Middle East & Africa Reg Desk

Friday, 2026-10-09 · covering the last 24h

Gulf

No update to the Saudi CMA's open consultations on algorithmic-trading restrictions (comments due 24 Oct), mandatory twice-yearly earnings calls (due 29 Oct), offshore-dealing (closes 27 Oct) or IPO book-building/underwriting (closes 22 Oct). No other material new rules, consultations or circulars from Tadawul/Saudi Exchange, the UAE's CMA (formerly SCA)/DFSA/ADGM-FSRA/DFM/ADX, Qatar's QFMA/QSE, Kuwait's CMA/Boursa Kuwait, Bahrain's CBB/Bahrain Bourse, or Oman's CMA/MSX in the window, each checked by name via targeted dated search. No new rulemaking from SAMA, CBUAE or QCB in the window.

Israel

No material new rules from ISA, TASE or the Bank of Israel's Banking Supervision Department. The ISA's draft directive on one-off investment advice and "restricted asset" marketing remains open for comment, due 13 October 2026, unchanged from the prior edition.

Africa

Kenya's CBK/National Treasury consultation on the draft National Payment System Policy and National Payment System Bill 2026 (payment-switch interoperability mandate, new PSP capital thresholds, expanded CBK supervisory powers) closed today, 9 October 2026; no outcome, extension or next-step announcement has been found yet — worth checking for one in the next edition. No other material new rules, consultations or circulars from South Africa's FSCA/JSE or the SARB, Egypt's FRA/EGX or the CBE, Nigeria's SEC/NGX or the CBN, or Morocco's AMMC or Bank Al-Maghrib, each checked by name via dated search.

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