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DGCX records highest average daily volumes

Dubai / WAM Total volumes on the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX), this year hit 17,255,556 contracts at the end of September, with yearly average daily volumes (ADV), at their highest ever, reaching 89,873 contracts per day. The best performing asset class in September was the Indian Rupee (INR), product suite, which saw Rupee Mini Futures record its second ...

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UAE cabinet approves record $49bn budget

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Sunday chaired the UAE cabinet meeting, where a zero-deficit federal budget of AED180 billion ($49 billion) for the next three years (2019-2021) was approved. The session was attended by HH Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed ...

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Saudi Arabia targets higher spending to spur growth

Bloomberg Saudi Arabia plans to increase spending next year more than initially forecast as authorities take advantage of higher oil prices to spur economic growth and reduce unemployment. Public spending is expected to reach 1.106 trillion riyals ($295 billion) in 2019, 100 billion riyals more than the government had projected last year, Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan said on Sunday. Authorities ...

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