FEDERATION OF EURO-ASIAN STOCK EXCHANGES
SEMI ANNUAL REPORT OCTOBER 2008
MUSCAT SECURITIES MARKET
Ahmed Saleh Al-Marhoon
Director General
We are continuously working on developing
and operating an efficient and transparent
securities market to the best standards
expected by our local and foreign investors.
We believe that exchanges that adhere to
good governance, greater transparency and
greater accountability, are able to foster
investors’ confidence as well as creating an
attractive investment environment.
We at Muscat Securities Market (MSM),
however, have devised a comprehensive road
map that enables us to build capacity and
promote sustainable capital market
development strategy specifically aimed at
improving access to the regional and
international capital markets.
The MSM recently revised its legislation
with respect to listing, trading and
clearance and settlement regulations to
enable the MSM cater for our market
demand.
In view of the above the MSM recently revised
its legislation with respect to listing, trading
and clearance and settlement regulations to
enable the MSM to cater to our market
demand.
We are endeavoring to strengthen our
experience for a more scientifically built stock
market.
FUTURE OUTLOOK
• Diversification of our investment tools.
The MSM is now in the process of listing
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
• Activating the Primary Market for new issues.
• Improving our technological systems to cope
the development in the trading, clearance and
settlement operations.
• Transformation of family enterprises into
public joint stock companies.
• Increasing investment funds which are
specialized in dealing on securities.
• Attracting foreign investments.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Contact Name Mr. Talal H. Al Nasseb
E-mail [email protected]
Website www.msm.gov.om
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