The Dubai Financial Market revealed that the number of new investors registered at the end of March 2020 reached 1018.
He added in statements to "Emirates Today" that the total number of investors reached at the end of last March to 845 thousand and 173 investors, despite the challenges imposed by the global health crisis due to the outbreak of the "Corona virus" globally, and the activation of the UAE government on remote work systems.
The market indicated, according to available statistics, that there were 120,000 investors who benefited from electronic services and smart phone applications during last March, as an increase in the number of completed transactions was recorded through the online services page for investors on the website, as well as through the application of smartphones by 137 % During the second half of last March, and after the commencement of the remote work system, compared to the number of transactions completed in the first half of the same month, before closing the customer service offices, bringing the number of transactions to 1212 transactions compared to 511 transactions.
In January and February of this year, the market received 654 and 737 new accounts, which raises the rate of growth during March compared to these two months, by 55.6% and 38%, respectively.