UAE Stock Markets to Shift Trading Week as Part of Reform Push

Exchanges will operate Monday to Friday starting next month
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By Abeer Abu Omar and Manus Cranny

December 8, 2021 at 6:01 AM UTC

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December 8, 2021 at 1:43 PM UTC

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Stock exchanges in the Middle East’s commercial capital will soon operate Monday through Friday after the United Arab Emirates decided to align its work week with the global norm, in a push to drum up international investment and business.