Riyadh: The Saudi Stock Exchange Group announced the launch of the sixth edition of the Saudi Stock Exchange Awards for 2025, as one of the initiatives aimed at honoring outstanding performance, promoting innovation, and supporting sustainable growth in line with the objectives of the Financial Sector Development Program and the Kingdom’s Vision 2030.

The Saudi Financial Market Awards are a leading platform for honoring entities and initiatives that contribute to the development of the financial market and raise the level of approved professional practices, thereby enhancing market efficiency and sustainable growth.

Applications for the Saudi Financial Market Awards 2025 will be open from February 26 to March 26, 2026, and the winners will be announced during the Financial Markets Forum, scheduled to be held in Riyadh from April 28 to 30, 2026.

The awards ceremony is organized in collaboration between the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul), the CFA Society Saudi Arabia, and the Middle East Investor Relations Association (MEIRA). This year's edition introduces new categories designed to incentivize performance excellence and foster competitiveness among participating entities, all in support of the development of the financial sector.

The Saudi Stock Exchange Awards 2025 include more than twenty categories: Main Market and Nomu – Parallel Market, and extend to multiple areas, most notably: equity and debt markets, IPOs, asset management, financial brokerage, clearing and custody, investor relations, sustainability, research, as well as financial derivatives, and market infrastructure.

On this occasion, Eng. Khalid Al-Hussan, CEO of Tadawul Group, said: “The Saudi Stock Exchange Awards reflect the continuous development of the market and the growing role it plays in supporting economic diversification and developing the financial sector within the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030. This edition comes to keep pace with this progress, by honoring the entities that contribute to consolidating professional practices and supporting excellence and innovation.”

An independent judging panel selects the winners according to objective and clear criteria, in line with best practices and international standards. The panel includes a select group of experts and specialists from the Saudi Arabian Society of Certified Financial Analysts and the Middle East Investor Relations Association (MEIRA).

The Saudi Stock Exchange Awards will be presented at the upcoming Financial Markets Forum in Riyadh, organized by the Saudi Stock Exchange Group. The forum will bring together decision-makers, investors, issuers, financial institutions, and a select group of representatives from the financial sector to discuss global trends in financial markets, review promising growth opportunities, and strengthen partnerships.

To apply for the Saudi Stock Exchange Awards 2025, please visit: [link]

Winners of the Saudi Stock Exchange Awards for 2024:

Outstanding IPO Award – Main Market: Rasen Information Technology Company
Outstanding IPO Award – Growth: First Avenue Real Estate Development
Outstanding Direct Listing – Growth Award: Miral Dental
Award for Outstanding Private Placement: Saudi French Bank
Top Mergers and Acquisitions Entity Award: Al Ahli Financial Company
Award for Best Debt Issuance Entity: HSBC Saudi Arabia
Outstanding Asset Manager Award: Jadwa Investment
Most Active Derivatives Broker Award: Al Ahli Financial Company
Award for Best Entity for IPOs: Saudi French Bank
Outstanding Research Entity Award: Al Ahli Financial Company
Outstanding Clearing Member Award – General: Saudi First Bank
Outstanding Clearing Member Award – Direct: Al Ahli Financial Company
Top Broker Award: Derayah Financial
Outstanding Custodian Award: Riyadh Financial
Top Investment Bank Award: Al Ahli Financial Company
Sultan Al-Dughaither Award for Outstanding Investor Relations Program (Large-sized companies: with a market value higher than 37.5 billion riyals): Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco)
Sultan Al-Dughaither Award for Outstanding Investor Relations Program (Mid-sized companies: with a market value between SAR 3.75 billion and SAR 37.5 billion): Saudi Aramco Base Oils Company - Luberef
Sultan Al-Dughaither Award for Outstanding Investor Relations Program (Small-sized companies: with a market value of less than SAR 3.75 billion): First Milling Company
Outstanding Sustainability Program Award (Large-sized companies: with a market value exceeding SAR 37.5 billion): Saudi First Bank
Outstanding Sustainability Program Award (Medium-sized companies: with a market value between SAR 3.75 billion and SAR 37.5 billion): Solutions by STC
Outstanding Sustainability Program Award (Small-sized companies: with a market value of less than SAR 3.75 billion): Al Andalus Real Estate Company

About the Saudi Trading Group

The Saudi Stock Exchange Group (Tadawul) was established in Riyadh in March 2021, following the announcement of the transformation of the Saudi Stock Exchange Company (Tadawul) into a holding company. The Group comprises four subsidiaries: Saudi Stock Exchange Company (Tadawul Saudi), one of the world's ten largest stock exchanges by market capitalization; Securities Clearing Center Company (Muqassa); Securities Depository Center Company (Edaa); and Tadawul Advanced Solutions Company (Wamed), specializing in innovative technology services and solutions. The establishment of the Saudi Stock Exchange Group is part of an ongoing development program focused on enhancing the Saudi financial market, strengthening its infrastructure, attracting foreign investment, and diversifying the Kingdom's economy. This aims to solidify Saudi Arabia's position as a global investment destination and a gateway for international investors to the Middle East and North Africa region.

The Saudi Stock Exchange Group supports efforts to develop an advanced financial market in the Kingdom, thereby contributing to achieving one of the main objectives of the Financial Sector Development Program, one of the programs for achieving the Kingdom’s Vision 2030.

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