KASE is fully prepared and will continue comprehensive efforts to promote sustainable development principles, including improving the infrastructure for issuing ESG bonds, introducing new ESG financial products, developing disclosure standards for sustainable development, and conducting extensive educational work.

Rasha Dayyat, Director of the Planning and Institutional Development Department at the Amman Stock Exchange, presents its new climate change disclosure initiative.

CEO Juan Pablo Cordoba says the new Nuam Exchange recognises the importance of a more sustainable world and will seize the opportunity to positively impact the environment.

Randall Hopkins and Erika Spence, the heads of ESG Solutions and ESG Data, talk about how Nasdaq is helping corporates and investors to navigate the evolving ESG landscape.

Welcome to the November issue of WFE Focus.

This month we focus on efforts our members around the world are making to address the challenges of climate change ahead of COP28, the United Nations conference on the topic starting Nov. 30.

Sohn Byungdoo, CEO of the Korea Exchange, kicks things off by detailing initiatives to steer financial markets toward a sustainable and resilient future. Gregor Spilker of CME group examines the impact electric vehicles are having on commodity markets worldwide and Laurent Poirot of SGX discusses building a global ecosystem of equities-based climate solutions co...

Mihaela Croitoru, Database Manager at the WFE, writes about equity domestic market capitalisation on the world's stock exchanges.

Our October issue is devoted to financial literacy and investor education, which WFE members believe in very strongly. Exchanges and CCPs, WFE members, place investor protection – of which literacy and education are key components – at the heart of the public markets they operate. It’s one of the things that distinguish them from other parts of the system and has become even more important as we are seeing increased participation in financial markets by retail investors and younger people.

In this edition, we hear from nine organisations around the world, starting with IOSCO, as the seventh W...

The National Stock Exchange of India showcases extensive financial education initiatives that are seeking to reach people in every corner of the country.

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) believes that empowering people’s financial literacy shapes their future. We pursue the enhancement of the financial knowledge of the public in general and the youth in particular through a series of financial literacy initiatives and programs.