x) Palestine
The Palestine Securities Exchange (PSE), in Nablus, was incorporated as a
private shareholding company in early 1995, with the Palestine Development &
Investment Company (PADICO) and (SAMED) as its major investors. After the
Palestinian National Authority (PNA) approved a PADICO-sponsored design and
work plan in July 1995, a project team was put together by the PSE and entrusted to
establish a fully electronic exchange and depository. EFA Software Services, a
Canadian company, provided both the trading and settlement & clearing systems. By
August 1996 the Exchange was fully operational, and on November 7th of that year
the PSE signed an operating agreement with the PNA, allowing for the licensing and
qualification of brokerage firms to take place. On February 18, 1997, the PSE
conducted its first trading session. The current list of companies span a wide range of
sectors, including pharmaceuticals, utilities, telecommunications, and financial
services. There are currently an estimated 40 Palestinian companies eligible to be
listed on the Exchange, with a market capitalization of over $1 billion USD. Shares of
listed companies are mostly traded in Jordanian Dinars, while some are traded in US
Dollars (PSE, n.d).
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