Dubai: The Borse Dubai International Investor Conference New York 2009, co-hosted by the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) and Nasdaq Dubai, in cooperation with Citigroup Global Markets and Goldman Sachs, came to a close on Tuesday.
Dozens of meetings took place between companies listed on the two exchanges and international investors. DFM and Nasdaq Dubai will replicate this successful event across other financial centres in the near future.
The conference was the latest of DFM's annual series of international roadshows that have taken its listed companies to leading financial centres such as London and New York.
Nasdaq Dubai, the region's international exchange, took part for the first time. Both exchanges are majority-owned by Borse Dubai; Nasdaq Dubai is one-third owned by Nasdaq OMX.
Eisa Kazim, chairman of Borse Dubai Limited and DFM executive chairman, and Jeff Singer, chief executive of Nasdaq Dubai, took part alongside a distinguished line-up of senior executives representing 15 listed companies, who updated New York-based fund managers and other investors on their companies' recent successes and prospects.
A considerable number of New York-based institutional investors and fund managers also attended the two-day conference.
"New York-based international investors have shown great interest in meeting Dubai-listed companies, which reflects the huge appetite towards our companies," Kazim said.
