The cumulative (single-side) trading turnover on the BFX Futures market increased to $3.68 billion with a trading volume of 77,076 contracts during the first six months since its launch on the 23rd of November 2011. The Bahrain Financial Exchange ( BFX ), the first multi-asset international financial exchange in the Middle East and North…

  “Great news for all Chinese expatriates and travellers to China”, said Mr. Y. Sudhir Kumar Shetty, COO – Global Operations, UAE Exchange, on the occasion of UAE Exchange launching its retail operations in China. “Now they can join millions of our happy customers to experience our foreign exchange services. They can enjoy the same…

  Amman – Ten countries accounted for two thirds or 64.6 percent of Jordan’s total imports in the first three months of 2012. The value of imports from the 10 countries stood at JD436 million out of the total imports of Jordan that reached 3.766 billion at the end of March this year. Saudi Arabia…

  BEIRUT, – Armed rebels have given the Damascus regime until noon (0900 GMT) Friday to stick to Kofi Annan’s peace plan to end violence in Syria, warning they themselves will quit the truce unless the ultimatum is met. “If the Syrian regime does not meet the deadline by Friday midday, the command of the…

  KUALA LUMPUR,- Senior US senators John McCain and Joe Lieberman said Thursday it was time to arm Syria’s opposition as they expressed disgust over a massacre last week blamed on government forces. “It’s time to act. It’s time to give the Syrian opposition the weapons in order to defend themselves. It’s not a fair…