The market is organizing its annual conference in attendance in London next June 9

73.4% of "Dubai Financial" investors during the first quarter were foreigners

  • The number of investors in the Dubai Financial Market reached 903,77 at the end of March 2022. Photo: Ahmed Arditi

  • Hamed Ali: "The momentum of foreign investments in the market is likely to gain more momentum in the next stage."

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The Dubai Financial Market will organize its annual conference for global investors 2022 on 9 and 10 June in the British capital, London, in cooperation with HSBC Bank.

The conference brings together senior officials from a group of companies that issue shares, sukuk and bonds in the financial markets in Dubai, with a crowd of international investment institutions.

The Dubai Financial Market revealed that it had attracted, during the first quarter of this year, 51,404 new investors, 73.4% of whom were foreign investors.

strong back

A statement stated that the Dubai Financial Market's re-organization of its annual conferences for global investors in London, which the market initiated since 2007, represents a strong return to the attendance for the first time in two years, pointing to the organization of investor conferences via video communication techniques during the past two years, taking into account health measures. related to the containment of the Covid-19 pandemic.

According to the statement, the conference will be held within the activities of the "London Conference for GCC Companies" on emerging markets, organized by HSBC.

Companies and Institutions

Nine companies and institutions that issue shares and fixed income instruments on the Dubai Financial Market and Nasdaq Dubai will participate in the conference: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), Dubai Islamic Bank, Emaar Properties, Emaar Development, Emirates NBD, "DP World", "Amanat", "Aramex", and the Dubai Financial Market Company.

direct communication

Hamed Ali, CEO of the Dubai Financial Market and Nasdaq Dubai, said that the Dubai Financial Market has been keen to organize international investor conferences through video communication technologies during the past two years as part of our regular efforts to attract more global investments to the financial markets in Dubai.

He added: “Our return to direct, in-person communication with global investment fund managers comes at an ideal time, coinciding with the great interest that Dubai’s financial markets receive from investors, as a result of the ambitious strategy to develop Dubai’s financial and stock markets, as this strategy has enhanced the attractiveness of Dubai’s financial markets. with global investment institutions.

Attracting Investors

He continued, "During the first quarter of this year, the Dubai Financial Market attracted 51,404 new investors, foreign investors representing 73.4% of them, bringing the total number of investors registered in the market at the end of March 2022 to 903,777 investors belonging to 209 nationalities, in A clear indication of its continued attractiveness to investors and their increasing interest in the opportunities it provides, whether through trading or participating in public offerings.

He said, "In our estimation, the momentum of foreign investments in the market is likely to gain more momentum in the next stage, with continued diversification of opportunities, and the acceleration of the pace of launching new companies, whether related to the government or private and family companies."

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