The Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) of the Saudi Exchange inched down by 0.51% on Sunday, closing at 11,244.36 points, slightly down from 11,302.35 points in the previous session.

The All Share Index of Bahrain Bourse (BHB) gained 0.01% on Tuesday, closing the trading session at 1,943.98 points, versus 1,943.81 points on Monday.

Egypt’s general budget recorded a primary surplus of EGP 130.2 billion from July to October in fiscal year (FY) 2024/2025, equivalent to 0.76% of gross domestic product (GDP).

The total financing granted by entities under the supervision of the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA), including capital market and non-banking financing activities, has reached EGP 243 billion in the second quarter (Q2) of 2024.

The Egyptian Drilling Company (EDC) has achieved contractual rates of 100% for the second year in a row in 2023.

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) was one of the best-performing stock markets outside the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region in 2023, reporting the largest year-on-year (YoY) increase of 70.5% in 2023, as per the annual report released by the Arab Federation of Capital Markets (AFCM).

The number of finance lease contracts sealed in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2024 fell by 19.13% year on year (YoY) to 575, valuing at EGP 39.96 billion, according to the Financial Regulatory Authority’s (FRA) report on Egypt’s non-banking financial services (NBFS) performance for Q4 2023.