Bahrain SE Future Outlook 2008

In the year 2008, Bahrain Stock Exchange (BSE) is planning to take several initiatives in order to promote trading at the exchange both on the regulatory and technical levels.  Within these initiatives, BSE will introduce online trading and short-selling and will also develop its clearing, settlement and depositary systems in an effort to enhance trading procedures at the exchange.  BSE will also seek to attract more local and GCC companies to list on the Exchange as well as Islamic and Conventional debt instruments and mutual funds.