international stage.

The first company outside the Middle East to list on the Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX), is set to increase its market cap on the Australian Stock Exchange from its current US$200m to US$800m in the next three years, John Foley, chairman of Citigold has revealed to Arabian Business.

The gold mining firm will be the first Australian listing on the exchange.

Sheikh Mohammed demands Dubai's GDP rise from $37b in 2005 to $108bn by 2015.

Dubai-based investment house Rasmala Investments has dealt the local financial market a double blow by pulling out of its public listing on the Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX), which was scheduled to launch before the end of this year.

Most bosses would do things differently if going through the listing process again, says report

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Saudi-controlled telecoms firm cites 'regional markets volatility' as it abandons Dubai and London listings at the last minute

New index will follow Shariah stocks in two countries