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Jan 29 2012

Saudi Central Bank Signs Accord With Markets Regulator

Sunday, Jan 29, 2012

RIYADH (Zawya Dow Jones)-- Saudi Arabia's central bank has signed an agreement to improve coordination with the country's capital markets regulator, and to give the central bank more more oversight of securities and of mergers and acquisitions, the state news agency said Sunday.

The deal, signed by the heads of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency and the Capital Markets Authority, comes as Saudi Arabia moves to further open its stock market, the Gulf's largest, to foreign participation.

Last week, the Capital Markets Authority announced it had changed its regulations to allow select foreign firms to cross-list on the Saudi stock market.

The Capital Markets Authority has also been working on proposals to open up Saudi shares to foreign investment, though it's not clear when those proposals might be implemented.

The agreement announced Sunday also said the two agencies will coordinate before setting new rules and regulations. The state Saudi Press Agency didn't provide further details.

-Ellen Knickmeyer, Dow Jones Newswires; ellen.knickmeyer@dowjones.com, 971-55-109-3359.

Copyright (c) 2012 Dow Jones & Co.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

29-01-12 1544GMT

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