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Why crowdfunding threatens traditional bank lending

February 2006

DIFX – one stock, no trades

by Peter Koh

Despite much hype and enthusiasm, the DIFX, Dubai’s new international stock exchange, has got off to rather a slow start.


Since the exchange opened for business at the end of September, only one common stock instrument, global depositary shares in Lebanese telecom operator Investcom, has been listed, along with some fixed-income and index instruments.

“The potential is still there, but trading has so far has been slow,” says a Dubai-based fund manager. “The only real IPO has been Investcom, but there’s...


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