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Kuwait exchange strikes data partnership with TradingView

Kuwait, echange, strike, partnershipBoursa Kuwait has collaborated with trading platform TradingView for a data-sharing partnership. The arrangement is part of the exchange’s strategy to provide more data-driven services to clients and also enhance its standing regionally and internationally. “Boursa Kuwait seeks to increase the investor base and facilitate access to the Kuwaiti capital market,” said chief executive Mohammad Saud Al-Osaimi. “The company is committed to the continuous development of the market, adopting international standards and practices as well as providing qualitative information across multiple channels, raising the status of our market and driving investments to it.” Boursa Kuwait is not the only exchange in the region to be exploring ways to introduce new services. The Saudi Exchange has recently collaborated on the launch of a pre-IPO fund and has also signed an MoU with the Hong Kong Exchange to explore cross-listings. ©2023 funds global mena

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