FTSE Middle East and Africa Extended Index Series

Our FTSE Middle East and Africa Extended Index Series is designed to represent the performance of companies located in the Middle East and Africa region.

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The FTSE Middle East and Africa Extended Index Series is designed to represent the performance of companies located in the Middle East and Africa region. Countries and constituents are selected from the FTSE Global Total Cap Index (part of the FTSE Global Equity Index Series or GEIS) and the FTSE Frontier Index. The FTSE Middle East and Africa Extended Index Series is separate from, but complementary and compatible with FTSE GEIS and the FTSE Frontier Index. 

This index series consists of the following indices:

  • FTSE Africa Extended Index (eligible countries Botswana, Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mauritius, Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia)
  • FTSE GCC Extended Index (covering Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain)
  • FTSE Middle East and Africa ex Israel Extended Index (covering Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Jordan, Palestine, South Africa, Egypt, Morocco, Kenya, Mauritius, Ivory Coast, Tunisia)
  • FTSE Middle East and North Africa ex Israel Extended Index (covering Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman, Jordan, Bahrain, Palestine, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia)
     

The indices are designed for use as performance benchmarks and for the creation of structured products, index-tracking funds and exchange-traded funds.

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Key resources

Index announcements

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Research and Insights

Research

WMR FX Benchmarks: The global standard for currency valuation

In this paper we review the 30-year history of the WMR FX benchmarks, explaining their role in the market, their use cases, their calculation methodology and their governance and oversight.

Research

Valuation Matters – are shifts in index composition impacting market valuations?

How have market valuations been impacted by changes in index composition? Can controlling for these changes improve the predictive power of valuations in forecasting forward-looking returns?

Research

APAC Financial Markets Spotlight – November 2024

Returns diverged in a shifting monetary landscape

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