Middle East & Africa Reg Desk

Tuesday, 2026-09-01 · covering the last 24h

Israel

Bank of Israel cuts rate 25bp to 3.25%, a third straight cut. The Monetary Committee decided today, 1 September, to lower the policy rate to 3.25% — its lowest level since 2022 — defying market expectations of a hold and marking the fourth cut of 2026 (January, May, July, September). The Committee cited annual inflation of 1.5%, below the midpoint of the 1%–3% target range, and strong H1 GDP growth, while noting elevated uncertainty from ongoing geopolitical tensions. Governor Amir Yaron said the Committee "will continue to act solely on the data." The prime rate, on which most consumer loans and mortgages are based, falls to 4.75%. Globes

No material ISA or TASE items in the window.

Gulf

No material items from Saudi CMA/Tadawul, UAE SCA/DFSA/FSRA/DFM/ADX, Qatar QFMA/QSE or Kuwait CMA/Boursa Kuwait in the window. No Fed rate move has occurred since the last edition (the FOMC next meets 15–16 September), so there is no dollar-peg follow-through to report from SAMA, CBUAE, QCB or CBK.

Africa

No new items from South Africa FSCA/JSE/SARB, Kenya CMA/NSE/CBK or Morocco AMMC/Bank Al-Maghrib in the window. Two items remain open with no outcome published yet: the FSCA's proposed amendment to JSE Listings Requirements removing separate non-binding remuneration votes (objection window closed around 28 August), and Nigeria's NGX postponed equity pricing-methodology relaunch (no new effective date announced). Egypt's short-selling framework under FRA Resolution 155 (50% minimum cash collateral, 40% aggregate free-float cap, 2% per-borrower cap) was issued 19 August, outside this window; no confirmed trading-launch date has been announced since.

Informational only — summaries of public regulatory and central bank sources; not advice.