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Riyadh

20 Jan 2027

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The event “Saudi Arabia’s Evolving Capital Markets: Focus on Repo & Securities Lending”, originally scheduled to take place in Riyadh on 27 April, has been rescheduled for Wednesday 20 January 2027.

The KSA’s Vision 2030 and the Future Investment Initiative continue to drive remarkable growth in the country’s financial markets and wider economy.

Repo and securities lending are an integral part of creating a robust and liquid capital markets eco-system, where ICMA and ISLA have played an integral role in its development, working closely with local regulators, policy makers and firms on key legal, advocacy and regulatory reforms and developments, to further enhance liquidity and market diversification. On the 2nd of October 2025, we published a new legal opinion that recognises the enforceability of close-out netting under regulations published by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) and Capital Markets Authority (CMA) the same year. Authored by Riyadh-based firm STAT Law, the netting opinion covers the GMRA and GMSLA, to provide market participants and their compliance teams the assurance that repo and securities lending transactions documented under certain versions, will be enforceable under the laws of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

This one-day event will look to bring together key local stakeholders. including regulators and the securities exchange, prominent regional financial institutions, and global market players, to provide an update on the growth of the SFT market in recent months, operational and infrastructure developments, Islamic repo and securities lending, as well as the Kingdom in the context of regional and global markets.

Admission: This event is free to attend and open to all interested market participants.

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	BNP Paribas’ Securities Services business is a leading global custodian providing multi-asset post-trade and asset servicing solutions to buy-side and sell-side market participants, corporates and issuers. With a global reach covering 90+ markets, its custody network is one of the most extensive in the industry, enabling clients to maximise their investment opportunities worldwide.
	Bloomberg is a global leader in business and financial information, delivering trusted data, news, and insights that bring transparency, efficiency, and fairness to markets. The company helps connect influential communities across the global financial ecosystem via reliable technology solutions that enable our customers to make more informed decisions and foster better collaboration. For more information, visit Bloomberg.com/company or request a demo.
	EquiLend is a global financial technology firm offering Trading, Workflow Automation, Data & Insights, and Digital Solutions for the securities finance industry. With offices in North America, EMEA and Asia-Pacific, EquiLend operates across various jurisdictions worldwide, adhering to the highest regulatory standards.  The company is committed to excellence and innovation and is consistently recognized for its contributions to the industry. EquiLend is Great Place to Work Certified™ in the U.S., UK, Ireland, and India and has been awarded Trading System of the Year, Americas Data Provider of the Year, and Asian Data Provider of the Year in the Securities Finance Times Industry Excellence Awards 2026.
	SNB Capital Company, a licensed entity by Capital Market Authority (CMA), is a leading regional financial institution with deep industry expertise across five business lines: Asset Management, Wealth Management, Securities, Investment Banking, and Principal Investments. SNB Capital is the leading broker in Saudi Arabia with a ~ 16% market share and the largest asset manager in the Kingdom with SAR 255 billion of assets under management as of Dec 2025.

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Saudi Arabia's Evolving Capital Markets: Focus on Repo & Securities Lending