Middle East & Africa Reg Desk

Tuesday, 2026-08-18 · covering the last 24h

Gulf

No material new items from Saudi CMA/Tadawul, UAE SCA/DFSA/FSRA/DFM/ADX, Qatar QFMA/QSE or Kuwait CMA/Boursa Kuwait in the last 24 hours; still no first statement or circular from new CMA chairman Mazen Al-Sudairi. DFSA's Consultation Paper 173 (DIFC funds regime) remains open, closing 7 September. Gulf central banks (SAMA, CBUAE, QCB, CBK) took no action, consistent with the dollar peg and no Fed meeting this window; none broke step.

Israel

No material new items from the Israel Securities Authority or TASE. The Bank of Israel did not meet in this window; its next Monetary Committee decision is expected 31 August.

Africa

Nigerian Exchange postpones new equities pricing methodology hours before launch. NGX confirmed on 16 August that its SEC-approved tiered minimum-trading-volume pricing framework — due to take effect Monday 17 August — has been postponed, with a new date to be announced. The framework sets minimum trade-quantity thresholds by price tier (10,000 units for stocks at ₦1,000 and above, down to 100,000 units below ₦500) before a single transaction can move the published price. "It's postponed; not shelved," said NGX group head of communications Clifford Akpolo. NGX rule filing; postponement reported by The Guardian Nigeria

No material new items from South Africa's FSCA/JSE, Egypt's FRA/EGX or Kenya's CMA/NSE in the last 24 hours. The CBE's next rate decision is 20 August; 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 and central bank sources; not advice.