UAE markets could use a Big Bang - The National

The UAE has been experiencing a capital market trauma.

Equities traded value on its stock exchanges dropped nearly 90 per cent last year from 2008 levels and the major indexes fell 50 per cent or more.

There has been an IPO drought on UAE exchanges. Before 2008, subject to the usual ups and downs, the markets were active and many investors made significant returns.

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