Mihaela Croitoru, Statistics Database Manager at the WFE, writes about the number of listed companies on the world's stock exchanges.

Welcome to the April issue of WFE Focus.

In this month’s edition we feature four stories that highlight how broad, and how innovative, our industry is as we span capital raising, market microstructure, ESG and DLT.

Exchanges and CCPs sit at the centre of capital markets, uniquely positioned at the junction of the financial system, the political system and the real economy.

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Head of Sales and Markets Development Lior Navon tells us how TASE took on the challenge of bringing together its leading listed companies and UAE business leaders to begin building a financial br...

The TWSE's shift to continuous trading led to increased liquidity provision, lower bid-ask spreads, more stable prices, enhanced price discovery and more volume.

Building trust between the parties is the main key. Before getting on to business, you must first get to know the person sitting across from you and understand the hierarchy of approvals that is part of the unique local business culture.

The admission of these security tokens is a major milestone – not only for LuxSE, but for European Union financial markets as a whole, as this marks the first time an exchange in the EU admits security tokens.

Borsa Istanbul, the government and regulatory institutions are bringing about a green transformation across Turkey.