Bank of China Dubai Branch listed a CNH 2 billion Yulan Bond on Nasdaq Dubai, marking the exchange's first such issuance with yields tightening to 1.60%. Concurrently, Omani and Chinese entities signed 23 strategic agreements in Beijing establishing joint investment funds totaling $1.1 billion. Cumulative Chinese debt listings on Nasdaq Dubai have now surpassed $31.9 billion.
Industry leaders at the Securities Finance Symposium in Dubai evaluated the transformation and future priorities of the UAE securities finance market. Banking and legal specialists highlighted the resilience of repo markets while calling for improved collateral mobility, real-time settlement, and Islamic finance standardisation. Participants also noted that regulatory responsibilities have increasingly shifted toward exchanges like the Dubai Financial Market.
Bank of China Dubai Branch has listed a CNH 2 billion Yulan Bond on Nasdaq Dubai, marking the exchange's first-ever Yulan Bond listing. The two-year note matures in October 2028 and is dual-listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange with an 'A' rating from Fitch Ratings.
The UAE Capital Market Authority is targeting asset tokenisation, artificial intelligence, and alternative trading systems as priorities for its 2027 regulatory agenda. During the first nine months of 2026, foreign investors accounted for 49 percent of the AED 408 billion traded across the Abu Dhabi and Dubai bourses. The regulator also reported a 43 percent year-on-year surge in licensed firms alongside heightened supervisory enforcement.
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