Middle East & Africa Reg Desk

Friday, 2026-08-14 · covering the last 24h

Gulf

Saudi Arabia replaces Capital Market Authority chairman. A Royal Order issued 13 August ended Mohammed El-Kuwaiz's nearly nine-year tenure as CMA chairman and appointed Mazen Al-Sudairi, a former head of research at Al Rajhi Capital and Alistithmar Capital, with the rank of minister. The CMA is the primary rule-maker for Tadawul — listings, foreign-investor access, market conduct — so the leadership change is being watched for continuity of the reform agenda (QFI access, IPO pipeline, market-structure initiatives) rather than for any immediate rule change. Argaam

No other material items in the last 24 hours from 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

No material new items in the last 24 hours from South Africa's FSCA/JSE, Egypt's FRA/EGX, Nigeria's SEC/NGX, Kenya's CMA/NSE or Morocco's AMMC. Egypt's short-selling launch remains in final system testing with no new dated announcement; Kenya's WSA Banking Index ETF still has no confirmed NSE listing date.

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