Middle East & Africa Reg Desk

Wednesday, 2026-08-12 · covering the last 24h

Gulf

No material new items in the last 24 hours from Saudi CMA/Tadawul, UAE SCA/DFSA/FSRA, ADX, DFM, Qatar QFMA/QSE, or Kuwait CMA/Boursa Kuwait. DFSA's Consultation Paper 173 on the DIFC funds regime remains open to 7 September with no update.

Israel

No material new items from the Israel Securities Authority or TASE in the last 24 hours.

Africa

Kenya's CMA clears the country's first locally domiciled ETF. On 11 August the Capital Markets Authority approved listing of the WSA Banking Index ETF — issued by Wallstreet Africa Group with Tradiam Asset Managers as fund manager, tracking an index of 11 Nairobi Securities Exchange-listed banks — under CMA's 2015 ETF Policy Guidance Note. It would become the NSE's third ETF, expected to list on the Main Investment Market Segment in Q4 2026 pending NSE sign-off; notable as the first KES-denominated domestic ETF product on the exchange. TechCabal

No material new items in the last 24 hours from South Africa's FSCA/JSE, Nigeria's SEC, or Morocco AMMC. Egypt's FRA/EGX short-selling launch remains unconfirmed, with final system testing still described as underway.

Informational only — summaries of public regulatory sources; not advice.