H.H. Sheikh Hamdan rings opening bell at Bombay Stock Exchange

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and the UAE's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister, visited the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on Wednesday as part of his official trip to India.

He rang the opening bell to mark the start of the trading session.

During the visit, Sheikh Hamdan was welcomed by Sundararaman Ramamurthy, CEO of the BSE, and briefed on the BSE’s operations, which now lists over 5,600 companies and ranks among the world’s largest stock exchanges.

It's also one of the oldest stock exchanges in the world and the first in Asia, established in 1875.

Sheikh Hamdan highlighted the UAE's commitment to enhancing cooperation with global financial markets, particularly through digital innovation like AI and blockchain.

He also emphasized Dubai’s goal to become one of the world’s top financial hubs, aligning with its D33 economic agenda to expand its capital markets to AED 3 trillion.

حمدان بن محمد يزور بورصة بومباي ويقرع جرس بدء تداولاتها، وتعتبر البورصة من الأكبر عالمياً من حيث عدد الشركات المُدرجة والقيمة السوقية، والأولى في آسيا إذ يعود تأسيسها إلى العام 1875.

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