Enjoying a Very Healthy IPO Pipeline: Saudi Exchange CEO
Saudi Tadawul Group and the Hong Kong Exchange are co-hosting the Capital Markets Forum at the HKEX. It comes as Saudi Arabia and Hong Kong pursue deeper capital market ties in order to boost liquidity and stimulate cross-border investment on both sides. Saudi Exchange CEO, Mohammed Sulaiman Al-Rumaih joined Bloomberg's Horizons Middle East and Africa anchor Joumanna Bercetche exclusively from Hong Kong. (Source: Bloomberg)
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