ABU DHABI 29 August 2018: The number of Emirati female investors reached 220,000 by the end of the first half of 2018 and the number of shares they hold is about 3.5 billion with a market value of about Dh20 billion.
Whereas their total trading value (buy + sell) during the year 2017 was around Dh5 billion – and about Dh1.8 billion during the first half of 2018, according to statistics released by Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), on the occasion of Emirati Women’s Day.
The fourth Emirati Women’s Day is being held this year under the theme, “Women on the Course of Zayed” and comes in conjunction with President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan declaring 2018 the “Year of Zayed”.
Rashed Al Blooshi, ADX Chief Executive said, “The UAE celebrates 28th August each year confirming the strong belief of the UAE’s leadership in the importance of the contributions of women and their role in the development efforts and the appreciation of the country.”
The ADX Chief Executive highlighted the fact that that Emirati female employees hold more than 58 positions in various market departments in the exchange thus accounting for 46 percent of the total number of employees. While 31 percent of these positions held by Emirati female employees are supervisory.