RIYADH: After a record-breaking year, the Saudi stock exchange operator Tadawul Group is well-positioned to boost the expansion of its fixed-income market in 2025, with a particular emphasis on sustainable financing. Tadawul chairperson Sarah Al-Suhaimi emphasised 2024 as a pivotal year for the exchange, with over 50 listings across its main and parallel Nomu markets, representing a spike in market activity, while speaking at the 5th Capital Markets Forum in Riyadh.
A growing number of eligible foreign investors, now close to 4,200 and accounting for 25% of all equity capital market transactions, have supported Tadawul’s expansion. This inflow supports Saudi Arabia’s overarching economic objectives of drawing in foreign investment and developing its finance industry.
Al-Suhaimi asserted that a robust capital market encompasses more than just stocks. “Our diversification approach is progressing significantly. Our fixed-income market, which has more than 45,000 investors, is expected to grow even more in 2025, particularly in the sustainable finance sector.
Al-Suhaimi predicted that in 2025, there would be sustained momentum in a number of asset sectors. “For the group and its subsidiaries, 2024 was a landmark year,” she stated. “With nearly 4,200 QFIs, who make up 25% of our total ECM trades, and a more varied range of sectors, we saw greater interest from international investors than ever before.”
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